Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
28 results found in wearable technology.
- Quantified Self (Self-Tracking, Personal Informatics, Lifelogging)
- The practice of using technology to systematically track and analyse data about one's own body, health, behaviour, and daily activities. Common tools include fitness trackers, smartwatches, heart rate…
- Smart Glasses (AR Glasses, Assistive Smart Glasses)
- Smart glasses are head-mounted wearable devices that incorporate cameras, microphones, speakers, and computing capabilities into an eyeglass form factor. For people who are blind or have low vision, s…
- Smartglasses (Smart Glasses, AR Glasses, Connected Glasses)
- Eyewear with integrated computing capabilities including sensors, displays, cameras, and connectivity that overlay digital information onto the wearer's field of view or provide hands-free access to c…
- Smartwatch (Smart Watch, Wrist-Worn Device)
- A wrist-worn computing device with a small touchscreen display that provides notifications, health tracking, and app functionality beyond timekeeping. Smartwatches present significant accessibility ch…
- Smartwatch Interaction (Watch-Based Interaction)
- The methods and techniques used to interact with smartwatch devices, including touch gestures on the small screen, physical button and crown inputs, and motion-based gestures detected by onboard senso…
- Vibrotactile Feedback (Vibrotactile, Vibrotactile Display, Tactile Vibration)
- A form of haptic feedback that uses vibration patterns to convey information through the sense of touch. In accessibility, vibrotactile feedback provides an alternative or complement to visual and aud…
- Video see-through (VST, Camera passthrough)
- A display approach in head-mounted devices where the user's view of the real world is captured by outward-facing cameras and displayed on screens inside the headset, allowing complete digital manipula…
- Wearable Sensors (Body-Worn Sensors, Wearable Sensor Technology)
- Electronic devices worn on the body that collect data about movement, physiological signals, or environmental conditions. In accessibility contexts, wearable sensors include accelerometers, gyroscopes…