Wearable Technology Show
The Wearable Technology Show is a Networking, Exhibition and Conference event, run every year from 2014 to the present, usually occurring on the 15–16 March, and hosted by Evolve Media Group. The show was launched in response to the rapid development of Wearable Technology, the Internet of Things and the rise of the Quantified Self.
Wearable Technology Show UK 2014
The Wearable Technology Show 2014 was held at the Olympia Conference Centre in London on the 14th and 15th March, and saw 1484 registered delegates attend the event, and 101 companies exhibiting over the two days. The show was visited by [The Gadget Show] and was featured in Series 19: Episode 9, as the cast tried on various wearable devices that were on the eye-sight view.
The show featured a Developer Hackfest, and exhibitors were split into tracks across the following categories:
- Sports, Fitness & health
- Mobile Marketing & App development
- Start-ups
- M2M and IoT
- Digital Health
Wearable Technology Show UK 2015
The Wearable Technology Show was moved to the ExCeL London conference centre in 2015, up-sizing to accommodate bigger numbers of delegates and exhibitors. The show retained its two-day format, and took place on the 10–11 March. This iteration of the show saw a massive size increase, from 1484 attendees in 2014, to 4571 attendees in 2015. Previously an exhibitor track genre, Augmented reality became its own show, co-located with the Wearable Technology Show.
The sections of the show were recategorised into:
- Augmented Reality / The Augmented Reality Show
- Smart Textiles & Fashion
- Innovation Zone
- Fitness & Health
- Wrist Innovation
- Start-Ups
- Medical / Connected Living
- Enterprise
Wearable Technology Show, Santa Clara 2015
In December 2015, the show is planned to expand to the US market, débuing at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Wearable Technology Show UK 2016
The show is set to reoccur on the 15th and 16 March in 2016, at the ExCel Conference Centre.
Citing Articles
- Latest & Upcoming Wearable Tech Conferences from Around the Globe
- Cycling Weekly - "The Future of Cycling? Highlights from the Wearable Technology Show"
- IT Pro - "Wearable Technology Show 2015: That Was The Show That Was"
- TechWorld - "UK's Wearable Technology Show booms as smartwatches and virtual reality take off"
- IT Pro Portal - "Big names flock to London’s Wearable Technology Show"
- Exhibition News - "Evolve Media Group hails second Wearable Technology Show"
- BBC News - "Sun-smart wristband and other gadgets on show in London"
- CBBC Newsround - "Ricky tries the latest wearable technology"
- The Guardian - "Rise of the 'inner-net': meet the most connected man on the planet
- TechWeekEurope - "Could 215 be the Year Wearable Technology Saves the World?"