Monitoring more than just wearables

At Sonoco Alcore, a British-based provider of industrial, packaging and supply chain goods, the boss requires you wear a tie. Some clever IT employees set up a custom sensor to track when their boss enters the office by monitoring check-in at the reception desk. When the boss arrives, a custom widget on their computer changes from a little cartoon man in a green shirt to one in a white shirt and red tie. “So as soon as we see this little guy wearing a tie … we open our drawer and grab our tie!” says Wim Van Haver.