How Wearable Technology can be an Industry Game Changer. Wearable technology is the growing trend of fusing electronics with standard accessories such as watches, glasses, and bracelets. Wearable tech has reached a tipping point for mainstream adoption as developers tap into the devices full potential to find innovative ways to incorporate wearable devices into day-to-day business operations. These devices can offer numerous benefits to businesses by increasing efficiency, improving customer experiences, and reducing human error. These innovations can be used across multiple industries including healthcare, retail, education, finance, insurance, and gaming. Healthcare: The healthcare industry has long used wearable devices like blood glucose meters and pacemakers, to improve the quality of care and survivability in patients with arrhythmia and diabetes. Retail : Although there is a market for creating customer facing applications that integrate with wearable devices such as smart watches and glasses to provide a more complete brand immersion experience, the real game changer for the retail industry is how wearable devices can improve inventory control and employee productivity.