The future of wearable tech - Tech weekly podcast
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The newest and weirdest in wearables from the Wearable Technology Show 2016
The wearable technology market has rocketed over the past several years, from 32m units sold in 2014 to 115m predicted to sell in 2016. And it's not just smartwatches and fitness trackers: tech companies are competing to create new wearable experiences with the widest possible appeal.
Olly Mann visited this year's Wearable Technology Show at London's ExCel to try out the gadgets we might all be using in the not-too-distant future: from wearable tech for your unborn baby and your pet dog, to virtual reality for surgeons, to augmented reality with dinosaurs.
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