WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY Janel Hubbard
1200s-Eyeglasses 1800s-pocket watch 1980s-calculator watch 1990s- experimentation leads to current wearable gadgets The Future of Wearable Technology | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios - YouTube HISTORY
Eyewear Computers Fitness Trackers Smart watches CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES
FITNESS TRACKER COMPARISON
Heighten our surroundings Improve our Health Revolutionize the way people interact with one another ADVANTAGES
Battery Life Aesthetic Appeal Added Value DISADVANTAGES
Social Etiquettes Privacy SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The number of wearables sold globally nearly tripled between 2011 and million wearables were sold in 2012 Pebble + Glass + iWatch + Gear + FitBit + Fuelband = 64M units shipped by 2017 | VentureBeat Sales will increase to 64 million devices within four years. RELEVANCE TO SOCIETY
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