Wearable technology is a combination of fashion and function, with a focus on the latter. The number of wearable technology devices is expected to increase. To be sure, wearable technology has progressed beyond simple step counts.
From fitness trackers that can monitor all types of health indicators to wearables with greater productivity functions, the next year will bring both enhancements to existing technologies and some new inventions.
10. Withings Steel HR
Specifications
- Continuous heart rate and in-depth monitoring plus daily and overnight HR
- GPS workout mode maps your workout with distance, pace, and elevation
- Sleep tracking
- Water resistant up to 165 feet
- Call, text, and app notifications
- 25 day battery life with one charge

9. Timex IQ+ Move
Specifications
- Track Steps, Distance, Calories Burned and Sleep
- Countdown Timer, Alarm and Perfect Date (aka perpetual calendar)
- Light-up dial
- Water resistant up to 165 feet

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8. LECHAL GPS Shoes
Specifications
- Navigate hands-free; gentle vibrations instruct you on where to go, when to turn, etc- even if you’ve just stepped off a plane into a new country, and offline as well
- Tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and more
- Works with Apple Health and Google FIt

7. Spotnsave Wristband
Specifications
- Fall detection
- GPS tracking
- Button-press sends your GPS coordinates to the person or people of your choice as an SOS for all emergencies
- Suitable for everyone; children, seniors, and even husbands

6. Motiv Ring
Specifications
- Heart rate tracking
- Waterproof up to 164 feet
- All traditional tracking features; steps, distance, calories, sleep, and active time

5. Bellabeat
Specifications
- Sleek, elegant, and fashionable; no screen needed, just sync to the app
- In-depth sleep tracking; duration, wake time, sleep time, sleep quality, and alarm feature
- Works with both Apple Health and Google FIt
- Versatile fashion; can be worn as a necklace, bracelet, or clipped to clothing like a broche
- All the fitness tracking you love; distance, steps, calories burned, active time, activity reminders
- Meditation sessions, guided meditation, and meditation duration
- Stress Predictions, including sensitivity, sleep impact, women’s cycle impact, pregnancy impact, and more
- Reproductive health; track your period, ovulation, and pregnancy

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4. Fitbit Versa
Specifications
- Fitbit “Today” feature allows you to see your goals for the day, progress, and stats; gives personalized reminders and insights to help you achieve your goals
- Reminders to move, so you stay active
- Guided breathing sessions to reduce stress and help create mindfulness
- PurePulse Heart Rate tracking
- Personalized workouts on screen
- Over 15 exercise modes
- Connected GPS

3. Apple Watch Series 4
Specifications
- On-wrist ECG, low and high heart rate notification, fall detection, and emergency SOS
- Automatic workout detection with new yoga and hiking workouts; cadence and pace alerts for runners
- Activity sharing with friends, monthly challenges, personalized coaching, achievement awards
- Built-in cellular offers walkie-talkie, phone calls, messages, streaming apple music and podcasts, and new features to use with Siri

2. ANKER Soundcore Liberty Lite

Specifications
- Up to 3.5 hours of music playback with a single charge
- Charging case, which offers up to 9 extra hours of music playback
- Ultra fast bluetooth 5 pairing; push and go technology allows the buds to automatically connect to your phone or device after the first pairing
- Water and sweat resistant
1. Apple Airpods
Specifications
- Bluetooth wireless
- Lightweight at just .14 ounces for each bud
- Dual beamforming microphones
- Dual optical sensors
- Motion-detecting accelerometer
- Speech-detecting accelerometer
- A single charge gives you up to 5 hours of music, or up to 2 hours of talk time
- Charging case provides up to a full 24 hours of music, or up to 11 hours of talk time
- Fast charging; 15 minutes charging offers up to 3 hours of music, or 1 hour talk time

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