7 Bits Of Body Tech You'll Actually Be Wearing In 2016

Like it or not, it's time to kit up.

By Chris Rowlands /

Revolutionary wearables have been a long time coming. Over the last couple of years, the tech industry has produced everything from connected belts and sleep-tracking shirts to solar-powered purses and sensor-packed watches. CES 2016 was no exception, with the great gadget circus rolling into Las Vegas ready to strap you up and weigh you down with a raft of on-body gizmos that spanned from the ingenious to the innovative, with a whole lot of weird in between. Wearable tech, though, remains as divisive as ever: some can€™t get enough of tapping into their every movement metric, feeling like a day not tracked is a day not lived; others won€™t go near the stuff, happy to measure a good night€™s sleep by how cosy they are when the alarm goes off (always too soon). 2016 is the year where all that could change. Naysayer or otherwise, the things you wear are getting smarter by the day €“ and the technology that makes them smart is becoming better integrated and subtler than ever. That€™s not to say you€™ll be selected for an upgrade via cranium chip (give it a few years), but your everyday attire is about to get a whole lot sharper €“ whether you like it or not.