Adidas' miCoach Smart Ball aims to change the way football teams train and perform. A series of sensors track the movement of the ball, and communicate with an iOS app. Though the quantification of sports teams is nothing new, this ball-based technology treads new ground.

People prefer wearable devices that are unobtrusive, fit into daily life and existing habits, and look stylish. But even if all these boxes are ticked, do they really want to wear technology on their wrists, faces and around their necks?

Worried your whiskey is fake? Launched at Mobile World Congress 2015, the Johnnie Walker Blue Label smart bottle uses NFC technology to detect whether a bottle has been opened. The innovation not only ensures the product’s authenticity, but opens up new channels to connect directly with consumers.

Some argue that iBeacon has the potential to completely change the way we interact with environments, from retail outlets to museums – and others even claim that it could “change the world forever”. But what makes it so special?