Top 30 Wearable Technology Innovations in July

From Connected Smart Gloves to Paper Sun Sensors

The top July 2016 wearable technology ideas take the form of everything from gloves and rings to clothing pieces and paper patches. As ever, wearables are being used for everything from health and fitness to gaming, showing that there are applications for this technology in virtually every industry. One of the most intriguing new wearables is a paper-based sensor that monitors a user's exposure to the sun, while also considering their unique skin tone and use of sunscreen products.

Olympic athletes will be able to use Visa's new contactless payment rings with NFC-enabled payment terminals in Rio for the 2016 Summer Games. While this type of technology has not yet made it into the mainstream, an initiative like this has the potential to propel the use of wearable technology for payment forward.

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6.9 out of 10
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50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
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Popularity 100%
Activity 99%
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Email Watch Faces
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Email Watch Faces
Environment-Analyzing Sleep Sensors
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Environment-Analyzing Sleep Sensors
Inexpensive OLED Wearables
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Inexpensive OLED Wearables
Wearable Swimming Monitors
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Wearable Swimming Monitors
Autonomous Diagnostic Tools
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Autonomous Diagnostic Tools
Fitness-Tracking Headphones
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Fitness-Tracking Headphones
Amputee Gaming Wearables
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Amputee Gaming Wearables
AR Anime Games
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AR Anime Games
Mental Health Jaw-Trackers
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Mental Health Jaw-Trackers
Kid-Friendly Smartwatches
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Kid-Friendly Smartwatches
Paper Sun Sensors
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Paper Sun Sensors
Power-Boosting Wearable Processors
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Power-Boosting Wearable Processors
Wearable Hiking Devices
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Wearable Hiking Devices
Child-Centric Wearables
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Child-Centric Wearables
Payment-Processing Rings
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Payment-Processing Rings
Independent Fitness Wearables
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Independent Fitness Wearables
Weather-Resistant Smartwatches
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Weather-Resistant Smartwatches
Fitness-Logging Sport Watches
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Fitness-Logging Sport Watches
Emotion-Detecting Dresses
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Emotion-Detecting Dresses
Educational Children's T-Shirts
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Educational Children's T-Shirts
Connected Smart Gloves
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Connected Smart Gloves
Wearable Technology Voice Assistants
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Wearable Technology Voice Assistants
Protective Pregnancy Wearables
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Protective Pregnancy Wearables
Pregnancy-Tracking Watches
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Pregnancy-Tracking Watches
Wearable VR Computer Packs
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Wearable VR Computer Packs
Routine-Teaching Child Watches
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Routine-Teaching Child Watches
Smart Safety Rings
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Smart Safety Rings
Non-Invasive Diabetes Wearables
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Non-Invasive Diabetes Wearables
Prenatal Monitoring Devices
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Prenatal Monitoring Devices
Exoskeleton Arm Bands
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Exoskeleton Arm Bands