1. WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

2. OVERVIEW History Key Vendors Uses and Benefits Issues Future Uses

3. HISTORY Edward Thorp creates first wearable computer in 1961 Gave the wearer a 44% edge in the game of roulette 1975 Calculator wristwatch is invented 2000 The first Bluetooth headset is shipped 2003 Vitatron C-series was first fully digital pacemaker 2007 Fitbit was founded 2013 Google Glass was released to the public 2014 “The Year of the Wearable”

4. KEY VENDORS Fitbit Fitbit Ultra Sony, LG, Garmin Currently releasing their own fitness gear Apple/Google?  Holy Grail (Glucose monitor)

5. GENERAL USES Wearables allow for large scale data aggregation on different variables Allows hospitals to more accurately track their patients and adjust treatments Can help professional sports teams to track their players’ health and fitness

6. SPECIFIC USES Blood pressure and heart rate monitoring help doctors monitor patients not at the hospital Early detection and diagnosing cardiovascular disease TmG-BMCs MC sensor monitors muscle mechanics and muscle fatigue Smart insoles can measure weight distribution and motion for training analysis and injury prevention for athletes Smart contact lens that can notify diabetics when their glucose levels are low

7. BENEFITS More information can mean more efficiency Offer new insights into health patterns Can allow hospitals to be more effective in treatments Can allow sports teams to keep their players healthier

8. THE HAWTHORNE EFFECT Phenomenon in which subjects in behavioral studies change their performance in response to being observed.

9. ISSUES Revamping Workplace Policies BYOG Federal Regulations Employee Privacy Employees will need to know: What information is being recorded? Why it is being recorded? Where it is being stored? Protecting Proprietary Information Voice recording Pictures/Videos

10. FUTURE OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY Implantable / Embeddable Replacing smartphones Anti-theft (information) Secure voice detection / finger print recognition

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