Wearable technology (Wearables)

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Wearable technology (Wearables)





Technically, even a humble pair of headphones could be considered a “wearable.” They were just around so long before the buzzword that they generally wouldn’t be lumped into this category. However, a pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds that reads notifications to you or a pair of wired headphones that also monitor fitness data while you’re wearing them would always be considered a wearable. (1).

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Wearable Technology Applications

Wearable technology usage can be categorized into two major categories

  • personal usage
  • business usage

Whether for personal or business use, wearable tech gadgets are primarily used for any one of the following functions;

  • Fashion statement
  • Fitness tracker
  • Treatment for hearing impairments
  • Remote treatment of speech and voice disorders such as those in patients with Parkinson’s diseases
  • Sport tracker
  • To synchronize data and communication from other gadgets
  • For specific health issue monitoring
  • Gauge for alertness and energy levels
  • Navigation tools
  • Media devices
  • Communication gadgets

One of the most interesting fields of application of wearable technology is monitoring systems for assisted living and eldercare. Wearable sensors have indeed a huge potential in generating big data, with a great applicability to biomedicine and ambient assisted living (AAL). For this reason, researchers are moving their focus from data collection to the development of intelligent algorithms able to provide valuable information by the collected data, using data mining techniques such as statistical classification and neural networks. (2)


  1. Wearables 101: What They Are, and Why You’ll Be Seeing a Lot of Them, http://www.howtogeek.com/207108/wearables-101-what-they-are-and-why-youll-be-seeing-a-lot-of-them/
  2. Wearable Technology, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_technology