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  Wearable technology is any kind of electronic device designed to be worn on the user's body. The most obvious example are smartwatches – but you may be surprised by other applications. Wearable devices can take many different forms, including jewellery, accessories, medical devices, and clothing or elements of clothing. The term wearable computing implies processing or communications capabilities. The most sophisticated common examples of wearable technology include artificial intelligence (AI) hearing aids and virtual reality (VR) and now augmented reality (AR) headsets, such as Apple Vision Pro. An example of a less complex form of wearable technology is a disposable skin patch with sensors that transmit patient data wirelessly to a control device in a healthcare facility; or a sports tracking device that can be worn in a GPS vest or inserted directly into sports apparel. There is more to the wearable device than just the device itself. Apart from the...

Hi-tech wearable tracking devices provide NRL broadcasters and fans unprecedented insight into player performance – as fans have surely noticed with the endless stats flashed up during television match broadcasts. But there is another purpose for those wearable devices. In combination with an equally-hi-tech analytics program, the devices give coaches, trainers, analysts, doctors and players a better insight into player/team performance and player well-being, using the data collected by the wearable trackers. Players wear the micro-technology devices in the upper back between the shoulder blades, either in what looks like a sports bra (hey, it’s a GPS vest!), or it can also be inserted in a pocket stitched in to the players’ jerseys. You will also often see players wearing only the GPS vest during training sessions. The micro-technology devices have two aspects: 1. Locational based: via a GPS it provides information on where the player is and how much distance he is coverin...