Mobile Computing

since the dawn of the computer age, people have dreamed of wearable computers directly integrated
with our bodies. in these scenarios, the computer would no longer sit on our desks, but be incorporated
into our clothing or worn on the body like a pair of glasses. these wearable computers would help us
with daily tasks with their technological power, as if they were a sixth sense. proponents of this idea
have even gone so far as to suggest embedding computers directly into people, fusing man and machine
to create cyborgs. while these dreams may sound far fetched, they are slowly turning into a reality thanks
in part to research, technological advances and the public’s fascination with computer-augmented humans.

What defines a wearable computer is a specific topic of discussion. you may ask, ‘I have a brand new smartphone I carry with me everyday, isn’t that a wearable computer?’. the answer is yes and no.
while your smartphone and other mobile devices are technically mobile computers, they do not fit the formal definition of a true wearable computer.

To define what a wearable computer is, we look to dr. steve mann, one of the field’s leading researchers. dr. mann believes a wearable computer ‘facilitates a new form of human-computer interaction’ that isn’t possible with even today’s most sophisticated devices. he identifies ‘always on’ capability and continual accessibility as the two key characteristics of wearable computers. this means that the computer is always with the user and always interacting, completely intertwined with the user. in dr. mann’s view, a wearable computer should be a continuation of its user, working like a natural part of the body, not an external apparatus. in these terms we can see the difference between a mobile smartphone and a wearable computer.

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