Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored

Burnt out on wrist buzzes and notification overload? A new crop of minimalist wearables promises to collect your health data without demanding your attention. There's a new kind of gadget on shelves, designed for you to ignore it 99 percent of the time--it only needs attention when its battery is low. You rarely look at it or touch it, yet it collects health stats day and night so you can view them later on in an app, when you get the time--if you can find the time. They have been exploding of late and are only set to grab more attention in the coming months, with the promise of demanding less of your attention once you actually buy one.