With advances in new materials, smart textiles and the Internet of Things - the world of wearable technology is expanding rapidly. Higher Education is not only tracing these advances, in many cases its driving them.
Data analytics provides companies, healthcare professionals, and consumers alike with further insight into the long stream of data that they receive from various sensors and devices, which increasingly includes wearable devices. Traditional wearables, such as fitness tracking devices, provide the user with raw information such as their heart rate or step count. By applying analytics to this data, wearers can now receive actionable information and preemptive alerts. ABI Research, a market foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, forecasts wearable data and analytics services revenue will reach over US$838 million in 2022, increasing from over US$247 million in 2017, a CAGR of over 27%.
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Data analytics provides companies, healthcare professionals, and consumers alike with further insight into the long stream of data that they receive from various sensors and devices, which increasingly includes wearable devices. Traditional wearables, such as fitness tracking devices, provide the user with raw information such as their heart rate or step count. By applying analytics to this data, wearers can now receive actionable information and preemptive alerts. ABI Research, a market foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, forecasts wearable data and analytics services revenue will reach over US$838 million in 2022, increasing from over US$247 million in 2017, a CAGR of over 27%.
In the class, you will learn how to build wearable electronics and program interactions using the Arduino software.
Perhaps you know how to sew but have always wanted to learn more about electronics. Or, you have used a microcontroller before but want to know what conductive fabric is all about. In this class, we will cover the hardware, software and the sewing that it takes to start you off and running towards building interactive and well-crafted projects.
You will learn techniques and apply new concepts by building a sewn circuit pin, two kinds of soft switches, a flex sensor and by making your microcontroller modular. You will also learn about digital and analog inputs and outputs through building the two main projects: The Hi-5 Collector and the Slouch Alert. The Hi-5 Collector is a project that makes social interaction game-like by introducing a goal achieved by collecting high-fives. The Slouch Alert project uses a handmade sensor to read a body's movements and notifies you when you are slouching. As a bonus, you will also learn how to easily trigger sound clips using the Slouch Alert circuit!
“I can program new functions into the material I’m printing,” Casillas said. “That also reduces the amount of time spent on integration and testing. You can print, test, and destroy material as many times as you want.”
Because of its versatility, NASA thinks its new wonder material could be used for future space suits for astronauts, for large antennas and other deployable devices, for capturing objects on the surface of other planets, or for insulating future spacecraft. One interesting use case involves using it to fold over uneven terrain on something like Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, so that it could form “‘feet’ that won’t melt the ice” beneath astronauts.
Another big requirement being taken into consideration is the ability to not only have materials that can be 3D printed as and when needed, but also ones which can be broken down and reused when no longer required.
Wearable technology company Xenoma is working toward revolutionizing wearable electronic clothing with the release of e-skin, a smart shirt that can track motions and gestures in sports and fitness, helping athletes improve their form.
For example, in golf, the shirt can analyze the swing, form and stance before providing the athlete feedback such as if he or she has a reverse pivot or lateral sway.
As the now nascent smart footwear market begins to develop, ABI Research forecasts tremendous growth in its future, driven by mHealth applications. Overall, unit shipments will rise to more than 6 million in 2021 from just 300,000 in 2016, an 82% CAGR. By supporting sensors within shoes or smart socks, home monitoring and remote patient management applications can track a host of valuable parameters with minimal disruption to those being monitored.
Abstract “Wearable technology” and “wearable devices” are phrases that describe electronics and computers that are integrated into clothing and other accessories that can be worn comfortably on the body. Examples of wearable devices include glasses, watches, headbands, and jewelry. While these technologies show great influence in fashion and entertainment, they have the largest impact in the areas of health, medicine, and fitness. Librarians are also exploring wearable technology's potential for enhancing services and expanding outreach to their organizations.
KEYWORDS: computers, electronics, health care, medicine, wearable devices, wearable technology,
The WT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2016 EUROPE was held in Munich (Germany) on Jan 26-27 2016. Co-located with the ISPO old and new friends gathered at the event for the 10th anniversary of WT | Wearable Technologies.
Wearable technology, wearables, fashionable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies. The designs often incorporate practical functions and features.[1]
Wearable devices such as activity trackers are a good example of the Internet of Things, since they are part of the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with a manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices, without requiring human intervention.
At NC State University, wearable technology is about more than smartwatches or counting steps. Across campus, researchers are using it to solve problems — monitoring heart rate and environmental dangers, powering electronic devices, delivering medications, building better prosthetics and improving safety.
They’re developing technologies that are functional, efficient, innovative and practical, and that could have an impact on countless lives.
What researchers there have been working on is a new smart bandage capable of tracking how a wound is healing and sending that data back to doctors, via 5G technology. To do this it would employ tiny “nanosensors” able to fit comfortably within the fabric of regular bandages.
