CES Fashion

Wearable Technology

By Anca Gagiuc on Jan 13, 2015 in Technology

The era of wearables shone bright at the International Consumer Electronics Show this year. Slowly, the bulky, unattractive gadgets make room to elegant and fancy ones. Here are some of the most stylish pieces that stole the spotlight in Las Vegas.

Stelle Audio Earbud Locket. The creators of the design-focused audio products befriended high-end fashion with wearable necklaces and earbuds. The relationship materialized into a beautiful Bluetooth earbud system shaped into a lovely crystal necklace. This gives the headphones an extreme makeover – they roll up nicely into a crystal locket necklace that look great even while not in use.

Set up is side-aided by voice prompts guiding the user through the Bluetooth pairing. The controls are on the locket itself, eliminating the trouble in finding the cord that has the set of controls. It has a built-in microphone which allows for hands free calls with the sound quality is standard with 6mm drivers. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery is said to last through 10 hours of use.

The necklace comes in two colors: onyx and seabreeze. It will become available in February at $199.

Swarovski x Misfit Shine – they formed a team that designed the Swarovski Shine collection, a fancy set of fitness- and sleep-tracking jewelry. The collection features nine pieces that include watches, pendant necklaces, and bracelets with Swarovski’s looks and Misfits’ brains, able to detect steps taken, calories burned, distance walked, and sleep quality.

The sparkling tech-jewels require no charging and have a battery lifetime of up to 6 months. The collected date syncs with your smartphone by simply placing the Swarovski Shine Activity Tracking Crystal on your smartphone touch screen.

The preorders start at $169.99 and go up to $249.99.

Bang & Olufsen premiered BeoPlay H8, the wireless headphones with active noise cancellation. These amazing headphones feature an innovative aluminum touch interface and up to 14 hours of battery life, represented in a sleek, lightweight (only 255g) design specific to the Danish company.

Simple intuitive gestures on the aluminum clad ear cup give control over the headphone. Tap and swipe to answer calls, control the volume, select track, or (de)activate the Active Noise Cancellation. The battery life can be saved and recharged by attaching a cord, but with it or in wireless mode, all the fine details of your music will reveal to you.

The BeoPlay H8 is available in Gray Hazel and Argilla Bright colors, crafted from premium materials like anodized aluminum, cowhide leather, and lambskin. It can be yours for $499.

Martian collaborated with Guess in the creation of an analogue smartwatch, trying to fill the demand for the other part of the world that’s not into the Apple Watch look. One of the smartwatch’s special features is the voice command.

Fossil announced its partnership with Intel in the creation of a series of models that will include touchscreen smartwatches, traditional looking ones, as well as other types of jewelry with sensors and computing functions hidden away. They’ll become available later in the year.

With growing interest in the wearable tech market, there is no wonder manufacturers are having a hard time picking the right look. Which suits you best so far?