WEARABLE TECHFASHIONING THE FUTURE
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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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