{"id":1492,"date":"2022-01-13T10:25:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T10:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.amt.in\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T10:25:29","slug":"introduction-to-wearable-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.in\/index.php\/2022\/01\/13\/introduction-to-wearable-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Wearable Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wearable computers, also known as\u00c2\u00a0wearables\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0body-borne computers,\u00c2\u00a0are small computing devices (nowadays usually\u00c2\u00a0electronic) that are worn under, with, or on top of\u00c2\u00a0clothing.\u00c2\u00a0The definition of ‘wearable computer’ may be narrow or broad, extending to\u00c2\u00a0smartphones\u00c2\u00a0or even ordinary\u00c2\u00a0wristwatches. This article uses the broadest definition.<\/p>\n

Wearables may be for general use, in which case they are just a particularly small example of\u00c2\u00a0mobile computing. Alternatively they may be for specialized purposes such as\u00c2\u00a0fitness trackers. They may incorporate special sensors such as\u00c2\u00a0accelerometers,\u00c2\u00a0thermometer\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0heart rate monitors, or novel user interfaces such as\u00c2\u00a0Google Glass, an\u00c2\u00a0optical head-mounted display\u00c2\u00a0controlled by gestures. It may be that specialized wearables will evolve into general all-in-one devices, as happened with the convergence of\u00c2\u00a0PDAs\u00c2\u00a0and mobile phones into smartphones.<\/p>\n

Wearables are typically worn on the wrist (e.g. fitness trackers), hung from the neck (like a necklace), strapped to the arm or leg (smartphones when exercising), or on the head (as glasses or a helmet), though some have been located elsewhere (e.g. on a finger or in a shoe). Devices carried in a pocket or bag \u00e2\u20ac\u201c such as\u00c2\u00a0smartphones\u00c2\u00a0and before them\u00c2\u00a0pocket calculators\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0PDAs, may or may not be regarded as ‘worn’.<\/p>\n

Wearable computers have various technical issues common to other\u00c2\u00a0mobile computing, such as batteries,\u00c2\u00a0heat dissipation,\u00c2\u00a0software architectures,\u00c2\u00a0wireless\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0personal area networks, and data management.\u00c2\u00a0Many wearable computers are active all the time, e.g. processing or recording data continuously.<\/p>\n

Wearable computers are not only limited to the computers such as fitness trackers, that are worn on wrists, they also includes wearables such as Heart pacemakers and other prosthetic. It is used most often in research that focuses on behavioral modeling, health monitoring systems, IT and media development, where the person wearing the computer actually moves or is otherwise engaged with his or her surroundings. Wearable computers have been used for the following:<\/p>\n