Wearable Technology

Wearable technology means smart devices you wear on your body. Smartwatches are the most common type. Fitness trackers count your steps and monitor your heart. These tiny computers go wherever you go.

Types of Wearables

Smartwatches can show messages, play music, and track exercise. Fitness bands count your steps and calories. Smart glasses can show information right in front of your eyes. Some athletes wear sensors to track their performance. Even some shoes have technology built into them.

How Wearables Help People

Fitness trackers encourage people to exercise more. Some wearables can call for help if someone falls. Doctors use wearable devices to check on patients from far away. Swimmers use waterproof wearables to track their laps. Wearable technology keeps getting smaller and smarter every year.

Fun Facts

• The Apple Watch can detect if you fall down and automatically call for help.
• Some fitness trackers can tell if you are sleeping well at night.
• The first wearable computer was made in 1961 and was used to predict roulette results.

Did You Know?

Some smartwatches are more powerful than the computers that were used to send astronauts to the Moon in 1969!