Wearable Tech: Why Architectures Matter

This paper explores the issues surrounding the evolution of wearable technology and the principle of taking a platform based approach and what could be done to make wearable technology easier to develop and more accessible. The paper suggests definitions of where the boundary lies between what constitutes wearable technology and technology that is carried rather than worn. The main areas highlighted for discussion came about as a result of the research into the issues surrounding wearable technology development. The two principle technology based issues are the generation, storage and transfer of electrical power, and the safety, security and storage of Data. The third main issue is the social framework in which wearable technology is developing and how acceptable the use of technology is in today’s society. This paper concludes by highlighting the issues in these three areas with a view to encouraging the technology manufacturers to develop solutions to the power and data questions, whilst in the meantime encouraging society as a whole to reflect and see what technology means to our future social architecture.

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Barry Kirby

Amanda Kirby

Jamie-Lee Birch

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Publication date: July 2016

Publication date (Print): July 2016

Pages: 1-7

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.69

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 30

Conference location: Bournemouth University, Poole, UK

Conference date: 11 - 15 July 2016

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Fusion

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[1] Armada 2014 The Problems with Wearable Technology Available at: http://wwwthearmadagroup.com/business-technology/the-problems-with-wearable-technology January 9 2016

[2] P. Austin 2013 One in five Brits call for Google Glass to be banned Available at:http://www.gold.ac.uk/news/pressrelease/?releas eID=1006 November 17 2014

[3] Breed 2014 Where is wearable tech’s future in retail? Available at: http://www.breed communications.com/blog/where-is-wearable-techs-future-in-retail/ December 12 2015

[4] B. Child 2014 Google Glass banned in UK cinemas Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/01/google-glass-banned-in-uk-cinemas November 22 2015

[5] C. Costa 2014 The Biggest Challenges to Wearable Technology. Available at: http://hightechrealm.com/2014/01/the-biggest-challenges-to-wearable-technology/ December 19 2015

[6] S. Curtis 2014b Wearable tech: how hackers could turn your most private data against you Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10925223/ Wearable-tech-how-hackers-could-turn-your-most-private-data-against-you.html December 20 2014

[7] Etenjitv 2012 FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) Lithium-Ceramic Battery – Prologium Technology Available at: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=UhiSs5WddOA November 21 2015

[8] K. Evans Will Trickle Charging Hurt a Battery? Available at: http://www.ehow.com/facts_7681780_trickle-charging-hurt-battery.html December 12 2015

[9] T. Hammond 2014 Industry leaders say standardization needed for wearable tech. Available at: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/industry-leaders-say-standardization-needed-for-wearable-tech/ December 12 2015

[10] H. Kelly 2014 Smartphones are fading. Wearables are next Available at: http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/19/technology/mobile/wearable-devices/ December 15 2014

[11] B KirbyB Mosley 2015 The Architectures of Wearable Technology

[12] B. Mitchell 2014 Introduction to Body Area Networks Available at:http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basiccomp uterarchitecture/fl/Introduction-to-Body-Area-Networks.htm December 12 2015

[13] D. Mohney 2013 Bring Me My Power Belt: The Future of Wearable Batteries Available at: http://www.wearabletechworld.com/topics/wearable-tech/articles/353917-bring-me-my-power-belt-future-wearable-batteries.htm November 29 2015

[14] S. Park et al 1999 The Wearable Motherboard [C]: A Flexible Information Infrastructure or Sensate Liner for Medical Applications Studies in health technology and informatics 252 258

[15] A. Sacco 2014 Enterprise Wearables Present Tech Challenges and Management Pitfalls Available at:http://www.cio.com/article/2457646/wearable-technology/enterprise-wearables-present-tech-challenges-and-management-pitfalls.html December 17 2015

[16] F. Schumacher 2014 Energy Harvesting for Wearables Available at: http://www.wearable-technologies.com/2014/07/energy-harvesting-for-wearables/ November 20 2015

[17] J. Vincent 2013 UK will pre-emptively ban the use of Google Glass when driving Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/uk-will-preemptively-ban-the-use-of-google-glass-when-driving-8742050.html November 23 2015

[18] W. Welsh 2014 Wearable Devices: Privacy, Security Worries Loom Large Available at: http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/mobile-and-wireless/wearable-devices-privacy-security-worries-loom-large/d/d-id/1316833 January 17 2016

[19] M. Williams 2014 Flexible battery, no lithium required Available at: http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/28/flexible-battery-no-lithium-required/ February 3 2016

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