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Wearable Technology and the Future

08/30/201408/29/2014 Note From The Editor

Wearable technology could come to define the future Wearable technology may be seen as a sort of novelty today, but in the future, it could define the way people live their lives. Wearable devices are still quite new and this sort of technology is in a state of infancy. Most of these devices are simply used for entertainment or to keep track of basic health and fitness information. As wearable technology becomes more advanced, however, new devices can be used for a wide range of purposes, including enhancing eyesight and…

Wearable technology has arrived for “smart” babies

08/12/201408/09/2014 Julie Campbell

The company behind Sproutling has now created wearables for the youngest family members. While it is becoming increasingly commonplace to see mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets being carried by adults, teens, and even children, and wearable technology is starting to show up here and there in the form of smartwatches and augmented reality glasses, the business that created Sproutling now believes that the baby in the family can also join this high tech experience. In fact, with that wearable device, an infant could become the most high tech…

Wearable tech boosts physical labor abilities with a robot suit

08/07/201408/05/2014 John Montgallo

New semi robotic suits have the ability to provide workers with far greater strength than they naturally have. Beginning in 2013, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Engineering ran tests of wearable tech in the form of robotic suits that would provide its workers with far greater strength than their natural capabilities, so that they would be able to lift heavy objects at one of its facilities. Without the robot suits, these items would be far too heavy for the employees at the Okpo-dong, South Korea site. A report about the wearable tech…

App puts a new spin on wearable technology

07/16/201407/13/2014 Stephen Vagus

augmented reality glasses google wearable technology

Google Glass gets a new app that allows users to control it with their minds A new application for Google Glass could change the way people take pictures with a mobile device. The new app is called MindRDR and is developed by This Place, a firm based in the United Kingdom. The app makes use of a biosensor that is designed to measure signals from the brain. These signals are then translated into commands that tell Glass how to operate. Such an app could change the way people use Glass…

Google shows off new wearable technology at I/O conference

06/30/201406/28/2014 L. Green

Google sheds some light on its future with wearable technology and other projects Google recently held its latest “Google I/O” conference, highlighting some of the company’s upcoming technological innovations. During the conference, Google unveiled its new Android operating system as well as a variety of wearable devices, a new “smart TV,” and even technology for vehicles. The wearable devices unveiled by Google generated significant buzz because of the company’s growing interest in augmented reality technology and other interactive tools. The conference served as a glimpse into Google’s future, showing that…