Shaping Future Schools with Digital Technology by Shengquan Yu & Hannele Niemi & Jon Mason

Author:Shengquan Yu & Hannele Niemi & Jon Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811394393
Publisher: Springer Singapore

As mentioned earlier, the smart watches must be close to the smartphones, and many features are the same with the phone app. However, maybe someday wearable technology will provide us with a “persistent” digital identity, melding the functions of house key, credit card, and a driving license in one small gadget worn on the wrist or neck, which is a little like a wristband (called a MagicBand) to get on rides, pay for food and enter hotel rooms in the Disney World theme park in Orlando.

Wearable devices hold the potential to transform some industries. Clinical trials could become cheaper and more accurate if drug makers give wearable monitors to the patients taking part. Hospitals and doctors’ surgeries could use such monitors to reduce the need for home visits. Insurance firms could enter a new age in which they reduce risk as well as provide cover for it. One American health insurer is already handing out health-monitoring bands to customers, promising lower premiums for those who exercise more. Banks could reward customers who use the identity-verifying features of wearables, to cut the risk of card fraud. In PE classes, wearable technology can also help students and teachers adjust exercise intensity.

In short, wearable devices can not only help us better understand our own body, but also help us better explore the outside world, and even the universe. It is difficult, but the opportunities are boundless.

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