In 2025, wearables made a hard pivot to AI
In 2025, wearables made a hard pivot to AI
Years from now, I’ll look back at 2025 as the year when a fundamental shift happened in wearable technology. Over the last decade, the category has been synonymous with health and fitness. In many ways, that association is still the primary one. But this year, I’ve seen an increasing number of tech companies pitch another trajectory for wearables: as vehicles for AI.
The clearest example is what used to be known as smart glasses. During CES last January, it became clear that the unexpected success of Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses was catching on. At the show, the floor was rife with both audio-only and display glasses that promised a future of han …