Thursday 26 April 2007

What is Wearable Computing?



Wearable Technology is a portable computer that is included into the space of a user, this can be worn anywhere around the body and can be hands free use. Wearable technology is controlled by the user which is operational and is always on and accessible. Particularly it is a device that is always with the user, the user is able to enter commands and execute a set of entered commands whilst the user is walking around or doing any other activity.

Wearable Technologies such as a Wearable Computer (WearComp), is more than just a wristwatch or regular eyeglasses: it has the full functionality of a computer system but in addition to being a fully featured computer, it is also inextricably intertwined with the wearer. This is what sets the wearable computer apart from other wearable devices such as wristwatches, regular eyeglasses, wearable radios, etc. Unlike these other wearable devices that are not programmable (reconfigurable), the wearable computer is as reconfigurable as the familiar desktop or mainframe computer.

Below are examples of Wearable Computing:-

- Glasses that use image to sound renderings (help blind people)
- Computers that can be used as a wrist watch
- Gloves that enable users to make music by waving/clapping hands (the hand band)
-Wrist watch television
-Computer built into shoes that automatically adjusts to support you


1 comment:

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