Infographic: The wearable device boom
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Michael R. Shea is a writer and editor with frequent bylines in Field & Stream, New Pioneer, and American Frontiersman. He is a graduate of The Writing Program at Columbia University with an M.F.A. in Nonfiction. Prior to Columbia, he was a staff reporter for The McClatchy Company. His journalism has been nationally recognized and awarded.