The resulting smart bandage would allow doctors and caregivers to know exactly at which stage in the recovery process a wound is, thereby allowing them to tailor their treatment more accurately for the patient.
“Chronic wound management is an initial focus for development, and early application as it is a major challenge for health systems,” Marc Clement, chairman of the Institute of Life Science, told Digital Trends. “Supporting this management outside of the hospital setting. Increasing rates of diabetes and other contributory factors compound this need.”
Have you been looking for a reason to wear your heart-rate tracking smartwatch or fitness band more often? How about that if you do, it has a better chance of pre-warning you that you’re about to get sick? Research carried out by scientists at Stanford University in California has shown the right wearable tech, and diligence when it comes to recording and checking data collected, may help spot the onset of a potential cold or disease.
During tests on wearable tech to discover how they could be used in health matters, professor Micheal Snyder noticed the readings showed a higher than usual heart rate, higher skin temperature, and lower blood oxygen levels. The unusual activity was striking because he felt fine. The sudden onset of a low fever convinced him to see a doctor, and he wondered if it was the onset of Lyme disease, having recently spent some time in a rural area where he may have picked it up.
Physical exercise was once primarily an open-air activity, until gym training and monitoring took hold. Digital devices and augmented reality now offer the freedom to head out into the city again.
New research uses computer games and wearables to assess the physical and mental states that correspond to optimal attention and self-control among children and adults.
In a new study, investigators observed participants play computer games while simultaneously analyzing heart-rate and skin activity to detect bio-conditions that maximized learning potential.
“We know attention and self-regulation are critical for things like academic success, financial success, and general health and well-being,” said Dr. Catherine Spann, a researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington and principal investigator of the study.
“We think that if we understand the different physical and emotional states related to attention and self-regulation, we could develop targeted interventions for children and adults to achieve greater well-being,” she added.
Google Glass was deployed in an Urban Studies field course to gather videographic data for team-based student research projects. We evaluate the potential for wearable computing technology such as Glass, in combination with other mobile computing devices, to enhance reflexive research skills, and videography in particular, during field research. The utility as well as the limitations of Google Glass are discussed, including its actual and potential application for teaching and data gathering purposes in the field. As such, this article constitutes one of the first instances of evaluating Google Glass as a social science research tool.
Wearable personal learning technologies can gather data from the person wearing the device or from the surrounding environment and enable that data to be transferred to another device or shared via the cloud. Wearable technologies can serve as a valuable asset in the classroom enhancing differentiation of instruction and student engagement. They also can assist students with a variety of physical limitations. Data collection from these wearable personalized learning technologies enables the building of student profiles—leading to a “quantified” self for assessment and instruction. However, the proliferation of wearable devices may also increase concerns about privacy and security of data, dependence on outside vendors for storage and analysis of big data, and access by students of all socioeconomic levels. Addressing these issues in the teacher education curricula suggests added emphasis on affordances for instruction, digital citizenship, and a code of ethics related to data use. Classroom application represents one area for research by and about innovative educators.
We bring you our highlights from the Wearable Technology Show 2016 where TomTom announced a smart golfing gadget, the TomTom Golfer 2, Sony showcased its connected eyepiece and Sensoria demoed their smart socks. Even big brands like Jaguar were present, with a wrist-based key for its F-Pace SUV.
Wearable technology, wearable, fashionable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies.The styles typically incorporate practical functions and options.
Wearable devices resembling activity trackers square measure an honest example of the web of Things, since they're half of the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with natural philosophy, software, sensors and property to enable objects to exchange information with a manufacturer, operator and/or different connected devices, while not requiring human intervention.
Wearable technology is said to each present computing and the history and development of wearable computers. Wearables create technology pervasive by interweaving it into standard of living. Through the history and development of wearable computing, pioneers have tried to boost or extend the practicality of consumer goods, or to form wearables as accessories ready to offer users with sousveillance—the recording of associate activity usually by manner of little wearable or transportable personal technologies. pursuit data like movement, steps and pulse square measure all a part of the quantified self movement a replacement phase is rising with connected sport, wherever folks track the metrics performance of their sport session.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a classic hype cycle phenomenon. Besides forecasts of high growth, it is capturing a large share of interest and overall mindshare.
One thing is clear: The elements of the IoT are here to stay. Once we get past the definition of IoT, which is commonly referred as sensor-based devices and machine-to-machine communications, businesses can open themselves to enormous potential.
When trying to understand new things, I prefer to embrace them as a part of my daily life. When tablets first emerged, I didn’t go anywhere without my trusted iPad. In fact, I sometimes leave my laptop home knowing that I can do most of what I need on this device. And based on that experience, I took my own advice when it came to wearable technology recently – and the results were eye-opening. I’m now onto my second-generation wearable device, showcasing just how quickly this is all changing.
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