Wearables, the next revolution

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Fernando Gonzalez

Host

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 add more 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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