Moving Wearables Into The Mainstream

Author : Joseph L. Dvorak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387691428

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Moving Wearables into the Mainstream by Joseph L. Dvorak Pdf

The term Wearable Technology encompasses a wide spectrum of devices, services and systems for wireless communications and the web. This book discusses characteristics and design elements required for wearable devices and systems to be embraced by the mainstream population for use in their everyday lives, introducing concepts such as Operational Inertia. The book discusses social and legal issues that may pose the greatest impediment to adoption of wearables. The book is structured to meet the needs of researchers and practitioners in industry, and can also be used as a secondary text in advanced-level courses in computer science and electrical engineering.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1571 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781522554851

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Wearable Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

Advances in technology continue to alter the ways in which we conduct our lives, from the private sphere to how we interact with others in public. As these innovations become more integrated into modern society, their applications become increasingly relevant in various facets of life. Wearable Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the development and implementation of wearables within various environments, emphasizing the valuable resources offered by these advances. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics, such as assistive technologies, data storage, and health and fitness applications, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, professionals, students, and practitioners interested in the emerging applications of wearable technologies.

Author : Claus-Peter H. Ernst
Publisher : Springer
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319303765

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The Drivers of Wearable Device Usage by Claus-Peter H. Ernst Pdf

This book collects multiple research articles studying the factors influencing wearable device usage. Based on multiple empirical studies, which research different kinds of wearable devices such as smartwatches, activity trackers, and smartglasses, potential drivers of wearable device usage are identified and evaluated. Overall, the book provides novel and important insights for both practitioners and academics, highlights their various practical implications for the development and marketing of wearable devices and offers outlooks on further research directions.

Author : Ravindra S. Goonetilleke,Waldemar Karwowski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030201425

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Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors by Ravindra S. Goonetilleke,Waldemar Karwowski Pdf

This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and addresses the design of products, processes, services, and work systems to ensure they are productive, safe, and enjoyable for people to use. The human body’s responses to physical and physiological work demands, strain injuries from repetition, vibration, force, and posture are the most common types of issues examined, along with their design implications. The book explores a wide range of topics in physical ergonomics, including the consequences of repetitive motion, materials handling, workplace safety, the usability of portable devices, design, working postures, and the work environment. Mastering physical ergonomics and safety engineering concepts is fundamental to creating products and systems that people can safely and conveniently use, as well as avoiding stresses and minimizing the risk of accidents. Based on the AHFE 2019 Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, held on July 24-28, 2019, in Washington D.C., USA, this book provides readers with a comprehensive perspective on the current challenges in physical ergonomics, which is a critical aspect in the design of any human-centered technological system, and for factors influencing human performance.

Author : Aleksandar Marković,Slađana Barjaktarović Rakočević
Publisher : FON
Page : 1795 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788676802951

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Proceedings of the XIV INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM SYMORG 2014 by Aleksandar Marković,Slađana Barjaktarović Rakočević Pdf

Author : ?ad, Süleyman Nihat,Ebner, Martin
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522516934

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Digital Tools for Seamless Learning by ?ad, Süleyman Nihat,Ebner, Martin Pdf

In recent years, the use of technology has become increasingly integrated into classroom settings. By utilizing new innovations, students can be provided with a deeper learning experience. Digital Tools for Seamless Learning is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the implementation of technology in modern classrooms and provides a thorough overview of how such applications assist in the learning process. Highlighting pedagogical approaches, theoretical foundations, and curriculum development strategies, this book is ideally designed for teachers, researchers, professionals, upper-level students, and practitioners actively involved in the education field.

Author : Aaron Marcus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319404066

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Design, User Experience, and Usability: Technological Contexts by Aaron Marcus Pdf

The three-volume set LNCS 9746, 9747, and 9748 constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016, held as part of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2016, in Toronto, Canada, in July 2016, jointly with 13 other thematically similar conferences. The total of 1287 papers presented at the HCII 2016 conferences were carefully reviewed and selected from 4354 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer Interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The total of 157 contributions included in the DUXU proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this three-volume set. The 41 papers included in this volume are organized in topical sections on mobile DUXU; DUXU in information design and visualization; DUXU in virtual and augmented reality; DUXU for smart objects and environments.

Author : Masaaki Kurosu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1125 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642028069

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Human Centered Design by Masaaki Kurosu Pdf

The 13th International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, HCI Inter- tional 2009, was held in San Diego, California, USA, July 19–24, 2009, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2009, the 8th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human–Computer Interaction, the Third International Conf- ence on Virtual and Mixed Reality, the Third International Conference on Internati- alization, Design and Global Development, the Third International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing, the 5th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, the Second International Conference on Digital Human Mod- ing, and the First International Conference on Human Centered Design. A total of 4,348 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry and gove- mental agencies from 73 countries submitted contributions, and 1,397 papers that were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers - dress the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of the design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human–computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

Author : S. N. Merchant,Krishna Warhade,Debashis Adhikari
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811583919

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Advances in Signal and Data Processing by S. N. Merchant,Krishna Warhade,Debashis Adhikari Pdf

This book presents the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Signal and Data Processing (ICSDP) 2019. It examines and deliberates on the recent progresses in the areas of communication and signal processing. The book includes topics on the recent advances in the areas of wired and wireless communication, low complexity architecture of MIMO receivers, applications on wireless sensor networks and internet of things, signal processing, image processing and computer vision, VLSI embedded systems, cognitive networks, power electronics and automation, mechatronics based applications, systems and control, cognitive science and machine intelligence, information security and big data. The contents of this book will be useful for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the area of communication, signal processing, and allied fields.

