Rishi Kaul

Layoffs and senior management departures have been the name of the wearable game for quite a few vendors in the space, including TomTom, Jawbone, and Intel. The first half of 2017 brought with it a Jawbone bankruptcy declaration, TomTom's 20% year-on-year drop in consumer revenue, and Intel's sizable Basis smartwatch team layoffs.

Many products from maturing, growing, and niche wearable segments made their debut at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. With the primary use case of wearable technology expanding beyond fitness, an eclectic variety of users are being targeted with the most recent wave of wearable launches, including fashion followers, parents, health patients, gamers, and more.