The Hottest Wearables at Mobile World Congress 2016

Mobile World Congress is on in full swing and companies big and small have announced wearable product news. So visit all these exciting booths at MWC 2016 to be on top with the latest trends in  wearable tech and join us on Wednesday Feb 24 when IoT and M2M meet Wearables in Barcelona!

LG showed off the probably sleekest VR headset to date: the LG VR 360

Here the full LG product range announced at the show:

Samsung announced a fitness product line including the IOFIT shoe

Sony showed off their new hearable Xperia EAR and a wearable camera

But see yourself what the company calls the future of communication with Xperia at MWC 2016:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0B_lGEqTy4

Business Insider recently came out with this statement: “Swiss watchmakers are hurting thanks to Apple and Samsung”. According to new figures from Strategy Analytics it is the first time ever that smartwatches have outshipped Swiss watches on a global scale.

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Source: Business Insider

Maybe Swiss company Victorinox can change this?

Victorinox

They just announced collaboration with Acer. The initial result of this partnership will be revealed at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, where a smart accessory for Victorinox’s iconic I.N.O.X. watches will be displayed at Acer’s booth.

The Finland pavilion by Finpro

Finland is well known for its innovative wearable products especially with regards to heart rate monitoring. Therefore make sure to stop by at the Finland pavilion at MWC 2016 which features some interesting wearable companies: among them our long term friends of VTT and a safety wearable by Navigil:

Omate presents a new kids wearable

According to the company the new Omate Wherecom K3 is THE dream kid watch designed for six to nine year olds. In case you want to see Omate on stage alongside with other smartwatches and wearables and still have some openings in your schedule on February 24 don’t miss your chance to register for our 1st ever WT | Wearable Technologies Conference in Barcelona!

Grab one of the last tickets!

You can expect great talks from

  • IBM
  • Twilio
  • VARTA Microbattery
  • Swisscom
  • MediaTek Labs
  • Gemalto
  • Telit
  • Tinitell
  • Geeksme
  • the finalists of the IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup
  • and many more… See an overview of all speakers here.

Don’t miss THE wearable event in Spain!

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Johanna Mischke
Johanna Mischke () is Editor-in-Chief at WT | Wearable Technologies – the pioneer and worldwide leading innovation and market development platform for technologies worn close to the body, on the body or even in the body. Besides being an expert for wearables and their broader ecosystem she is experienced in the startup world and international marketing. Johanna can be reached at j.mischke(at)wearable-technologies.com.