WEARABLES?!?

LIZA KINDRED @LIZAK

SO MUCH HYPEMEHMATTERS.

HERE’S HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.

What is Wearable Tech?

WHAT IS IT?

PART OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS

WEARABLE TECH ISTECHNOLOGY DEVICES

THAT WE WEAR ON (OR IN?) OUR BODIES

SO MUCH HYPE

!1OF5

US ADULTS

AN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE ALREADY HAS

Source: Forrester

!Source: Patrick Tucker

MORE CONNECTED DEVICES

(SINCE 2008)

THAN HUMAN BEINGS

!OF US & UKWEAR THEM NOW

Source: Rackspace

18%

!GROWTH IN DEMANDFROM 2012 TO 2013

Source: WGSN

400%

!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 HYPEMEH

DO WE NEED THAT?UM...

NO MORE BRACELETS

Battery Life Sucks

STALKING MEQUIT

IT’S JUST NOTTHERE YET

IT’S JUST NOTTHERE YETTHE FUTUREIS NOT THE PRESENT

—MATT LAKE

1462

SO MUCH MATTERS

BUILDING WEARABLE TECH

VALUESJOSH CLARK LIZA KINDRED SCOTT JENSON DAVID VANESSELSTYNRACHEL HINMAN

NO MORENOVELTY

CREATEUTILITY

...OR JOY

FUTURE PROOF THAT SH*T

PROVIDE SECURITY

BUILD FOR THE NETWORK

DESIGN FOR HUMANS

BLEND FASHION

WITH TECH

NARROW THE DIVIDE

MAKE SOMETHING THE WORLD

NEEDS

THANKS!

LIZA KINDRED @LIZAK