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As early as 2008, wearable technology—which can range in anything from measuring your heart rate to curating music based on your mood—has been touted as the next big moment in consumer electronics. 早在2008年，从测量心率到根据用户情绪播放音乐等的一系列可穿戴技术就已经被吹捧为消费电子产品的下一个重要契机了。 In the wake of the Fitbit and Google’s GOOG 0.26% Glass, a flurry of companies has flooded the market with iterations of sensor-laden armbands, apparel, and eyewear. It’s a buzzy category, but early adopters seem to be waiting for a moment when they are no longerthat guy. (You know. The “Glasshole.”) 紧随Fitbit和谷歌眼镜（Google Glass）之后，许多公司开始蜂拥进入这一市场，带来了许多装有感应器的臂章、服饰以及眼镜。这个领域现在炙手可热，但最早使用这些设备的人们似乎都在等待那个时刻，让他们不再显得特立独行。（你知道的，谷歌眼镜的粉丝们现在有了个专门的贬义称呼“Glasshole”。） But that moment, try as Google might, has yet to come. Some reports have named 2017 as the year when wearable devices will hit the mainstream, but a newer study from L2, a digital research firm, confirms what many have been quietly fighting for: wearables are still not socially acceptable, creating a significant hurdle to further sales. 尽管谷歌已经竭尽所能，那一刻却依然还未到来。许多报告都声称，可穿戴设备将在2017年成为主流。不过来自数字研究公司L2的最新报告证实了许多人正在默默为之努力的一件事：可穿戴设备仍然没有得到社会的广泛接受，要扩大销量依旧障碍重重。 | 
