Wearble Technology: Trend of the Present But Change of the Future
Wearable technology is a category of technology devices that can be worn by a user and often include tracking information related to health and fitness. The designs often incorporate practical functions and features, but may also have a purely critical or aesthetic agenda. Wearable technology is a field which is not new and has existed since 400 years or so. It is related to both, the field of ubiquitous computing and the history and development of wearable computers. With ubiquitous computing , wearable technology shares the vision of interweaving technology into the everyday life, of making technology pervasive and interaction friction less. TIMELINE: 1975: Pulsar calculator watch 1979: Sony Walkman 1984: Casio data-bank 1987: Digital hearing aid 1993: Apple newton PDA 1999: First Blackberry 2000: First Bluetooth headset 2001: Apple iPod 2003: Via tron C-series 2004: Motorola razr, Gopro camera 2006: Nike+iPod kit 2007: Apple iPhone 2008: F...