Wearable tech revolution has been taking over the computing industry with the introduction of smart watches, fitness bands and the ubiquitous Google Glass. The intrusion of privacy with gadgets like Google's Glass has spurred some tech enthusiasts to go incognito with their wearables.
The recent Google Glass 1 day release opened an avenue for the public to take advantage of the very visible and conspicuous wearable device at a price of $1500 smackaroos, which is far more than a decent smartphone by any means. But the negativity behind Google Glass has some consumers looking into incognito wearable gadgets that are more discreet and maintains a certain level of integrity while using computing devices. For the most part, the general public wrongfully links Google Glass to photographing and videographing just about anyone in the way of the Glass. Google's pre-planned 1-day event was a refresher course in detailing how the Glass should be used without intruding on privacy.
As analysts point out, clearly the state of wearables are divided into two design ideas: the visible and the not so visible.
While CES 2014 revealed wearable tech as a futuristic and incorporating a high level of technology to come out with breakthrough product in computing. However, part of the privilege of joining Google's elite club of explorers is to practice digital etiquette and beware of transforming into "Glassholes" while wearing wearables.
"For those of us slightly embarrassed by our more techie side, there are plenty of concealed wearables on the market and in production now. These devices give you all the lifelogging and data tracking abilities of their more visible peers, but aren't readily`identifiable to the untrained eye," reports Mashable.