Mobile World Congress showcases

The launch of “wearable tech” — gadgets worn on the body — caused the biggest stir on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Items ranged from shirts that can measure temperature and pulse rates, which were modelled by a basketball team, to Fujitsu’s smartglove, a wearable device designed for people who use gloves in the workplace so they can receive instructions, for example, wired to them via their gloves.

Out on the floor of the conference’s App Planet, Oral-B showcased its connected toothbrush, which tells users where to brush their teeth, for how long, and when to ease off. Based on testing with over 10,000 users, it found people tend to brush their teeth for twice the length of time than normal because of the feedback.