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Rise of the Wearables!! - PARAG JOSHI - @ILOVETHEXBOX CENTRIC CONSULTING
A little about me • Been working in Microsoft based technologies for a looong time! • Am a mobile geek (six phones and co...
“Nobody wears a watch anymore.”
W E A R A B L E S A R E D O O M E D T O FA I L !
A P P L E A N N O U N C E S A P P L E WAT C H !
So now, wearables are being launched every other month!
Does that mean wearables are here to stay?
T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S • First watch designed to be worn appeared in 1530. It was powered by ...
T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S http://www.zdnet.com/the-history-of-wearable-technology-a-timeline-700...
T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S • Casio Databank appears in 1984. • Sinclair Wristwatch Radio in 1985 ...
W H Y D O I N E E D A N O T H E R D E V I C E ? • I have a Laptop.. • I have a Smart Phone. • I have a tablet. • I don’t r...
A T Y P I C A L D AY ! • Get up in the morning. • Check your phone. • Get in the car. Play music from your phone. Go to wo...
W H Y D O I N E E D A N O T H E R D E V I C E ? • Life is too complicated!
Apple announces “Apple Watch” but …“Nobody wears a watch anymore.”
WHAT CAN MY WEARABLE DO FOR ME?
W H AT D O W E A R A B L E S M E A N T O P E O P L E ? • Fitness trackers? • Smart Watches? • Payment devices? • A compute...
T H E D E V I C E I W E A R W I L L … • Measure my fitness. • Show my reminders. • Let me take phone calls (Since by the t...
T H E D E V I C E I W E A R W I L L … • Replace my universal remote (after all when there is a watch on my hand, why do I ...
• After all, I am not a very demanding person!! • Brief pause while the laughter dies down ☺ • Is this possible? • After a...
T O E A C H H I S O W N ! • There is no clear winner. • Most people give up wearing fitness bands in a year. • Quite a few...
B R E A K F O R S O M E P R E V I E W S
N I X I E
I N T E R M I S S I O N
L E T S L O O K AT F I T B I T • Popular fitness device • Recently announced a smartwatch style fitbit product called FitB...
N E X T I T S T H E S A M S U N G W E A R D E V I C E S • Great if you are in the samsung eco system. • A variety of produ...
P E B B L E T I M E - O U T O F T I M E ? • Popular wearable. • Works on both iOS and Android. • No key sensors so primari...
R E S T O F A N D R O I D W E A R • Plenty of options if you own a non Samsung Android phone. • Also support iOS in some c...
M I C R O S O F T B A N D • Primarily a fitness device. • Works great with windows phone devices but also with iOS and And...
A N D A P P L E WAT C H • Obvious choice for iPhone users. • No shortage of apps including those that unlock doors and oth...
W H AT W E A R A B L E S A R E N O T / S H O U L D N O T B E • Distractions for driving. Some send every text to your wris...
S O W H AT A B O U T M Y S M A R T P H O N E ? • All popular smartphones (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) devices can do pret...
I N T E R M I S S I O N
D E V E L O P E R O P T I O N S • Depends on choice of platform • iOS for Apple • Android for Android family of wearables ...
F E W D E M O S O N T H E A P P L E WAT C H
T H E S K Y ’ S T H E L I M I T ! L I T E R A L LY !
T E C H N O L O G Y C H A N G E S L I F E THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE IT SIMPLE
T H A N K Y O U ! WHAT WILL YOUR WEARABLE BE? LETS SIMPLIFY LIFE!
C R E D I T S • Wikipedia for Images • http://www.openbionics.org • http://flynixie.com • http://www.apple.com/watch/ • ht...
R E F E R E N C E S • http://www.zdnet.com/the-history-of-wearable-technology-a- timeline-7000030090/ • Pebble (getPebble....
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Centric's Parag Joshi takes a look at the history of wearables, and compare and contrast the more popular wearables of today: Apple Watch, Fitbit and Pebble. He also discusses the Microsoft Hololens, flying cameras, and the various useful applications of wearables today and the not-so-useful, a/k/a “geeky” use of wearables.

