Wearable Computing Division of Media Technology Department of Computer Science

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Wearable ComputingDivision of Media
TechnologyDepartment of Computer Science
Electrical EngineeringLuleå University of
Technology

• Author Mikael Drugge
• Last revised 2003-06-09

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Introduction

• What is wearable computing?
• Access to computing power and network, from any
  place, at any time, all the time
• What can it be used for?
• Conveying knowledge at a distance
• Reporting from/to fairs and live events
• Assisting fire fighters and service technicians
• Mobile group communication
• Plus much more...

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What we have done so far

• We are
• Mikael Drugge and Marcus Nilsson
• Working prototypes
• Laptop based, high-end, 50,000 SEK
• PDA based, low-end, 15,000 SEK
• Experiences of using them
• SITI, Marratech Pro communication
• Informal use...
• (Conference paper currently under review)

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What we have done so far

• Borderland
• Merging pervasive computing with wearable
  computers, taking the best from both worlds
• (Paper submitted for review)
• User study (completed in June 2003)
• How to design friendly user interfaces
• Interrupting a Wearable Computer User without
  Sacrificing the Bouncing Diplomats
• Preliminary results, more to come

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What we are doing

• Analyse the results from the user study
• Add ABC to the wearable computers
• Perfect combination for testing mobility
• Create the Borderland infrastructure
• Planned for this summer
• Miscellaneous
• User friendly wearable for mobile e-meetings
• Make PDA wearable better than the laptop based
• Novel interaction methods (when Borderland
  exists)
• Start using our wearables every day!