Where is Wearable Computing being used?

Emergency services

Many emergency services are able to use wearable computers such as the fire service who use them send and receive information from an accident site

Field services

Wearable computers can also make maintenance services more productive. A field technician wearing a computer can access useful technical instructions and schematics in order to rapidly solve problems while working, thanks to the hands free capabilities.

Healthcare

Medical and paramedical staff can use wearable computers to identify, in real time, a patient's clinical history in order to make a faster and more accurate clinical diagnosis. They can enable medical and paramedical staff to quickly access databases and, in the near future, to read medical data from electronic bracelets worn by patients. Wearable computers will be particularly useful in preventing errors due to medical record MIX-UPS or the misreading of a patient's data.

Queue busting

Wearable computers can serve as useful instruments when managing crowds for sporting or musical events, or in other busy places, such as airports, they can streamline the entire check-in process as well as facilitate the general monitoring of an individual's or a group's movements. In fact, a wrist worn computer allows employees to circulate among passengers to perform any necessary checks eliminating the need for a fixed terminal. In addition, this system can increase customer satisfaction by making staff operations more efficient without sacrificing security standards, staff will have quick access and full visibility of customers' data including: name, ticket number, seat assignment and baggage status.

Transportation and logistics

Warehousing

Computers with built in barcode readers may be used in warehouses they will reduce the amount of mistakes by warehouse pickers also it will reduce the amount of paperwork in warehouses as order will not have to be printed out they will be emailed to the picker on the computer it will also help management track the amount of work people are doing and how log tasks are taking