Wearable
adjective
Possible or suitable to be worn; designed to be worn.
They finally developed a wearable version of the health monitoring device.
Often appears as...
- wearable technology
- wearable devices
noun
A piece of clothing or an accessory that is designed to be worn, typically, it is a piece of technology that can be worn.
This smartwatch is the latest wearable from the company.
Often appears as...
- launch a wearable
- new wearable
adjective
Possible or suitable to be worn; designed to be worn.
They finally developed a wearable version of the health monitoring device.
Often appears as...
- wearable technology
- wearable devices
noun
A piece of clothing or an accessory that is designed to be worn, typically, it is a piece of technology that can be worn.
This smartwatch is the latest wearable from the company.
Often appears as...
- launch a wearable
- new wearable
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Context
Wearable implies an item's suitability for being worn and often relates to fashion or clothing.
The designer's new collection features very wearable summer dresses.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Use
Indicates the practicality and comfort of clothes or accessories for everyday use.
Though beautiful, those high-heeled shoes are hardly wearable for daily walking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Wearable can extend beyond clothes to include anything that can be worn on the body.
The new sunglasses are not only stylish but highly wearable with any outfit.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Context
Wearable implies an item's suitability for being worn and often relates to fashion or clothing.
The designer's new collection features very wearable summer dresses.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Use
Indicates the practicality and comfort of clothes or accessories for everyday use.
Though beautiful, those high-heeled shoes are hardly wearable for daily walking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Wearable can extend beyond clothes to include anything that can be worn on the body.
The new sunglasses are not only stylish but highly wearable with any outfit.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Context
Wearable implies an item's suitability for being worn and often relates to fashion or clothing.
The designer's new collection features very wearable summer dresses.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Use
Indicates the practicality and comfort of clothes or accessories for everyday use.
Though beautiful, those high-heeled shoes are hardly wearable for daily walking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Wearable can extend beyond clothes to include anything that can be worn on the body.
The new sunglasses are not only stylish but highly wearable with any outfit.
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How to create a space...
wearable octopus octopus suit pressure sensing so for the first time we're gonna measure human motion within the suit how are the astronauts moving within the suit we can quantify that and then we design the protection to just keep them healthy and well and let them do their tasks as best they can it has space applications we're pretty
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Kenneth Shinozuka: My...
When I laid out my plan, I realized that I faced three main first, creating a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be. First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and flexible enough
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Rana el Kaliouby: This...
In understanding how we engage with media, so understanding virality and voting behavior; and also empowering or emotion-enabling technology, and I want to share some examples that are especially close to my heart. Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others,
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Can we create new senses...
in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing, we wanted to make sure that this would run on cell phones and tablets, and also we wanted to make this a wearable, something that you could wear under your clothing.
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Can machines read your...
and wearables that monitor physiological signs, the big question is not how to collect enough data, but what we're going to do with it. There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn
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A temporary tattoo that...
I encouraged people in my research group to partner with some clever material scientists, and all of us came together and brainstormed. And after a long process, we came up with a vision, an idea, of a wearable system that perhaps you could wear like a piece of jewelry
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What really happens to...
like hiking, dancing or jogging. If you're losing sleep or having hot flushes, or experiencing other symptoms that affect your quality of life, talk to your doctor. Don't rely on wearable magnets or so-called compounded hormones.
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Science Fiction Inspires...
wearable battery-powered cardiac pacemaker a device that uses electric pulses to correct abnormal heartbeats if this sci-fi monster can lead to a life-saving medical device what else is sci-fi inspired here's how another
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Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
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The Year in Ideas: TED...
young blood through the shared circulation looks younger and functions younger in its brain we looked for the possibility of creating life-sustaining clothing for interplanetary voyages this wearable
Video examples
How to create a space...
wearable octopus octopus suit pressure sensing so for the first time we're gonna measure human motion within the suit how are the astronauts moving within the suit we can quantify that and then we design the protection to just keep them healthy and well and let them do their tasks as best they can it has space applications we're pretty
Video examples
Kenneth Shinozuka: My...
When I laid out my plan, I realized that I faced three main first, creating a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be. First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and flexible enough
Video examples
Rana el Kaliouby: This...
In understanding how we engage with media, so understanding virality and voting behavior; and also empowering or emotion-enabling technology, and I want to share some examples that are especially close to my heart. Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others,
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing, we wanted to make sure that this would run on cell phones and tablets, and also we wanted to make this a wearable, something that you could wear under your clothing.
