The document outlines the evolution of wearable computing from historical trends in the 13th to 20th centuries, highlighting the transition of technology from public spaces to personal, wearable devices. Key advancements and notable inventions such as Google Glass and various AR applications are discussed, alongside comparisons to competitors in the wearable market. The future of wearable technology is explored, focusing on innovations like gesture interaction and contact lens displays.

1. Wearable Computing
Mark Billinghurst
HIT Lab NZ
University of Canterbury
October 2013

2. A Brief History of Time
13th Century
17th Century
20th Century
 Trend
 smaller, cheaper, more functions, more intimate
 From public space onto the body

3. A Brief History of Computing
1980’s
1950’s
 Trend
 smaller, cheaper, faster, more intimate
 Moving from fixed to handheld
1990’s

4. Wearable Computing
 Computer on the body that is:
 Always on
 Always accessible
 Always connected
 Other attributes
 Augmenting user actions
 Aware of user and surroundings

5. Thorp and Shannon (1961)
Ed Thorp
 Wearable timing device for roulette prediction
 Audio feedback, four button input

6. Keith Taft (1972)
Glasses Display
Belt computer
Shoe Input
 Wearable computer for blackjack card counting
 Toe input, LED in Glasses for feedback

7. Steve Mann (1980s - )

8. MIT Wearable Computing (1996)

9. Mobile AR: Touring Machine (1997)
 University of Columbia
 Feiner, MacIntyre, Höllerer, Webster
 Combines
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See through head mounted display
GPS tracking
Orientation sensor
Backpack PC (custom)
Tablet input

10. MARS View
 Virtual tags overlaid on the real world
 “Information in place”

11. HIT Lab NZ Wearable AR (2004)
 Highly accurate outdoor AR
tracking system
 GPS, Inertial, RTK system
 HMD
 First prototype
 Laptop based
 Video see-through HMD
 2-3 cm tracking accuracy

12. Image Registration
AR Stakeout Application

13. Wearable AR Video

14. Mobile AR - Hardware
RTK correction Antenna
GPS
Antenna
HMD
Controller
Example self-built working
solution with PCI-based 3D graphics
PCI 3D Graphics Board
Tracker
Controller
PC104 Sound Card
DC to DC
Converter
Wearable
Computer
CPU
PC104 PCMCIA
Battery
GPS
RTK
correction
Radio
Hard Drive
Serial
Ports
Columbia Touring Machine

15. Google Glass

18. The 3 Year Road to Glass

20. What's Inside Google Glass?

21.  Hardware
 CPU TI OMAP 4430 – 1 Ghz
 16 GB SanDisk Flash,1 GB Ram
 570mAh Battery
 Input
 5 mp camera, 720p recording, microphone
 GPS, InvenSense MPU-9150 inertial sensor
 Output
 Bone conducting speaker
 640x360 micro-projector display

22. View Through Google Glass
Always available peripheral information display
Combining computing, communications and content capture

23. User Interface
 dfasdf

24. Timeline Metaphor

25. Live Glass Demo

26. User Experience
 Truly Wearable Computing
 Less than 46 ounces
 Hands-free Information Access
 Voice interaction, Ego-vision camera
 Intuitive User Interface
 Touch, Gesture, Speech, Head Motion
 Access to all Google Services
 Map, Search, Location, Messaging, Email, etc

27. Virtual Exercise Companion
 GlassFitGames
 http://www.glassfitgames.com

28. GlassFitGames Video

29. CityViewAR
 Using AR to visualize Christchurch city buildings
 3D models of buildings, 2D images, text, panoramas
 AR View, Map view, List view
 Available on Android market

30. CityViewAR on Glass
 AR overlay of virtual buildings in Christchurch

31. CItyViewAR on Glass Demo

32.  asdfa

34. Living Heads Up vs. Heads Down

35. Competitors
 Vuzix M100
 $999, profession
 Recon Jet
 $600, more sensors, sports
 Opinvent
 500 Euro, multi-view mode
 Motorola Golden-i
 Rugged, remote assistance

36. Recon Instruments Snow
 Ski display/computer
 Location, speed, altitude, phone headset

37. Projected Market
 > 10 million displays by 2016

39. Samsung Galaxy Gear
 Watch based wearable

40. Samsung Galaxy Gear

41. Nike Fuelband
 Activity/sleep tracking

42. Device Ecosystem

43. Wearable Attributes
 fafds

44. Looking to the Future
What’s Next?

45. IronMan2

46. Meta Gesture Interaction
 Depth sensor + Stereo see-through

47. Meta Video

48. Contact Lens Display
 Babak Parviz
 University Washington
 MEMS components
 Transparent elements
 Micro-sensors
 Challenges
 Miniaturization
 Assembly
 Eye-safe

49. Contact Lens Prototype

50. The Future of Wearables

51. Sight Video Demo

52. More Information
 Mark Billinghurst
 Email: mark.billinghurst@hitlabnz.org
 Twitter: @marknb00
 HIT Lab NZ
 http://www.hitlabnz.org/