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  1. 1. Rise of the Wearables!! - PARAG JOSHI - @ILOVETHEXBOX CENTRIC CONSULTING
  2. 2. A little about me • Been working in Microsoft based technologies for a looong time! • Am a mobile geek (six phones and counting). • So now i develop mobile applications in native, hybrid technologies! • My twitter -> @ I Love the Xbox ! • Working with Centric Consulting for last 7 1/2 years (Full time and as an independent prior to fulltime). • Co-Director - Cincinnati DotNet User Group (www.cinnug.org) • Director – Cincinnati All Things Mobile User Group (www.catmug.org) • Love to work with cool toys (aka Kinect, wearbles, HoloLens maybe??) • Searching for the ultimate wearable device!
  3. 3. “Nobody wears a watch anymore.”
  4. 4. W E A R A B L E S A R E D O O M E D T O FA I L !
  5. 5. A P P L E A N N O U N C E S A P P L E WAT C H !
  6. 6. So now, wearables are being launched every other month!
  7. 7. Does that mean wearables are here to stay?
  8. 8. T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S • First watch designed to be worn appeared in 1530. It was powered by winding the watch and lasted 12 to 16 hours. • Queen Elizabeth I was presented a jeweled watch in 1571. • John Harrison’s H4 sea watch was used in 1759 for navigation. • Calculator watches first appeared in 1970. Remember Casio Databank? • Seiko TV Watch debuted in 1982 and appeared in James Bond Film- Octopussy
  9. 9. T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S http://www.zdnet.com/the-history-of-wearable-technology-a-timeline-7000030090/
  10. 10. T I M E L I N E O F W E A R A B L E L A U N C H E S • Casio Databank appears in 1984. • Sinclair Wristwatch Radio in 1985 • Micro Optical , founded in 1995, was an early developer of head mounted displays. The founder, Mark Spitzer, was later hired by google in creating the Google Glass. • Microsoft SPOT watches released in 1993 • Garmin releases forerunner in 2003 • Fitbit tracker was unveiled in 2008 and is still very popular as a fitness device. • Sony Smartwatch in 2012. • Pebble launches in Jan 2013 via a most successful kickstarter campaign. • Google Glass follows in feb 2013
  11. 11. W H Y D O I N E E D A N O T H E R D E V I C E ? • I have a Laptop.. • I have a Smart Phone. • I have a tablet. • I don’t really need another device that requires charge! • Life is too complicated!
  12. 12. A T Y P I C A L D AY ! • Get up in the morning. • Check your phone. • Get in the car. Play music from your phone. Go to work. • Work on your laptop. Attend conference calls via Skype. • Get off work. Check your calendar on your phone for evening activities. • Get in the car. Play music from your phone. Go home. • Sit down for dinner. • Watch TV. • Browse on your tablet. • Days over!
  13. 13. W H Y D O I N E E D A N O T H E R D E V I C E ? • Life is too complicated!
  14. 14. Apple announces “Apple Watch” but …“Nobody wears a watch anymore.”
  15. 15. WHAT CAN MY WEARABLE DO FOR ME?
  16. 16. W H AT D O W E A R A B L E S M E A N T O P E O P L E ? • Fitness trackers? • Smart Watches? • Payment devices? • A computer all in one? • Hearing aids? • Glasses of the future? • Flexible Displays? • Replacement Bionic Hand?
  17. 17. T H E D E V I C E I W E A R W I L L … • Measure my fitness. • Show my reminders. • Let me take phone calls (Since by the time one takes the phone out of the pocket, the call has usually gone to voicemail). • Play music. • Unlock my front door. • Arm or disarm my security system.
  18. 18. T H E D E V I C E I W E A R W I L L … • Replace my universal remote (after all when there is a watch on my hand, why do I need to get up and grab the remote?). • Open my soda bottle (Oops I forgot that bottle opener!). • Show me a small projected screen (Since I don’t want to miss that touchdown of course!) to watch news or sports. • Be able to withstand water and impacts without damage (After all I don’t want to take it off while playing tennis and swimming). • Last forever (10 days is good for starters) or use solar charging.
