Wearables
OS (wearables operating system)
A wearable OS is an operating system
designed or refactored to satisfy the requirements of wearable computers, which
can be significantly from one type of device to another and also different from
the requirements of both desktop and mobile devices.
Wearable computers include smartwatches,
smart rings, embedded clothing, fitness and health monitors in various form
factors and headsets, such as Google Glass and Microsoft’s HoloLens.
In addition to the multiplicity of
devices and the diversity of their physical sizes, there are two main operational
modes: Some wearable devices operate in standalone mode, while others use a
wireless connection to an Internet-connected device, typically a smartphone.
Most smartwatches, for example,
connect to the user’s smartphone to enable their Webinterface. In that case,
the wearable OS is essentially a mobile operating system adapted to allow the
watch to serve as a user interface. The watch itself is effectively a
wirelessBluetooth adaptor that extends smartphone
capabilities to the watch, allowing the user to answer and initiate phone
calls, read and dictate email and text
messages, get weather reports or sports scores, listen to music or
ask a digital
assistant a question.
A standalone smartwatch, on the other hand,
is typically dedicated to a particular purpose, such as GSP navigation or
healthcare-related data monitoring, recording and transmitting. Wearable
operating systems include Android Wear, Tizen for Wearables, Google Fit, Apple's
watchOS and MediaTek’s LinkIt.
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