{"id":21683,"date":"2024-03-19T10:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T05:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21683"},"modified":"2025-10-11T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:46:03","slug":"wearable-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wearable-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Wearable Technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Wearable Technology<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wearable technology, also\u00a0known as &#8220;wearables,&#8221; is a category of\u00a0electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the user&#8217;s body, or even tattooed on the skin.<\/li>\n<li>Wearable devices come in many shapes and sizes, including smart watches and sports watches, fitness trackers, head-mounted displays, smart jewellery, smart clothing, and even implantable devices.<\/li>\n<li>At a minimum, wearable devices are equipped with sensors, software, and connecting technology.<\/li>\n<li>Working\n<ul>\n<li>The sensors gather information from the person wearing the device, and the software gathers the data and sends it to a device with processing capacity via a wireless connection.<\/li>\n<li>The ecosystem on which wearable technology works is known as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/internet-of-things-iot\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Internet of Things (IoT)<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>It is the same principle as smart technology used at home, on devices such as thermostats that can be operated from a mobile device outside the home, or smart speakers, but applied at a personal level.<\/li>\n<li>What makes an IoT solution even more attractive is the interpretation of the data gathered by the sensors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Benefits\n<ul>\n<li>Smart rings can provide\u00a0more accurate readings than smartwatches, because they can use the capillaries (small blood vessels) in your finger to get their readings.<\/li>\n<li>Another advantage of smart rings is that they have a longer battery life than smartwatches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drawbacks\n<ul>\n<li>Smart rings can&#8217;t and won&#8217;t be able to replicate the functionality offered by a smartwatch.<\/li>\n<li>Smart rings are unlikely to come with GPS or a screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?<\/h3>\n<p>It refers to an integrated system of physical objects (things) embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data within the systems over the \u201cinternet\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/how-to\/apple-samsung-smart-rings-to-be-available-soon-whats-wearable-tech-is-it-worth-buying-here-is-all-you-should-know\/articleshow\/108542930.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Apple, Samsung smart rings to be available soon: What&#8217;s wearable tech? Is it worth buying? 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