A good many of us did buy fitness wearable’s in 2014. What was the reason for this? The answer is we wanted better health for ourselves. Also, we wanted to be able to monitor that health personally. These devices gave us what we required to count the steps we took, the distance that we walked, and also to determine the quality of sleep that we got. However, a good many of us, did end up deserting these wearable devices only after a month of wearing them for only a month.
Why has it we have been in this adoption and then abandon cycle repeatedly? The answer is not an easy one to give right away. It is truly something that one does have to ponder on. This is because in trying out these wearables. There was the endless hope that one of them would truly stick and not let go. Nonetheless, the one magic hope didn’t come, and this magic hope was all about gaining some actionable insight on at least one of these special wearables via its data. Nonetheless, the only place, each and every one of them ended up in was the junk drawer.
Below will be listed some reasons why this did happen. What needs to change to get the wearable revolution back in the right direction? Read on to learn more. 5 things must change and they are listed here.
1. Wearables do need much better functionality
A good many of the fitness wearables on the market are just accelerometers that are encased in some plastic. They also have a limited set of key features and functions that is ideally constructed for those who are alright with the limitations that they do have. Also, they will use them for just a few weeks, and then just give them up for good. A whole lot of these devices aren’t costly in price, something, which does make some really great money for the manufacturers. Nonetheless, once the market doe get saturated with a lot of these wearables, it will prove a harder thing to sell.
A good many users out there have already used their first wearable and probably thrown it away by now. They will expect to get a whole lot more out of the second wearablethat comes their way. Just in the last few months alone, there have been a lot of popular wearables companies such as Fitbit and Jawbone, who have started to release items on the market that have more sensors and better algorithms for being able to make much more sense out of biometrics data.
The installation of a heartbeat monitor into these wearables are something that will turn into table stakes for them as a rule. A lot of them may not turn out to be very accurate. Nonetheless, people will expect them to be, despite this fact. Manufacturers are also starting to add smart-watch features to fitness wearables as well.
2. Comfort is also very crucial
Having comfort may sound like just a big fuss. Nevertheless, it is indeed, a big plus. If you have to don a fitness wearable all day long. It should be lightweight and be very comfortable in description. A lot of wearables aren’t very comfortable being worn on the wrist.
Many were very impressed with the Microsoft Band at first. But once it was worn on the wrist. A number of people changed their mind right away about its overallcomfortness. It just felt very difficult, as well as, sort of blocky around the wrist. Also, the touchscreen on it, does have a tendency to not work when immersed with sweat.
Those creators who make these smartwatchesdo need to get more creative. They need to look into better material to make the watch bands themselves. A better selection is needed here.
3. Looking good is always best
A lot of wearables that did enter the market this year were focused on being inexpensive. One of these low-priced wearables was no other than Xiaomi’s Mi Band that sells for a meager $13 price tag. Aesthetic quality is something that is very important to have. However, these cheap looking wearables don’t have an attractive eye appeal, they look toy-like and plastic in view. They aren’t pleasing to the eyes.
Another problem is that smart-watches and top-end fitness watches are big and bulky. Part of the reason is due to the lack of a good aesthetic look and the other part is technical. The more and more that features, as well as, functions are added to these wearables. They require to have a big battery. This big battery is what gives these wearables their huge and blocky appearance.
4. Numbers should apparently add up to something
What does one do with the data that these fitness wearables do come up with? It doesn’t matter if it is data for a connected scale or a sleep tracker or a fitness band. What is a person to do with all of the numbers? They should add up to something.
A lot of these fitness wearables are very good when it comes to generating a lot of data. However, they don’t give any contextual data, which is something that does tell the person what to do with it. How does he or she put this data to use for them? Smartwatch makers need to get busy at wrapping more contextual data around these wearables to make the numbers useful and worthy of something.
5. Apps should be made more easier to use
A good many of the apps that do go along with these fitness wearables and smartwatches are lacking. Why are they lacking? They are lacking of good apps. This is because they do appear to be poorly designed and it is hard for a person to see or figure out just what the data is all about. How do they make sense of the data they have collected? An app shouldn’t be difficult to read and understand. This reality will just render the device useless by people.Biometrics data needs to be displayed and presented properly.
All In All
It is hoped, with the passage of time, the weak players in the industry of fitness wearables and smartwatches will disappear, and that there will be more fitness wearables smartwatches that will be rich in features, very comfortable to wear, and have all the potential that people do know they can have if done right.
