and can be synced to a mobile device. The extent of wearable technology ranges from accessories that are directly worn or materials that are embedded into other materials such as clothing. They most often can connect to the internet and contain data. This industry started off like most, small and simple. With simple inventions that allowed hands free computing like bluetooth. It has since evolved and continues to evolve with the constant output of high tech products such as the apple watch, google glasses, and much more. They are “web-enabled [products that] allow people to access data hands-free from Wi-Fi networks,” “wearable technologies present a significant opportunity for businesses, both in terms of new markets and data collection”(http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wearable-technology.asp). They can enable retailers to pinpoint which websites consumers visit the most, and use that to target the consumer with like minded adds to catch their attention. But, this is just a small way wearable technology can be used to gather information. Its use varies from specific adds to gps tracking by using the security codes and gps devices built into the devices that can tell exactly where the wearer is in the world, region, or even store. This can be both beneficial and dangerous. say a child is lost in a populous city but has a device with gps built in, the parents could log in to that gps and safely find the child. If that information was placed into the wrong hands of a corrupted person than they could use that information to track or harm the
and can be synced to a mobile device. The extent of wearable technology ranges from accessories that are directly worn or materials that are embedded into other materials such as clothing. They most often can connect to the internet and contain data. This industry started off like most, small and simple. With simple inventions that allowed hands free computing like bluetooth. It has since evolved and continues to evolve with the constant output of high tech products such as the apple watch, google glasses, and much more. They are “web-enabled [products that] allow people to access data hands-free from Wi-Fi networks,” “wearable technologies present a significant opportunity for businesses, both in terms of new markets and data collection”(http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wearable-technology.asp). They can enable retailers to pinpoint which websites consumers visit the most, and use that to target the consumer with like minded adds to catch their attention. But, this is just a small way wearable technology can be used to gather information. Its use varies from specific adds to gps tracking by using the security codes and gps devices built into the devices that can tell exactly where the wearer is in the world, region, or even store. This can be both beneficial and dangerous. say a child is lost in a populous city but has a device with gps built in, the parents could log in to that gps and safely find the child. If that information was placed into the wrong hands of a corrupted person than they could use that information to track or harm the