Cloud Computing: Ready-to-Wear Technology Sets to Drive the Growth of Internet of Things
June 7, 2013
Grazed from SiliconAngle. Author: Saroj Kar.
Consumers are adopting technology faster than ever. We witnessed the rapid mainstreaming of devices such as Apple’s iOS devices, Microsoft Kinect, and Android devices etc. Wearable devices will be next, but right now they are far from the mainstream. Wearable devices or wearable computing have enormous potential for uses in social networking, commerce, health and fitness, navigation, entertainment and media.
Right now, the most desired in wearable computing is Google Glasses, a research project in a fairly advanced technology that incorporates augmented reality. But will Google become the undisputed leader in the wave of wearable technology or will it in serious competition with other players such as Apple? Rackspace Hosting announced the results of a comprehensive study on the use of ready-to-wear and its impact on consumers and technology companies…
The study shows that while only 18% of British and American respondents actually used the ready-to-wear technology, 82% of users in North America and 71% in Britain believe that these cloud-optimized devices have improved their lives. The study, “The Human Cloud: Wearable Technology from Novelty to Productivity” was commissioned by Rackspace in association with the Centre for Creative and Social Technology (CAST), University of London. The study was supported by quantitative research into attitudes and behavior toward wearable technology, made in 4000 British and North American adults…
Read more from the source @ http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/06/07/ready-to-wear-technology-sets-to-drive-the-growth-of-internet-of-things/