Wearable devices: current features and future perspective

110009886480Google Glassの発表をきっかけに，近年，急速にウェアラブルデバイスへの期待が高まっている｡ウェアラブルデバイスは，十年以上前から存在していたが，技術の進歩により，近年，漸く日常で使えるようなデバイスの可能性が見えてきた｡本稿では，ウェアラブルデバイスの現状，各デバイスの特徴並びにその課題を述べ，今後の可能性について言及する｡The announcement of Google Glass project has stimulated interest in a wearable device. Although the wearable device existed ten years or more before, they were far from “wearable.” However, its possibility of the device can be seen by progress of current technologies, such as display device, wireless network, communication modules and so on. This paper describes the present condition of the wearable devices: the features of each device, and their subjects. And the future possibilities of the devices are discussed.departmental bulletin pape