Wearables

What functions do wearable technologies have?

Some different activities that wearables are either required when doing or chosen based on social norms include camping, business, carrying water or other supplies like groceries, school, military, religious events, privacy versus public.

Wearables change greatly in multi-cultural settings and when spanning time periods. Also there are many differences in fashion and function, though many times they are combined.


Wearables and Machines:

google glass
watches
cell phones
earphones
heart rate monitors
prosthetics
      limbs, organs, skin, blood, biological components
      animals, test tube, fetal cells
            hybrid (machine and biology)



Proshetics:
     (as technology art)

impractical or not useful
atypical
more difficult
something very specific or unusual, easier in a specific setting or with a specific person
private or personal
be made for someone specific
testing boundaries of the body
comentary


site - body
medium - technology
product - wearable



More examples:

shirts
shoes
pants
skirts
ties
belts
hats
gloves
scarves
rings
necklaces
earrings
jackets
sweaters
coats
socks
sandals
bandannas
purses
holsters
ponchos
undergarments
prosthetic
bracelets
boots
caste
glasses
contacts
hearing aids
masks