Editing Wearable computer (section)

===2000s===
Dr. [[Bruce H. Thomas]] and Dr. Wayne Piekarski developed the Tinmith wearable computer system to support [[augmented reality]]. This work was first published internationally in 2000 at the ISWC conference. The work was carried out at the Wearable Computer Lab in the [[University of South Australia]].

In 2002, as part of [[Kevin Warwick]]'s [[Kevin Warwick#Project Cyborg|Project Cyborg]], Warwick's wife, Irena, wore a necklace which was electronically linked to Warwick's nervous system via an implanted [[electrode array]]. The color of the necklace changed between red and blue dependent on the signals on Warwick's nervous system.<ref>Warwick, K, "I, Cyborg", University of Illinois Press, 2004</ref>

Also in 2002, [[Xybernaut]] released a wearable computer called the Xybernaut Poma Wearable PC, Poma for short. ''Poma'' stood for Personal Media Appliance. The project failed for a few reasons though the top reasons are that the equipment was expensive and clunky. The user would wear a head-mounted optical piece, a CPU that could be clipped onto clothing, and a mini keyboard that was attached to the user's arm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cultofmac.com/311850/first-wearable-computer-xybernaut-poma |title=First wearable computers made you look like a freaking Borg |first=David |last=Pierini |date=26 July 2015 |access-date=23 May 2018 |work=Cult of Mac}}</ref>

[[GoPro]] released their first product, the [[GoPro#35mm|GoPro HERO 35mm]], which began a successful franchise of wearable cameras. The cameras can be worn atop the head or around the wrist and are shock and waterproof. GoPro cameras are used by many athletes and extreme sports enthusiasts, a trend that became very apparent during the early 2010s.

In the late 2000s, various Chinese companies began producing mobile phones in the form of wristwatches, the descendants of which as of 2013 include the i5 and i6, which are GSM phones with 1.8-inch displays, and the [[ZGPAX s5]] [[Android (operating system)|Android]] wristwatch phone.