Wearable Technologies

In the future wearable technology will revolutionize the way we live. The current trend is to augment ordinary wearable objects - e.g. watches glasses bracelets and clothing - with advanced information and communication technologies such as sensors electronics software connectivity and power sources. These wearable devices can monitor and assist the user in the management of his/her daily life with applications that range from activity tracking sport and wellness mobile games and environmental monitoring up to e-health.This book explores recent advances in the multidisciplinary field of wearable technologies and the important remaining gaps that must be addressed in order to obtain a massive diffusion.Articles in this book address topics that include wearable sensing and bio-sensing technologies smart textiles smart materials wearable microsystems low-power and embedded circuits for data acquisition and processing and data transmission.