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Smart Hardware - Where will this lead our lives? JayWSalon 9.20.13 Yang Huang, Yuling Liang, Connie Xu, Zhongjie Wu
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Sep 20, 2013
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Smart Hardware -Where will this lead our lives?
JayWSalon 9.20.13
Yang Huang, Yuling Liang, Connie Xu, Zhongjie Wu
Why now?● Cheaper, smaller sensors and batteries
● Rapidly rising smartphone computational power
● Networking/Wifi/BLE(aka Bluetooth Smart, Zigbee)
● Crowdfunding platforms lower barriers to entry
● Emphasis on consumer UX, design, efficiency, and a
“data-driven” culture
Wearable DevicesHealth
Monitoring SmartWatch Glass Smartphone Peripherals
US ● Fitbit● Jawbone Up● BASIS
● Pebble● Samsung Gear● Sony
SmartWatch
● Google Glass● Oculus Rift● Meta
● Bluetooth Headset● Tile● Lapka● Sphero● Automatic● Whistle
China ● 咕咚手环 (Baidu)
● 麦步 (Wechat)● 康康血压
● 闪点运动记录
器
● GEAK智能手表
（果壳电子）
● inWatch（映趣
科技）● 土曼 T-Watch● 智能腕表AM3
● 百度Eye (-_-|||)● 够格眼镜？
● 快乐妈咪胎语仪
● “幻腾”智能灯
● “找找”● “BroadLink”
More on Smart Watches● Smartphone Replacement? or Companion?
● Limitations:○ Computation Power (Cloud can help?)○ Screen (size, always-on or not)○ Battery (smarter processors)
● Why use Smart Watches○ Convenient (no more pick phone->unlock->find
app)○ Unique sensors (step counter, heart-rate,
temperature and etc)
Home Automation● Temperature:
○ Nest: smart AC/Heat controller
○ Cubesensors
● Home appliance:
○ Philips Hue: Smart light bulb
○ Washer/Dryer/Oven
● Switch/power control:
○ Belkin WeMo Switch: Smart electric outlet
● Security:
○ iSmartAlarm, Lockitron
Enabling Platforms● Single-board computer platforms
○ Raspberry Pi vs Arduino vs Beaglebone Black
○ Low price ($25-$45)
○ Powerful computers and applications
● Hardwares providing network connectivity○ Electric Imp, Pinoccio, Spark
○ Modules support Zigbee such as XBee
● Software providing Cloud connectivity○ Arrayent: Used on Whirlpool smart appliances
LEGO pieces - build your own!
Arduino● A single-core microcontroller.
● Cheap ($25 for Uno version, $69 for Yun version)● Extensible (wide range of compatible components
available)● Open Source board design.● Easy to program, great for prototyping ideas.● Plenty of tutorials, vibrant communities.
Arduino (Cont’d)● It is about input (from sensors) and output (make things
happen). Similar to IFTTT.● Connects virtual (code) with physical (world)
Sample Projects- Eink showing tweets
- Pillow Alarm w/ Arduino
- Pillow with music and LED lights
- Glass Pulse meter
- Heart rate sensor on a pair of glass.
- sleepiness analysis
The Ecosystem?!
Software
HardwareSupply Chain
Partnerships
Financial backers / Investors
Talents
Entrepreneurs
Sales & Distribution
Manufacturing
Apps
Protocolstandard
human interaction
Social marketing
crowdfunding
design, engineering
early education
startup
QC/IP
Supply Chain & Manufacturing● Component/parts sourcing
○ Hardware making lessons learnt from Apple
● Manufacturing/assembly○ Lemnos Labs is helping startups find right China manufacturers
● Transportation
● For international markets○ Made in USA vs Made in China
○ Raspberry Pi are going to be made in UK
Challenges● Cloud/Mobile/Device -- syncing among
multiple platforms
● Real-time requirements
● Multiple users / connectivity
● Energy harvesting / wireless charging
● New sensors & batteries rapidly evolving
Implications● Paradigm shift in App design
● Different forms of information I/O
● Real action to intelligence & data
● Crowdsourced models enabled (Tile)
A day in the future
Open Questions● How does wearable devices change human behavior?
● Which device will become the integrator of what
functions? (Glass? Watch? Ring? Phone?)
● What new problems can these solve?
● Does China’s manufacturing infrastructure provide
advantage over US? Is cost really an issue?
● Which will run faster, US or China?
...
● Sensor within the human body?! (Singularity)
Referenceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3t-iTBUMsg
Happy Mid-Autumns!
