Wearables

Gabriela Avram

Wearable computingp Wearable computing is the study or practice of

inventing, designing, building, or using miniature body-borne computational and sensory devices. Wearable computers may be worn under, over, or in clothing, or may also be themselves clothes (i.e. "Smart Clothing" (Mann, 1996a)).

p Alternative term: “Bearable Computing”, "Body-Borne Computing” . It includes all manner of technology that is on or in the body, e.g. implantable devices as well as portable devices like smartphones.  

p Source: Steve Mann, Wearable Computing article in the Encyclopaedia of Human Computer Interaction, 2nd edition , https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/wearable-computing

Categories of wearablesp Smart watches p Smart glasses p Smart clothes p Wearable cameras (e.g. GoPro, SenseCam) p Contact lenses p Tatoos p Implants p Ingestibles

Application Domainsp Healthcare p Wellbeing – fitness p Monitoring babies & pets p Specific workplaces – firefighting,

manufacturing p Games and Virtual Reality p Performances and Art

Timeline

Source: Areteon (2015) Wearable Devices Market & Technology

Healthcare

Applicationsp Prosthetics p Exoskeletons p Glasses for visually impaired p Blood pressure, heart rate, hydration, lung

capacity, blood sugar monitors p Location devices p Smart clothes (e.g.posture correcting

wearables) p Implants (e.g. pacemakers) p Ingestibles

Prosthetics

p Source: Make It Wearable | Episode 4: Becoming Superhuman, online at https://youtu.be/eyx0SwNlpPw

Prosthetics

p SourceRobotic Exoskeleton to helps paraplegics walks again, online at https://youtu.be/AQw6UVjaF00

Glasses for legally blind people

p Source: How eSight Works, online at https://youtu.be/OYzP_RgXrIE Learn more about eSight: https://www.esighteyewear.com/

Embrace

p  Detects patterns that may be associated to a convulsive seizure, and alerts caregivers.

p https://www.empatica.com

Continuous Glucose Monitoring

p Source: What is Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)?, online at https://youtu.be/qtqN9Bcvt4U

Smart massage jacket -AiraWear

p Source: https://airawear.com

Safe Wander for Alzheimer patients

p Source: Safe Wander- preventing falls in patients with dementia, online at https://youtu.be/2rs19iYhfic

Ingestibles

p PillCam- https://youtu.be/ys-4fYFOU0Y

Wellbeing

Smart Watchesp The Apple Watch

p Read a review here: https://www.imore.com/watchos-4-review

Activity Trackersp Fitbit p Jawbone p Leaf

p The Quantified Self Movement

Monitoring othersp Mimobaby p Fitbark

Glassesp Google Glass

Wearable camerasp GoPro p SenseCam

p Lifelogging=using wearable technology or mobile devices in order to capture and chronicle one’s live.

p https://www.wareable.com/cameras/best-wearable-lifelogging-cameras

Implantsp Some Swedish workers

are volunteering to have chips implanted in their hands to allow them to unlock doors, to enter the office or gym without a key.

p https://youtu.be/2Tjp8NDgmII

Tatoosp Skin Motion p DuoSkin

Which one?p If you had to choose one for free, what would

be the first wearable you would want to have?

p Why?

Professional applications

Firefightingp Wearable Advanced

Sensor Platform (WASP) Shirt

p Sensors on a strap under the shirt

p Source: https://advancedtextilessource.com/2014/01/11/wearable-sensors-for-firefighters/

Car repair

p Source: BMW augmented reality; https://youtu.be/P9KPJlA5yds

Spine surgery p Two Brazilian

surgeons adapted the Microsoft HoloLens to assist with spinal surgery

p Source: https://youtu.be/gxm_Ka0j99M

Military Operations

p Head mount displays for the US military; Source: https://youtu.be/UL-eao0_GLc

Infotainment

Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality -video games p Allowing

immersion in a virtual world

p Augmenting not only vision and hearing, but also haptics

Gloves for musicians

p Remidi: https://youtu.be/YWDteIobzEg

Sculpting music: Imogen Heap

p Source: TEDx CERN https://youtu.be/7oeEQhOmGpg

DJ Chevy One performance

p Kimatica: http://kimatica.net/portfolio/light-halo/

Fashion Tech

Emel +Aris smart coatp “the world's first smart

coats that incorporate patented infra-red and battery-operated technology to heat the wearer at varying degrees of warmth”

p http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/emel-and-aris-wearable-technology-heated-coats-interview

The Spider Dress

p Anouk Wipprecht's Spider Dress at LIFELOGGING at Science Gallery Dublin

p https://youtu.be/U7dpyphjHAs

Luminiscent dressp Claire Danes wearing a

Zac Posen dress at Met’16 Gala 2016

p https://youtu.be/T1uz_zumWto

Current Challengesp Security p Data storage and ownership p Battery life p Connectivity

Go back to the thought of the wearable you wished for

p What would be your main worry?

p Why?

Conclusions p Wearables are a growing trend; p They open up amazing opportunities; they p also raise challenges p Privacy, surveillance, and sousveillance p Are we heading toward an era of an

augmented human? Turning into cyborgs?