Study on the relationship between technology, data and body isomorphism—The example of smartwatches

Telematics and Informatics Reports Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI:10.1016/j.teler.2024.100118

Yuqian Lu, Zihan Zhou, Xuelian Li

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Abstract

The Smart Watch has become an important tool for individuals to understand the physical body, construct the technological body and promote the right of self-determination of the body. This study examined the daily self-tracking practices of 25 smartwatch users through participatory observation and semi-structured interviews. On the one hand, the tracking data generated by the smartwatch helps to build the technological body, thus digitizing the body and empowering the individual's body cognition. On the other hand, continuous monitoring results in the body being shaped by technology and data, and people bear the cost of digitization under the power of Technology. This study also noted the care logic of smart watches. When children give their parents smart watches as gifts, a lively and powerful practice of digital care is taking place. The investigation of the self-tracking practice in the use of smart watches is helpful to understand the role of data technology in contemporary life politics from the perspective of human subjectivity.

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技术、数据与身体同构关系研究--以智能手表为例

智能手表已成为个人了解身体、构建科技身体和促进身体自决权的重要工具。本研究通过参与式观察和半结构化访谈，考察了 25 位智能手表用户的日常自我追踪实践。一方面，智能手表产生的追踪数据有助于构建科技身体，从而实现身体数字化，增强个体的身体认知能力。另一方面，持续监测导致身体被技术和数据塑造，人们在技术的力量下承担数字化的代价。这项研究还注意到了智能手表的护理逻辑。当子女把智能手表作为礼物送给父母时，一种生动而有力的数字关怀实践正在发生。对智能手表使用中的自我追踪实践的调查，有助于从人的主体性角度理解数据技术在当代生活政治中的作用。

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