Post: How wearables will redefine our connection to the world

However, the need to continually look at a screen has begun to generate a disconnection with the environment. And this happens not just to children, but to everyone. In response, the technology industry is exploring new devices that facilitate a more seamless integration between the physical and virtual worlds, with wearables , such as smart glasses and hearables , leading this transition.

For a company like Telefónica, which has been a pioneer in driving connectivity and digitisation, and connecting people’s lives, the challenge is exciting. The next steps on this path will open up new opportunities to transform how we interact with technology and, above all, how it adapts to our lives without being intrusive. That’s how I see it. The challenge: The disconnect that screens create

Despite their undeniable usefulness, smartphones have significant limitations: they demand our attention through the screen, taking away from our interaction with our surroundings. It is paradoxical that in an increasingly connected world, we seem to communicate less and less. Just because we try to send our messages does not mean that there is communication. For that, there has to be two-way communication, a process of listening, and to listen, you have to be aware of your environment.

In a world that is moving towards hyper-connectivity, this approach of looking at a screen is already obsolete. So the question arises: how do we make technology enhance our experience without interfering with it? The answer: wearables as a natural extension

In this scenario, wearables appear as an increasingly viable alternative. Devices such as augmented reality glasses, smart clothing and hearables are designed to offer a digital connection without the need for users to be ‘tethered’ to a screen. It is true that many people see them as something that, precisely, exacerbates the problem of being tied to more screens, but I firmly believe that the solution lies in them. But not as a complement to the smartphone, which is what happens now, but as a 100% substitute. Smart glasses

This technology enables a visual integration of the digital and physical world, […]

How wearables will redefine our connection to the world