  19. 19. • After all, I am not a very demanding person!! • Brief pause while the laughter dies down ☺ • Is this possible? • After all, if it can be envisioned, it can be done.
  20. 20. T O E A C H H I S O W N ! • There is no clear winner. • Most people give up wearing fitness bands in a year. • Quite a few folks wear watches but they are personal! • Nobody is going to answer phone calls on their wrist! • Choice of device is by desired function, IMHO!
  21. 21. B R E A K F O R S O M E P R E V I E W S
  22. 22. N I X I E
  23. 23. I N T E R M I S S I O N
  24. 24. L E T S L O O K AT F I T B I T • Popular fitness device • Recently announced a smartwatch style fitbit product called FitBit Surge • Primarily a fitness tracker rather than a smartwatch replacement
  25. 25. N E X T I T S T H E S A M S U N G W E A R D E V I C E S • Great if you are in the samsung eco system. • A variety of products based upon need. • Confusing for consumer which one to pick. • 1000 apps and counting.
  26. 26. P E B B L E T I M E - O U T O F T I M E ? • Popular wearable. • Works on both iOS and Android. • No key sensors so primarily serves as a smartwatch companion. • 1000 plus apps and good battery life. • Possible not a viable option anymore.
  27. 27. R E S T O F A N D R O I D W E A R • Plenty of options if you own a non Samsung Android phone. • Also support iOS in some capacity so why choose Pebble? • A variety of choices from HuaWei to LG to Moto 360 Second Generation. • Work well with Android devices.
  28. 28. M I C R O S O F T B A N D • Primarily a fitness device. • Works great with windows phone devices but also with iOS and Android devices. • Good quality product.
  29. 29. A N D A P P L E WAT C H • Obvious choice for iPhone users. • No shortage of apps including those that unlock doors and other home automation functions. • Good option due to tight integration but as stated above only for the iOS ecosystem.
  30. 30. W H AT W E A R A B L E S A R E N O T / S H O U L D N O T B E • Distractions for driving. Some send every text to your wrist. Imagine driving with getting constantly buzzed on the wrist. • Replacements for smartphones. Not yet at least! • The one device to “Control them all”!
  31. 31. S O W H AT A B O U T M Y S M A R T P H O N E ? • All popular smartphones (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) devices can do pretty much everything a wearable can and then some more on a bigger screen. • Stand alone wearables are not robust enough or available at this point (Remember Dick Tracy’s watch). • So wearables are just convenience at this point rather than a needed accessory.
  32. 32. I N T E R M I S S I O N
  33. 33. D E V E L O P E R O P T I O N S • Depends on choice of platform • iOS for Apple • Android for Android family of wearables except Samsung (Tizen OS). • C or Javascript for Pebble (If it remains viable) • Other paid/monthly subscription options.
  34. 34. F E W D E M O S O N T H E A P P L E WAT C H
  35. 35. T H E S K Y ’ S T H E L I M I T ! L I T E R A L LY !
  36. 36. T E C H N O L O G Y C H A N G E S L I F E THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE IT SIMPLE
  37. 37. T H A N K Y O U ! WHAT WILL YOUR WEARABLE BE? LETS SIMPLIFY LIFE!
  38. 38. C R E D I T S • Wikipedia for Images • http://www.openbionics.org • http://flynixie.com • http://www.apple.com/watch/ • http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-band/en-us • https://twitter.com • http://facebook.com • https://www.google.com/glass/start/ • http://www.wired.com/2015/01/useful-wearables/
  39. 39. R E F E R E N C E S • http://www.zdnet.com/the-history-of-wearable-technology-a- timeline-7000030090/ • Pebble (getPebble.com) • Moto360 Web Site • Microsoft (Band and HoloLens) • Apple Watch Web Site • Samsung Gear Web Site • FitBit WebSite

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