Editing Wearable computer (section)

===2010s===
[[File:IPod Nano - LunaTik and TikTok.jpg|thumb|LunaTik, a machined wristband attachment for the [[IPod Nano#6th generation|6th-generation iPod Nano]]|198x198px]]
Standardization with [[IEEE]], [[IETF]], and several industry groups (e.g. [[Bluetooth]]) lead to more various interfacing under the [[Wireless personal area network|WPAN]] (wireless personal area network). It also led the [[Body area network|WBAN]] (Wireless body area network) to offer new classification of designs for interfacing and networking. The [[IPod Nano#6th generation|6th-generation iPod Nano]], released in September 2010, has a wristband attachment available to convert it into a wearable wristwatch computer.

The development of wearable computing spread to encompass [[rehabilitation engineering]], ambulatory intervention treatment, life guard systems, and defense wearable systems.{{Clarify|date=April 2012}}

[[Sony]] produced a wristwatch called [[Sony SmartWatch]] that must be paired with an Android phone. Once paired, it becomes an additional remote display and notification tool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/accessories/smartwatch/|title=Sony SmartWatch}}</ref>

[[Fitbit]] released several wearable fitness trackers and the [[List of Fitbit products#Fitbit Surge|Fitbit Surge]], a full [[smartwatch]] that is compatible with [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]].

On 11 April 2012, [[Pebble (watch)|Pebble]] launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to raise $100,000 for their initial smartwatch model. The campaign ended on 18 May with $10,266,844, over 100 times the fundraising target.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techland.time.com/2012/05/10/pebble-smartwatch-pre-orders-sold-out/|title=Pebble Smartwatch Pre-Orders Are Sold Out, $10+ Million Pledged|last=Newman|first=Jared|newspaper=Time|issn=0040-781X|access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> Pebble released several smartwatches, including the [[Pebble Time]] and the Pebble Round.

[[File:Google Glass detail.jpg|thumb|right|[[Google Glass]], Google's [[head-mounted display]], which was launched in 2013]]
Google Glass launched their [[optical head-mounted display]] (OHMD) to a test group of users in 2013, before it became available to the public on 15 May 2014.<ref>{{Citation | title = Here's your chance to get Google glass | newspaper = Gadget cluster | date = Apr 2014 | url = http://www.gadgetcluster.com/2014/04/heres-your-chance-to-get-google-glass/ | access-date = 17 February 2016 | archive-date = 6 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170506192806/http://www.gadgetcluster.com/2014/04/heres-your-chance-to-get-google-glass/ | url-status = dead }}.</ref> Google's mission was to produce a mass-market [[ubiquitous computing|ubiquitous computer]] that displays information in a [[smartphone]]-like hands-free format<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402613,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|title=Google 'Project Glass' Replaces the Smartphone With Glasses|first=Chloe|last=Albanesius| date=4 April 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> that can interact with the Internet via [[Natural language processing|natural language]] voice commands.<ref>{{cite news|title=Google's 'Project Glass' Teases Augmented Reality Glasses|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/253200/googles_project_glass_teases_augmented_reality_glasses.html|work=PC World|last=Newman|first=Jared| date=4 April 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="NYT 2012-02-23">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/technology/google-glasses-will-be-powered-by-android.html|title=Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality|last=Bilton|first=Nick|work=The New York Times|date=23 February 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> Google Glass received criticism over privacy and safety concerns. On 15 January 2015, Google announced that it would stop producing the Google Glass prototype but would continue to develop the product. According to Google, Project Glass was ready to "graduate" from [[Google X]], the experimental phase of the project.<ref name="BBC News 15 January 2015">{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30831128 |title= Google Glass sales halted but firm says kit is not dead |date= 15 January 2015 |website=BBC News | access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

[[Thync]], a headset launched in 2014, is a wearable that stimulates the brain with mild electrical pulses, causing the wearer to feel energized or calm based on input into a phone app. The device is attached to the temple and to the back of the neck with an adhesive strip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/02/hands-on-with-thyncs-mood-altering-headset/|title=Hands-On With Thync's Mood-Altering Headset|last=Russell|first=Kyle|website=TechCrunch |date=2015-06-02 |access-date=2016-04-09}}</ref>

[[Macrotellect Ltd|Macrotellect]] launched two portable brainwave ([[Electroencephalography|EEG]]) sensing devices, BrainLink Pro and BrainLink Lite in 2014, which allows families and meditation students to enhance the mental fitness and stress relief with 20+ brain fitness enhancement Apps on Apple and Android App Stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://o.macrotellect.com/app.html|title=APP – Macrotellect|website=o.macrotellect.com|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>

In January 2015, [[Intel]] announced the sub-miniature Intel Curie for wearable applications, based on its [[Intel Quark]] platform. As small as a button, it features a six-axis [[accelerometer]], a DSP sensor hub, a Bluetooth LE unit, and a battery charge controller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wearables/wearable-soc.html|title=Intel® Curie™ Module: Unleashing Wearable Device Innovation|date=2015-01-06|publisher=Intel|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> It was scheduled to ship in the second half of the year.

On 24 April 2015, [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] released their take on the smartwatch, known as the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch features a touchscreen, many applications, and a heart-rate sensor.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Brian X. |last1=Chen |first2=Nick |last2=Bilton |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/technology/building-a-better-battery.html |title=Building a Better Battery |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref> The Apple Watch would later become the most popular wristwatch in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Statt |first=Nick |date=2020-02-06 |title=Apple now sells more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21125565/apple-watch-sales-2019-swiss-watch-market-estimates-outsold |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

Some advanced VR headsets require the user to wear a desktop-sized computer as a backpack to enable them to move around freely.