Wearable Apparatus

1 . A wearable apparatus, comprising:

(a) a sensor module comprising a kinematics sensor;

(b) a processor configured for device control and device status;

(c) a data storage module comprising a solid state local storage medium, said data storage module configured for sampling and storing said kinematics data at frequencies of 20 or more samples per second;

(d) a wireless communication module comprising a transceiver wherein said wireless communication module is configured for synchronizing sampling time instances of said kinematics sensor with signals from a second apparatus; and

(e) a power module comprising an energy charging regulator.

2 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said wearable apparatus is a wrist-worn device with a form factor of a watch or a wristband.

3 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a display configured for providing information to a user including a time of day and a reminder.

4 . The wearable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said wearable apparatus is a watch.

5 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is configured for quantifying human movement based on data acquired by said kinematics sensor.

6 . The wearable apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said watch is further configured to transmit said kinematic sensor's data to a second apparatus.

7 . The wearable apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said kinematic sensor is an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof.

8 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is configured for wirelessly synchronizing the sample time instances of said kinematics sensor with a second apparatus including a kinematics sensor.

9 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch's device status includes an action reminder chosen from the group consisting of a gentle vibration, an auditory cue, and a visual cue.

10 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is configured for calculating the device location by accepting transmissions from one or more external devices, beacons, GPS, or combinations thereof.

11 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is charged by inductive power charging.

12 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is configured for harvesting energy from the local environment by using a kinetic generator or a solar panel.

13 . The wearable apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said watch is configured for wirelessly communicating with a second device.

14 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a GPS receiver.

15 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus further comprises a barometric altimeter.

16 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is configured for quantifying human movement in continuous ambulatory settings.

17 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is configured for activity monitoring and recognition.

18 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is configured for sport activity optimization.

19 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is configured for orientation tracking of human, robots, or unmanned vehicles.

20 . The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is configured for animation or virtual reality.