Persuasive Essay On Wearable Technology

Starbucks coffee, nerd glasses, dyed hair, and all-star converse shoes are some of the main ways to pull of the so-called hipster look. Teens and young adults are all about being up to date with fashion and technology. One could consider Wearable Technology to be the new fashion trend to sweep the 21st century fashion magazines. As a college student in her early 20s, I can say using wearable technology sounds like the best idea yet to have come to mankind. Let me rephrase that so we all understand what I mean. Looking at the current use of wearable technology as a social hub and then as an educational tool can lead us to finding the future of this new trend. For example, a portable, light weight HP calculator watch was introduced in the 1980s. Although I assume we all know what this watch does, I will still explain the functions of this vintage watch. It tells time but can also be used as a calculator. One could be at the drive-in movie with their love interest and check the time to see if the movie started on time. It also can be used to help total up the cost of the date all while watching Godzilla on the big screen. Now we all can agree that the Rolex has come very far with upgrades in history, so we can expect the HP watch to do the same, and it has. Don’t worry— we can still use the
Currently in New Zealand the University of Canterbury psychology and engineering departments are creating ways to use wearable technology better. How can a watch with Skype and glasses that give tours get any better? Well, their goal is to get technology with an interface with sensors that also has data and memory storage and minimizes distractions to the user so that the user pays more attention to their surroundings while texting or emailing because the technology is easy to operate. If that is not in one’s best taste of fashion, the following might