Could Wearable Tech Give 'Super Powers' to Humans? From: Wireless Design Magazine - 03/14/2016 The notion of wearable technology giving people superpowers also cropped up repeatedly according to a new study in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education.. "For the less-able bodied, [one of the respondents] believed WT could help them hear, see, or speak better. For able-bodied people, WT could help them do things they could not do before," the authors note. "In both cases, WT gave a sort of superpower to human beings." The workers were also clear on what made good WT: it had to be easy to use, 'fit the curve of the body', improve connectivity with the outside world and, ideally, solve problems for the user. Read the entire article at: http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2016/03/could-wearable-tech-give-super-powers-humans Link: How do they create ‘Superpower’? An exploration of knowledge-creation processes and work environments in the wearable technology industry http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17543266.2015.1133720