Video examples
Can machines read your...
and wearables that monitor physiological signs, the big question is not how to collect enough data, but what we're going to do with it. There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn
Video examples
A temporary tattoo that...
I encouraged people in my research group to partner with some clever material scientists, and all of us came together and brainstormed. And after a long process, we came up with a vision, an idea, of a wearable system that perhaps you could wear like a piece of jewelry
Video examples
What really happens to...
like hiking, dancing or jogging. If you're losing sleep or having hot flushes, or experiencing other symptoms that affect your quality of life, talk to your doctor. Don't rely on wearable magnets or so-called compounded hormones.
Video examples
Science Fiction Inspires...
wearable battery-powered cardiac pacemaker a device that uses electric pulses to correct abnormal heartbeats if this sci-fi monster can lead to a life-saving medical device what else is sci-fi inspired here's how another
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
Video examples
The Year in Ideas: TED...
young blood through the shared circulation looks younger and functions younger in its brain we looked for the possibility of creating life-sustaining clothing for interplanetary voyages this wearable
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Jamais Cascio
American Writer
I do think that fashion may end up being the 'killer app' for wearable augmented reality systems. This is in part because it's not simply task-oriented - like finding a restaurant or where your friend is currently lounging about - but experience-oriented. It becomes part of your life.
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John T. Chambers
American Businessman
Wearable technology will tell us how well we are sleeping and whether we need to exercise. Sensors in the street will help us avoid traffic jams and find parking. Telemedicine applications will allow physicians to treat patients who are hundreds of miles away.
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Astro Teller
English Scientist
We've got rings, glasses, we wear things for armor, for protection from the elements, to signal our status to other people. And we're going to co-opt a lot of those things, where wearables are going to end up being the interface between us in the world.
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Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others, and it can help individuals on the autism spectrum interpret emotion, something that they really struggle with.
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Emilia Wickstead
New Zealander Designer
You can see that ladylike kind of dressing with a twist coming back at Dior, and I think that a lot of the fashion is following in those kinds of footsteps. It's wearable. It sits in your wardrobe forever.
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Steve Mann
Canadian Scientist
The use of the wearable computer changes with each person. When this device is your way of seeing, or a seeing aid, it's how you see the world. When you use it as a memory aid, it is your brain.
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Andre Iguodala
American Athlete
NBA players, we're directly involved in the tech world whether we know it or not. Media content and wearables directly influence us every day.
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Mandy Harvey
American Musician
There is a lot of technology out there that can help people with hearing loss including wearable technology that vibrates.
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Ashley Madekwe
English Actress
Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
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Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Self-tracking using a wearable device can be fascinating.
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Jamais Cascio
American Writer
I do think that fashion may end up being the 'killer app' for wearable augmented reality systems. This is in part because it's not simply task-oriented - like finding a restaurant or where your friend is currently lounging about - but experience-oriented. It becomes part of your life.
Quote examples
John T. Chambers
American Businessman
Wearable technology will tell us how well we are sleeping and whether we need to exercise. Sensors in the street will help us avoid traffic jams and find parking. Telemedicine applications will allow physicians to treat patients who are hundreds of miles away.
Quote examples
Astro Teller
English Scientist
We've got rings, glasses, we wear things for armor, for protection from the elements, to signal our status to other people. And we're going to co-opt a lot of those things, where wearables are going to end up being the interface between us in the world.
Quote examples
Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others, and it can help individuals on the autism spectrum interpret emotion, something that they really struggle with.
Quote examples
Emilia Wickstead
New Zealander Designer
You can see that ladylike kind of dressing with a twist coming back at Dior, and I think that a lot of the fashion is following in those kinds of footsteps. It's wearable. It sits in your wardrobe forever.
Quote examples
Steve Mann
Canadian Scientist
The use of the wearable computer changes with each person. When this device is your way of seeing, or a seeing aid, it's how you see the world. When you use it as a memory aid, it is your brain.
Quote examples
Andre Iguodala
American Athlete
NBA players, we're directly involved in the tech world whether we know it or not. Media content and wearables directly influence us every day.
Quote examples
Mandy Harvey
American Musician
There is a lot of technology out there that can help people with hearing loss including wearable technology that vibrates.
Quote examples
Ashley Madekwe
English Actress
Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.
Quote examples
Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Self-tracking using a wearable device can be fascinating.
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