Wearable Computing - Just A Niche or Can It Benefit Society
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Wearable computing HISTORY and EVOLUTION NICHE vs. HELP SOCIETY Shannon Moran @MoranShann #CT231 #WearableComputing
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Wearable computing
HISTORY and EVOLUTION
NICHE vs. HELP SOCIETY
Shannon Moran @MoranShann#CT231 #WearableComputing
?“Body-borne” computers.
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A timepiece is a device that computes time.
An abacus is used for computation.
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Steve Mann
“the father of wearable computing.”
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Image: CC BY-NC Thomas Hawk
Google’s Project Glass
Pranav Mistry’s
SixthSense
Image: Public Domain Image Pranav Mistry
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Family & Friends
Steve Mann’s
MindMesh+
EyeTap
Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 Glogger
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Image: Public Domain Image Nemo
Enforce safety procedures
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Help save lives
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Inefficient
Error-prone
Image: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Mercy Health
Fast access to medical records Easily updated
Telemedicine:
“the use of telecommunication and IT in order to provide clinical health care at a distance.”
Source: Wikipedia
NICHE
HELP SOCIETY
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
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Thank you!
Shannon Moran @MoranShann#CT231 #WearableComputing
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