LONDON ¨C Forget ¡°wearables.¡± The next big thing in mobile devices is ¡°disappearables.¡±
Even as the new Apple Watch piques consumer interest in wrist-worn devices, the pace of innovation and the tumbling cost, and size, of components will make wearables smaller ¡ª so small, some in the industry say, that no one will see them.
Within five years, wearables like the Watch could be overtaken by ¡°hearables¡± ¡ª devices with tiny chips and sensors that can fit inside your ear. They, in turn, could be superseded by disappearables ¡ª technology tucked inside your clothing, or even inside your body.
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