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The next tech revolution is among us! Just as smartphones, wearable devices have started to change the way we interact with the world itself. * What are wearables? * Do you really know the key milestones of their history? * What’s happening in the mobile devices market right now? * What do you need to know if you want to go wearable? Our mobile expert Nikolas Manuelides will guide you through this content, focusing specially on Android Wear, its characteristics and capabilities.
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Wearables, the next revolution
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Fernando GonzalezHost
Nikolas ManuelidesAndroid & iOS developer
Electronic technologies or computers that are incorporated into items of clothing and accessories which can comfortably be worn on the body.
They can perform many of the same computing tasks as mobile phones and laptop computers, and even addmore functionalities.
What are Wearable devices?
History
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What’s happening in the market
2014 the year of the wearables
March 18, 2014 Google announced its Wearables specific designed Operative System based on Android
What’s happening in the market
Moto 360first smartwatch with a rounded display
LG G Watch Rfully rounded display
What’s happening in the market
Samsung Gear Scurved Super AMOLED display
iWatchpressure-sensitive touchscreen
So, why are Wearables important?
2000 tech experts were surveyed by Forrester, 32% think wearables are priority
Retail revenue is predicted to jump to $19 billion in 2018, according to a study from Juniper Research
“The global market for wearable medical is expected to reach a value of USD 5.8 billion in 2019”Transparency Market Research
Business
Wearables in the workplace are time saversProductivity and profit gains
Salesforce WearApp development platform.Contains documentation that can be used to develop apps for 11 wearable device types
Challenges
Wearables on the market run on different platforms
Battery life
Getting used to new APIs
Think outside the box
Key aspect: UX
Business apps
ShiftExpert from ClickSoftwareworks to let employees clock in and out of shifts and add that data to time sheets
Proximity Insightconnects with in-store iBeacons to make the retail experience more efficient and personal
Business apps
APX Labs Skylightenables workers to view augmented reality overlay information
Brivo Labs' NthIDidentity access management application
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