WEARABLE TECHFASHIONING THE FUTURE

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WEARABLES?!? LIZA KINDRED@LIZAK

SO MUCHHYPE

SO MUCHMEH

SO MUCHMATTERS.

11 DESIGN PRINCIPLESFOR DESIGNING WEARABLES

What is Wearable Tech?

WHAT IS IT?

PART OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS

Ingestibles

INGESTIBLES

JUST ANOTHERDEVICE

WEARABLES ARE OFTEN

DEPENDENT ONTHE SAME UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES

SO MUCH HYPE

OF US ADULTS

AN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE ALREADY HAS

Source: Forrester

15%

Source: Patrick Tucker

MORE CONNECTED DEVICES

THAN HUMAN BEINGS

Source: Patrick Tucker

MORE CONNECTED DEVICES

THAN HUMAN BEINGS *

*TRUE SINCE 2008

OF US & UKWEAR THEM NOW

Source: Rackspace

18%

GROWTH IN DEMANDFROM 2012 TO 2013

Source: WGSN

40%

CONNECTED DEVICESBY 2018

Source: BI Intelligence

9BILLION

IN 3 TO 5 YEARSSource: Credit Suisse

50BILLION

$

CONNECTED DEVICES

Source: Business Spectator

26BILLION

HUNDREDS OF BILLIONSIN REVENUE

SO MUCH MEH

SO MUCH MEH

NO MORE BRACELETS

Battery Life Sucks

IT’S JUST NOT

THERE YET

IT’S JUST NOT

THERE YETTHE FUTURE

IS NOTTHE PRESENT

—MATT LAKE

BUILDING WEARABLE TECH:

11 PRINCIPLES

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1: NO MORENOVELTY

NO MORE...BRACELETSTRACKERSNEW DEVICES (MAYBE)

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2: CREATE UTILITY...

MIMO

EMBRACE

...OR JOY

WHISTLE

3: BUILD ON STANDARDS

THE PHYSICAL WEB

WHISTLE

4: FUTURE PROOFTHAT SH*T

4: FUTURE PROOFTHAT SH*T

4: FUTURE PROOFTHAT SH*T

MOTOROLA TATTOO

5: DESIGN FOR CONTEXT

TOKEN

RINGLY

MOTA

6: PROVIDE SECURITY

PIXELHEAD

CCD ME NOT

OFF POCKET

ANTI-PAPARAZZIPURSE

7: BUILD FOR HUMANS

TYIA

SPIRE

ENCHROMA

SOUNDBITE

8: FASHION, MEET TECH

JUNE

LUMO

ALTRUIS

EAR-O-SMART

9: BUILD IT TO LAST

10: NARROW THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Q&Q Smile Solar Watch

Q&Q

JUSE

11: MAKE SOMETHING THE WORLD NEEDS

EKSO

THANKS!

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