2. WHAT’S UPTO HAVE A LOOK?
INTRODUCTION
VARIOUS DEVICES
ADVANTAGES
FEW CONCERNS
CONCLUSION
3. INTRODUCTION
WEARABLE COMPUTING IS THE STUDY OR
PRACTICE OF INVENTING, DESIGNING, BUILDING OR
USING MINIATURE COMPUTATIONAL AND SENSORY
DEVICES.
CAN BE EITHER STRAPPED TO OR CARRIED ON THE
USER’S BODY.IT IS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY,
OCCUPYING DAY-TO-DAY HASTY LIVES OF HUMAN IN A
RAPID MANNER.
4. LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT:
SMART WATCHES
SELF TYING SHOES
OCULUS RIFT
NO-TOUCH THERMOMETER
WIRELESS HEADPHONES
PORTABLE AIR POLLUTION MONITOR
GOOGLE GLASS
TILE
5. SMART
WATCHES
LIKE SMART PHONES, IT IS
POTENTIAL TO WORK,
PROVIDED WITH INTERNET
CONNECTION
MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS,
GPS NAVIGATION, SYNC
WITH OTHER DEVICES, ETC.,
6. SELF TYING SHOES
HYPERADAPT 2.0 BY NIKE
EQUIPPED WITH A PRESSURE
SENSOR, RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-
POLYMER BATTERY AND A CABLE
SYSTEM
ON PRESSINGTHE BUTTON, THE
CABLE SYSTEM ENABLES THE
“ADJUST TO THE FIT” TO THE
WEARER
7. OCULUS RIFT
BASED ON VIRTUAL REALITY
TECHNOLOGY
VR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES
IMMERSIVE GAMING AND MOVIE
VIEWING EXPERIENCE SUCH AS,
ALLOW GAMERS TO PHYSICALLY
LOOK AROUND WORLDS OF
WONDER
ALLOW TOURISTS TO TAKE A
SIMULATED TOUR OF THE MOON
8. NO-TOUCH
THERMOMETER
USES INFRA-RED TECHNOLOGY TO
MEASURE CORE BODY TEMPERATURE
DEVICE IS CALIBRATED TO TRANSLATE THE
ENERGY READING INTO CORRESPONDING
TEMPERATURE
PRETTY ACCURATE READINGS
FAST AND EASY TO USE
9. WIRELESS
HEADPHONES
WIRELESS BLUETOOTH AIR BUDS ARE
MADE BY APPLE INC.
IT AUTOMATICALLY SYNC TO iCLOUD
AND iPHONE
WHEN REMOVED FROM EARS, CAUSES
THE PLAYBACK TO PAUSE AND VICE
VERSA
10. PORTABLE AIR
POLLUTION
MONITOR
USES A UNIQUE MULTI-GAS SENSOR
WITH LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION
HIGH SENSITIVITY
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO
DETECT VOC(VOLATILE ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS) WHICH CAUSES HIGH
RISK HEALTH AILMENTS
11. GOOGLE GLASS
BASED ON AUGMENTED REALITY
TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTS THE PEOPLE WITH THE
DIGITAL WORLD WITHOUT TAKING
AWAY THE ATTENTION FROM THE
REAL WORLD
SHOWING REMINDERS,
ACCEPT/REJECT A CALL,
UPLOADING/VIEWING FILES,
RECORDING,READING/SENDING
EMAILS,WATCHING MOVIES,ETC.,
12. TILE
SMALL BLUETOOTH DEVICE
ALLOWS YOU NOT TO MISPLACE OR
LOSE ANYTHING
REQUIRED ITEM CAN BE LOCATED
VIA FREE APP INSTALLED ON THE
MOBILE PHONE
TILE, ATTACHED TO THE ITEM YOU
LIKE, CAN BE FOUND BY RINGING IT
FROM THE APP
13. FEW CONCERNS
WHETHER DESIRABLE TO HAVE USERS CONSTANTLY
PLUGGED IN
TECHNOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE CREATED BY
AUTOMATIC PROCESSING AND AUGMENTED REALITY
POWER MANAGEMENT AND HEAT DISSIPATION
SECURITY
TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES INCLUDING SOFTWARE
ARCHITECHTURE AND INTERFACES
14. CONCLUSION
AS THE SAYING “EVERY COIN HAS TWO SIDES”,
WEARABLE COMPUTING HAS ITS OWN FEATURES WITH
BOTH PROS AND CONS. LET’S MAKE IT UP TO THE WELL
BEING OF HUMAN KIND