Where are we going with Wearables?

You may be smart but do you have a smart phone? Well if you do not (I was in that league until a few months back), you do not belong to this year and age. Seriously. But smart phones are quickly becoming a passe. There are wearables taking over very soon. Didn't you hear that Google Glasses are now available to those in the US for over a thousand bucks!

Read about LG coming up with a device for your wrist, very similar to the Samsung smart watch, only that the LG thing monitors your heart rate through an ear plug (no kidding) and even quietens your phone if you put your other hand over it - like you would close someone's mouth to make them stop talking.

Medically, Google's contact lens takes the cake. Wear it in your eyes and it detects your blood glucose levels throughout the day. It links to your phone and informs you on the readings. The better news is that if the reading is "critical", it will inform the paramedics to attend to you immediately. Howzat? I heard that Google is promising to keep this data out of the other information it gathers about us. Yeah I believe that (smirk).

There are devices monitoring your heart beat, driving habits, happiness quotient, sleep patterns, diet, blood sugar levels and the list is growing. Take it with a grain of salt - there are people against such devices calling them invasive. Swing to the other side and you will find people going gaga over gadgets. The key is to stay in the middle ground. I go with the flow, choose what I need, and invest in a devices that I know I will definitely use. I'm not an early adopter. I'm a cautious consumer.

Care to join my league?