Wearables 1H 2015 Monthly. Best Cool or Crazy ?

The wearable market has been nicely growing in 2015 and the analysts are expecting wearables to soon become mainstream business. While majority of the wearables fall into the fitness tracker and smartwatch categories, with relatively predictable and rational features – there are enough devices presented this year that raise the question – is this genius or simply bizarre?

Here’s my list of the “monthly best doubtful wearables” for the first half of 2015. 

JANUARY: SMART BELTY

Imagine a motorized belt that adjusts to your body when you sit down, or extends itself as your gut expands during the eating session.... Has been launched in January at CES.  Unfortunately (sic!) does not seem to be available for sales just yet.

FEBRUARY: WEARABLE BANANA

Dole is a new entrant to the wearable market. One of the biggest producers and marketers of fresh fruit and vegetable Dole presented the first edible wearable in February this year for the Tokyo Marathon: a wearable banana.

MARCH: DISCO DOG

The wearable for pets are no less interesting than the ones for humans. In March Party NYC started a Kickstarter campaign for Disco Dog, a jacket that can turn you loved friend into a billboard of messages or a rainbow of blinking LED. It keeps your dog safe too. If he runs too far from his Bluetooth enabled host, the Disco Dog can tell passers-by that it’s lost

APRIL: SELFIE SHOE 

Starting off as an April Fool’s day prank, Miz-Mooz the popular shoe brand from New York might still go on and make them a reality (at least they are considering, according to their site)

MAY: WEARABLE TECH FASHION (WTF)

Actually this one might be a strike of genius, the perfect example of why wearable technology fashion might not always be short for “WTF”.  

The unstainable shirt is exactly what the name says – a shirt that is unstainable. It is made from the crepe de chine, so it looks like a shirt, but it is actually covered in a series of tiny fibers. True wearable tech. 

The question is – does it really work? And would I like  it for a cocktail party? 

Launched in May, the shirt ranges in price from $25-$40 and comes in four styles. 

JUNE: THYNC, THE MIND-ALTERING WEARABLE

Woke-up in the morning on the wrong side of the bed? Did somebody's malicious comment on your Facebook post really stick into your mind and it is ruining your mood?  Worry no more. Thync is a brain-wearable (brainable?) that is designed to alter your mind and improve your mood. From the beginning of June is also on sales for 300$

As the year continues let’s see what other goodies we get on the list!