Editing Wearable computer (section)

==Applications==
[[File:Smartwatch & Smartphone.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Samsung Galaxy]] [[smartphone]]s and [[Samsung Galaxy Watch]] [[smartwatches]]]]
Wearable computers are not only limited to computers such as fitness trackers that are worn on wrists; they also include wearables such as [[Artificial cardiac pacemaker|heart pacemakers]] and other prosthetics. They are used most often in research that focuses on behavioral modeling, health monitoring systems, IT and media development, where the person wearing the computer actually moves or is otherwise engaged with his or her surroundings. Wearable computers have been used for the following:

* general-purpose computing (e.g. [[smartphone]]s and [[smartwatch]]es)
* sensory integration, e.g. to help people see better or understand the world better (whether in task-specific applications like camera-based [[welding helmet]]s<ref name=Quantigraphic>{{Cite news |title=Quantigraphic camera promises HDR eyesight from Father of AR |work=SlashGear |author=Chris Davies |date= 12 September 2012 |url=http://www.slashgear.com/quantigraphic-camera-promises-hdr-eyesight-from-father-of-ar-12246941/}}</ref> or for everyday use like [[Google Glass]])
* [[behavioral modeling]]
* [[health care]] [[monitoring (medicine)|monitoring]] [[system]]s
* [[service management]]
* [[E-textiles|electronic textile]]s and [[fashion design]], e.g. Microsoft's 2011 prototype "The Printing Dress".<ref>Microsoft, (3 August 2011), Dressing for the Future: Microsoft Duo Breaks Through with Wearable Technology Concept, Microsoft News Center</ref>

Wearable computing is the subject of active research, especially the form-factor and location on the body, with areas of study including [[user interface]] design, [[augmented reality]], and [[pattern recognition]]. The use of wearables for specific applications, for compensating [[disabilities]] or supporting elderly people steadily increases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Paolillo |first1=Emily W. |last2=Lee |first2=Shannon Y. |last3=VandeBunte |first3=Anna |last4=Djukic |first4=Nina |last5=Fonseca |first5=Corrina |last6=Kramer |first6=Joel H. |last7=Casaletto |first7=Kaitlin B. |date=2022-06-10 |title=Wearable Use in an Observational Study Among Older Adults: Adherence, Feasibility, and Effects of Clinicodemographic Factors |journal=Frontiers in Digital Health |volume=4 |pages=884208 |doi=10.3389/fdgth.2022.884208 |issn=2673-253X |pmc=9231611 |pmid=35754462|doi-access=free }}</ref>