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28 The Jewelry Business Magazine Another company that is no stranger to this arena is Swarovski Misfit. Many of you may have already seen their initial product. This year they are expanding their design into pendants and a watch looking band. They will be showcasing this at JCK in Las Vegas. These devices also do all the normal stuff such as tracking and notifications but you can also make your phone ring if you cant find it or even take a selfie by just tapping the crystal How cool the new selfie stick The original designs they came out with retail for 169. These new designs will retail for 249 for the pendant and 199 for the watchband. They also come with a fitness band to swap out when running or swimming. All these devices are modular so the add on sale is built in Ann Arnold Ann Arnold is an expert in manufacturing and finance. She earned her CPA working for Deloitte and was the VP and later CEO of Lieberfarb a US based manufacturer of wedding and engagement rings. This 27 year veteran is currently the Chief Strategy Officer of BIG Buyers Intelligence Group which provides comprehensive scalable industry solutions that deliver dramatically improved performance to jewelry retailers and manufacturers. To learn more email annbigjewelers.com. www.bigjewelers.com Wearable Technology Is Here Wearable technology is here and many of you know I have been talking and writing about it for a while. In early January I had the pleasure of attending my first Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas and had an opportunity to check out some of the latest products to be released in this category. I did find a few interesting jewelry companies among the wearable fitness gadgets digital pianos and fitbits of the world. Here is a recap of a few that stood out for me. GlamFit is actually a jewelry company. You may have heard of Liberty I Exchange a fine jewelry line of bullion coins. They introduced some of their smart jewelry last year at the JCK show and will be there again this year. What struck me about this line is how much it actually looked like jewelry. So much of the smart jewelry out there all looks the same with basically non-existent design style. GlamFit has combined style with fitness. As all devices do you download their app and then sync the device to your phone. You can track your activity as well as your sleep. GlamFit uses Sterling Silver and combines it with genuine gem stones. This keystone line has a MSRP ranging from 120-400. infoglamfitjewelry.com www.glamfitjewelry.com The collection consists of a host of pendants and bracelets. This Black Onyx bracelet retails for 300. This starter set consists of a rubber bracelet that starts at 60 and then charms that can be added. Charms range from 20-60.This starter set consists of a rubber bracelet that starts at 60 and then charms that can be added. Charms range from 20-60.