Wearable Computing Has Arrived on the Factory Floor [VIDEO]

Sept. 12, 2014

Wearable computing has arrived on the factory floor

IndustryWeek Technology Editor Travis Hessman dons "smart, safety certified eyewear" in this exclusive interview with Andrew Blanco of XOEye Technology.

"What you're wearing," Blanco tells Hessman, "is one element of our end-to-end wearable computing platform that we’re developing for enterprise."

"The device [is a] smart safety certified eyewear device that allows users to livestream their first-person point-of-view to anyone in the world with access to the internet and communicate with them with them about that experience via two-way wireless communication."

Learn more about specific applications by watching the video.

About the Author

Travis M. Hessman | Editor-in-Chief

Travis Hessman is the editor-in-chief and senior content director for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest. He began his career as an intern at IndustryWeek in 2001 and later served as IW's technology and innovation editor. Today, he combines his experience as an educator, a writer, and a journalist to help address some of the most significant challenges in the manufacturing industry, with a particular focus on leadership, training, and the technologies of smart manufacturing.