Wearable computing

The Immersive education conference is a conference where many experts address the development and effects of new technologies. Immersion 2015 will be held in Paris, France. The dates and venues for Immersion 2015 are not yet determined but will be announced in March. You can learn more here at http://summit.immersiveeducation.org. Wearable computing will be one of the forms of immersive education technologies covered at the conference.

Wearable computing is any electronic device that can be worn by a person. It is usually worn for convenience, and has the ability to process and store data. It can be integrated in clothing or with accessories for instance glasses or watches. Wearable computing just recently started to become more popular and commercialized.

Some examples of wearable computing devices are Google Glass, Apple Watch, and activity monitors.The Fitbit is one example of a wearable activity monitor. It is capable of tracking sleep, amount of steps taken, amount of calories burned, and distance traveled. The Fitbit gathers and stores this data then uploads it to an online profile.

The technology that the Fitbit relies on is it three-dimensional accelerometer system. This system tracks the accelerations of the person wearing the device. The system then relies on an algerithem to turn that information into the amount of calories burned and the distance covered.The sleep tracker simply tracks the movements during sleep.


The Apple watch is another new development in wearable computing. This new technology allows a person to have their watch act as their smart phone. It has the capability of a cellphone and a fitness tracker. The watch has yet to be released but apple has promised to release it in early 2015.

The watch will connect to the users iPhone. This means when the user opens up an app on their watch, it uses WatchKit extensions, which connects the phone's app with the watch. The watch will use touch screen technologies to navigate through apps and messages. The watch will also send push notifications when the user receives messages or has reminders set.


Google Glass is another new form of wearable technology. This product was developed to provide a hands free smart phone by using an optical head-mounted display. You can learn more about Google glass here:


Some issues that developers are still working on these wearable devices are battery life, waterproofing, and software updates. These issues and new developments for wearable technology will be cover at Immersion 2015.