A brief history of wearable equipment: The story begins 39 ago

Lead: American It website Fiercemobileit last week published an article titled "A Brief History of wearable equipment" (A short History of wearables), a brief review of the development history of wearable equipment. The following is the full text of the article. Wearable devices have now become a fad, from Bluetooth headsets to fitness wristband to Google glasses, which present the most cutting-edge technology in the digital age. Some products work independently, while others need to be used in conjunction with smartphones. Of course, everyone wants to know if wearable devices will be pouring into the corporate market like smartphones and tablets. Fiercemobileit the development of wearable equipment to help people understand the development of such products. It is not difficult to see, if widely available, Google glasses Such devices may change the way we live and work. The development of wearable equipment dates back to the 1762, when John Harrison (John Harrison) invented the pocket watch. But we decided to start the technology in 1975, the year when Hamilton Watch launched the pulsar calculator watch. The product became synonymous with male fashion for a time, and even Gerald, Gerald Ford, the president of the United States, wanted a watch like that. The following is a brief history of Wearable equipment: 1975: Hamilton watch launched pulsar calculator watch. 1977: CC Collins developed a wearable device for the blind, using a head-mounted camera to convert the image into a tactile grid on the vest. 1979: Sony launches Walkman cassette Walkman. 1981: Steve Mann (Steve Mann) designed a backpack-style computer with text, image and multimedia features and a helmet-mounted display. 1984: Casio develops Casio Databank CD-40, one of the world's first digital watches that can store information. 1989: Reflection Marvell develops private eye head-mounted display. Megellan Company launched a consumer-level handheld GPS equipment. 1990: Olivetti launched a badge that can send a user's ID to an infrared receiver on an office building to track the user's location. 1993: Columbia University researchers developed the Karma augmented Reality system, which includes a private eye head-mounted display. 1994: Researchers at the University of Toronto developed a wrist-mounted computer that fixed the keyboard and display on the forearm. Steve Mann developed a wearable wireless camera that specializes in recording life. 1998: Trekker launched a commercial product based on Mann's results, selling at $10,000. 1999: RIM(now renamed BlackBerry) launches the first product--rim 850 two-way pager. 2000: The world's first Bluetooth headset shipping. 2006: Nike's Apple team developed a device to record walking distance and speed, which needs to be used in conjunction with the ipod Nano, at $20. 2008: Fitbit launched the first fitness equipment, can be sandwiched on clothing, and tracking the user's steps, walking distance, heat consumption, exercise intensity and sleep status, the price of 99 dollars Looxie launched can be fixed on the ear of the wearable camera, a maximum of 10 hours a day to record video. The price is 200 dollars. 2010: Brother launched Airscounter head-wearing display, can be the size of the equivalent of 14-inch screen projection to the user in front of about 1 meters. Eurotech Group develops Zypad, a small touchscreen computer fixed to the wrist. 2011: Jawbone The UP-workout wrist strap, which tracks sleep, exercise, diet, and associates with smartphone applications. The price is 130 dollars. 2012: Sony launches smartwatch, using Bluetooth to connect to Android phones for $150. Pebble released Pebble Watch to provide fitness and health tracking, internet, voice navigation and other functions. Bluetooth technology can be used to connect with smartphone applications, with a retail price of 250 dollars. 2013: Google introduced a beta version of Google glasses to some users. Google Glasses is a fixed on the glasses of the optical head-mounted display, which can be controlled by voice, and can use WiFi internet access. Samsung, the world's largest Android smartphone maker, released its Galaxy Gear smart watch, which can be connected to Android smartphones using Bluetooth. Japanese carmaker Nissan released Nismo smart watch, which can provide drivers with average speed, fuel consumption and driver's heart rate, and other information. The price is 120 dollars. Misfit launched the underwater Physical Activity monitor shine. 2014: Rumors about Apple iwatch may be a smart watch with WiFi access. (Ding Macro)