Wearable tech is all the rage right now with established tech companies and start-ups alike introducing new gadgets that help you stay healthy and keep up with your social calendar better than anything you can't put on your wrist.

However, just because there's a lot of something in the market doesn't mean people are going to immediately respond to it well. Though an NPD Group study published in January found that 52 percent of consumers say they've heard of wearable devices, people may not be introducing them into their lives as much as we previously thought.

According to PwC's The Wearable Future report, 33 percent of people that bought a piece of wearable tech more than a year ago now say that they don't use the device much or don't use it at all. Perhaps some of those devices include the Fitbit Force, which was recalled after reports stated that wearing the device caused skin irritation and blistering. Poor, lonely Fitbit sitting all alone on a shelf. Pixar should make a movie about it.

The reason for this stems from a whole host of worries about privacy, security and the reliability of information from the devices. Of the 1,000 consumers surveyed, 82 percent said they were worried that the devices would invade their privacy, and 86 percent were concerned that they would suffer a security breach as a result of using wearable tech.

However, all hope for the wearable tech industry is not lost yet. The report found that 53 percent of Millennials and 54 percent of early adopters said they're looking forward to the future of wearable tech. That's good news considering Nielsen reported in March that Millennials are the main consumers of wearable devices with 48 percent of wearable owners aged 18 to 34. Oh, Millennials, always searching for the next big thing. Bless their little hearts.

These stats also have the potential to change in the coming months with the release of some very high-profile smart watches. Microsoft's smart watch is said to launch in the next few weeks, followed by the Apple Watch in early 2015. Because of the intense loyalty people have to these companies, especially Apple, it's quite possible that they could help usher in a new era of wearable tech that people are actually excited about. We all carry smartphones now, thanks in part to the iPhone, don't we? It's probably only a matter of time before we start talking to our wrists, too.

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