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
Snap first filed a trademark application for Spectacles in September 2016, “for use in connection with wearable computer hardware” and other related uses “among consumer electronics devices and displays.”
From The Verge • Jan. 6, 2022
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
One can imagine the wearable computer, new intelligent materials, even new human beings.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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