Today’s Fashion & Tech round- up revolves around the wonderful world of wearable technology. Could one of these stories be the next big fashion trend?
Will Anyone Actually Wear Wearable Technology?
To be really wearable, an object needs to either be beautiful or invisible. [TheDrum]
Nike has announced it will stop making Fuelband hardware and focus instead on software.
This means cutting the FuelBand, including a slimmer version planned for the fall. [Forbes]
Tracking Is Dead : The Next Wave Of Wearables Is Context
Wearables are great at surfacing a lot of data. They’re just not good at making sense of it. [Recode]
Patent Shows Microsoft Has Been Planning a Smartwatch for 2 Years
Microsoft has been more or less silent on wearables so far but a patent, which Microsoft filed for in 2012, has been granted this week. [Mashable]
Luxury Consignment Site RealReal Raises $20 Million
RealReal is part of a wave of fashion e-tailers that followed the initial success of Gilt Groupe, which pioneered online flash sales. [BusinessWeek]
