The time is approaching quickly when wearable computers will become as common as wrist-watches, and their wearers will use them as they would a reference book, accessing databases of information at a push of a button. Already used in areas such as maintenance, navigation, manufacturing, language translation, and medical applications, wearable computers show promise for future use in applications beyond our current imagination. Wearable computers examines the history of and current applications for wearable computers, as well as special considerations and engineering concerns for this new application of computing technology. Find out how much you might be using this new technology in the near future.