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Employees need to be connected and communicate via a multitude of device and many companies have created BYOD (bring your own device) use policies. Caroline Hayes finds out what this will mean for smartwatches.

Textiles hold the key to for a sporting chance in wearables: Weaving electronics into textiles and clothing has been progressing recently, moving from the jokey light-up jumper, to useful examples of clothing that can measure heart rate, or other rhythms, or provide hearing and cooling or a current to muscles. From slim fitting gym apparel, or to cover gamers’ extremities, the market for so-called e-textiles is growing. 

A report from IDTechEx, E-Textiles 2017-2027: Technologies, Markets, Players, charts progress from “an academic curiosity to an important technology platform generating revenue for companies globally”, over the last 20 years. It estimates that the e-textile product market is worth around $100million in annual wholesale revenue today and is expected to grow to be worth $5billlion by 2027.