Title :
Designing a new form factor for wearable computing
Author :
Narayanaswami, Chandra ; Raghunath, M.T.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Hawthorne, NY, USA
Abstract :
Despite significant improvements in underlying technologies, the wearable computing field is still in its youth. The article offers several methods that can help accelerate the process from vision to product.
Keywords :
mobile computing; product development; rapid prototyping (industrial); wearable computers; design decisions; form factor; graphical animations; marketable product; paper prototypes; pervasive computing; rapid prototyping; wearable computing; Acceleration; Batteries; Buildings; Integrated circuit modeling; Integrated circuit technology; Investments; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Usability; Wearable computers;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2002.1158277