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Do you wear your belt, or is it just always with you, hooked through some loops on your pants? This isn't meant sarcastically -- the idea of "wearing" somethin
by pndmnm 15y ago
Do you wear your belt, or is it just always with you, hooked through some loops on your pants?
This isn't meant sarcastically -- the idea of "wearing" something is pretty tied up with the context of the object (e.g. is it "clothing") and less to do with how you're actually carrying it around, which can make "wearable" computing something of an oxymoron depending on how it's interpreted.
- nodata 15y agoWhether or not the two things are equivalent in one way ("you have it with you") isn't what we're discussing. Am I wearing this book in my hand? No I am not. The ring on my finger? Yes. "Wearable" is a word that means a specific thing. It doesn't mean "something you have with you".
- kylemaxwell 15y agoNo, but unlike a book, I can clip my phone to my belt (well, if it were 10 years ago and I still thought that didn't look terrible). Given Bluetooth and PANs, there's just not much different between what's in my pocket and what's on my belt.
- pndmnm 15y agoRight. So why are you wearing your belt (hooked through some fabric loops on your pants) and you're not wearing your phone (resting in a fabric pouch on your pants)?
- camtarn 15y agoPerhaps a distinction can be drawn based on how you use the device - with exception of audio and vibration notifications, phones have to be in your hand to be used. Wearables can be used without overly impeding whatever you're doing. Still, having an always-accessible computing platform and internet terminal, even if it has to be held, is a pretty big deal :)