wearable computer
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of wearable computer
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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The wearable computer, originally released in 2015, still accounts for a tiny sliver of the company’s revenue.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
The most famous product is Google Glass, a wearable computer that augmented information into your periphery and recorded videos and photos.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2018
Between the speaker, embedded microphone, W1 processor, and a bevy of sensor arrays, these earpieces amount to a wearable computer in their own right.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2016
Reports on its recent decision to withdraw Google Glass temporarily from the market suggest that the wearable computer was launched too soon.
From Economist ● Mar. 5, 2015
The wearable computer is yet another gadget in the open- ended development that unites evolution and revolution.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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