Wearable technology

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Brooke Glasford

There is a point where fashion and the arts meets business and the two collide head on with technology. This point is what I consider my sweet spot, talking about them makes my heart rate increase and my mind goes into overdrive. Being able to utilize technology in a way that optimizes our efforts when doing something as simple as wearing clothes every day is ground breaking. Add that to decreasing the impact an entire sector has on the environment, that is truly exciting. This is wearable technology.

What is a wearable anyway?

According to Techopedia.com, a wearable device is a type of technology that is worn on the human body. This type of device is small enough to wear and includes powerful sensor technologies that is often used for tracking a user’s vital signs or pieces of data related to health and fitness, location or even his/her biofeedback indicating emotions.

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