ProBeat: Wearables are gimmicks

OPINION: It’s been a tough month for wearables. Two weeks ago, The Information revealed that Jawbone is being liquidated. This week, CNBC reported that Intel had axed its wearables division.
As my colleagues and friends know, I’m one of the biggest skeptics of wearables in the world. As such, neither of these stories shocked me in the slightest.
At the same time, though, I’m also incredibly bullish on what wearables will one day accomplish. The technology just isn’t here