Author : Katherine Townsend,Rhian Solomon,Amanda Briggs-Goode
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350075481

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Crafting Anatomies by Katherine Townsend,Rhian Solomon,Amanda Briggs-Goode Pdf

The human body lies at the centre of our relationship to fashion and textiles. Crafting Anatomies explores how the body has become a catalyst for archival research, creative dialogues and hybrid fabrications in fashion design. Focusing on how our response to the corporeal has shifted over time, the book looks at how it is currently influencing design and socio-material practices. With contributions from a multidisciplinary range of scholars and researchers, Crafting Anatomies examines how new technologies have become integrated with traditional fashion and textiles techniques, bringing together art, science and biomedical approaches. Traversing the cutting-edge of design research, the chapters take us from the forgotten lives of historical garments to the potential of biofabrication to cross the boundaries between skin and textile. Illustrated with 120 images visualising original research, the book reveals how the human body continues to inspire future design, from historical wearables to prosthetic limbs and 3D-printed footwear. In doing so, it provides an inspiring account of how fashion and textile culture now impacts socio-creativity and the formation of contemporary identity.

Author : Amy Cox Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781000185706

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The Camera as Actor by Amy Cox Hall Pdf

Looking beyond the impact photographs have on the perpetuation and expression of social norms and stereotypes, and the influence of the act of taking a photograph, this new collection brings together international scholars to examine the camera itself as an actor. Bringing the camera back into view, this volume furthers our understanding of how, and in what ways, imaging technology shapes us, our lives, and the representations out of which we fashion knowledge, base our judgments and ultimately act. Through a broad range of case studies, the authors in this collection make the convincing claim that the camera is much more than a mechanical device brought to life by the photographer. This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, visual culture, anthropology and the history of photography.

Author : Peng Toh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1518700926

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Wearables at Inflection by Peng Toh Pdf

Wearables are all the rage these days. Wearable computing devices have been around way back in the 16th century but began to come into the mainstream only in the last couple of years. There are now more models of fitness trackers or smart watches than types of bread. Most of the wearables currently on sale or in various stages of development are meant for relatively healthy adults while a growing number are dedicated specifically to the elderly, the sick, children, women, moms-to-be, babies and even animals. Several are intended for use by enterprises. Many are in their second or third generations.Some analysts hail wearables as "the largest technological advancement of the century". Apple Watch, Fitbit trackers, Facebook's Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, Bioman T-shirt and the plethora of other wearable gadgets can perform many functions of personal computers. The consumerization of these gadgets holds out the prospect of making lives smarter, healthier and safer. In addition systems of payments made possible by the advent of wearables and pioneered by prominent players like Apple Inc, Microsoft Inc., Jawbone Inc. and financial institutions should make for "reflection" or making lives easier by dispensing with the need to queue at supermarkets.This first comprehensive book on Wearable Technology takes the reader to a fair cross section of leading products in nine industry verticals, which together should cover the entire wearable market. The book also addresses and forecasts the global wearable market in the coming years. Above all, it outlines an action plan for the wearable movement to take off and move on to maturity. At the same time the author is mindful of three overriding pre-conditions - continuing peace in the world at large, continuing worldwide economic prosperity and the absence of disruptive substitutes to wearable products - that can make or break the movement. This book contains 260 pages, over 90 exhibits, and scores of product and company profiles. To reach out to a wider audience, the book is being sold for a fraction of the price of a research report.This book has enjoyed very good reviews by independent reviewers.

Author : Renee DiResta,Brady Forrest,Ryan Vinyard
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781491907108

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The Hardware Startup by Renee DiResta,Brady Forrest,Ryan Vinyard Pdf

Thanks to the decreasing cost of prototyping, it's more feasible for professional makers and first-time entrepreneurs to launch a hardware startup. But exactly how do you go about it? This book provides the roadmap and best practices you need for turning a product idea into a full-fledged business. Written by three experts from the field, The Hardware Startup takes you from idea validation to launch, complete with practical strategies for funding, market research, branding, prototyping, manufacturing, and distribution. Two dozen case studies of real-world startups illustrate possible successes and failures at every stage of the process. Validate your idea by learning the needs of potential users Develop branding, marketing, and sales strategies early on Form relationships with the right investment partners Prototype early and often to ensure you're on the right path Understand processes and pitfalls of manufacturing at scale Jumpstart your business with the help of an accelerator Learn strategies for pricing, marketing, and distribution Be aware of the legal issues your new company may face

Author : Aaron Smiley
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323961608

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Telemedicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book by Aaron Smiley Pdf

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Aaron Smiley brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Telemedicine. Given the sudden and surprising challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever for practicing veterinarians to be up to date on the current best practices surrounding telehealth and small animal care. In this issue, top experts in the field explore the many nuances of implementing telehealth in veterinary practice, providing readers with the latest best practices in several key areas. Contains 11 practice-oriented topics including wearables, feline arthritis, oncology, anesthesia, technology, hospice, and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on telemedicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Author : Mussaad Al-Razouki,Sophie Smith
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031048364

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Hybrid Healthcare by Mussaad Al-Razouki,Sophie Smith Pdf

This essential book reviews how digital health ventures can be integrated with more traditional techniques to revolutionize the healthcare system. Details of the current state of the digital marketplace, the available tools for early detection and diagnostics that presently employ digital technologies are provided. Relevant aspects of blockchain, artificial intelligence including data lake development and data analytics are described. The role of regulators and legislation including GDPR are also covered. Hybrid Healthcare provides a thorough overview of how digital health entrepreneurs will need to employ a hybrid approach to address many healthcare challenges of the 21st century. It is therefore an indispensable resource for all those seeking to develop their knowledge of this rapidly growing sector.