A Comprehensive Framework of Usability Issues Related to the Wearable Devices (original) (raw)

2020, EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing

Continual innovation in hardware and software technologies, such as sensors, displays, processors, storage memory, and algorithms, has been crucial in changing the paradigm of computing devices. Mobile computing has advanced rapidly over the past decade, and the components found in such computing devices are becoming increasingly smaller while remaining extremely powerful. The emergence of quantified-self technologies, including wearable devices, is one of the most evident examples of this technological development. Wearable devices can be defined as, "smart electronic devices available in various forms; located near or on the human body to sense and analyze physiological and psychological data such as feelings, movements, heart rate, blood pressure, and so forth, via applications either installed on the device itself or on an external device (i.e., smartphones that are connected to the cloud)" (p.2) [1]. According to Motti and Caine [2], "since the first sensors were produced, the wearable device field has evolved exponentially" and "is characterized by body-worn devices, such as clothing and accessories" (p.1820). Humans use wearable devices in their daily