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My quantified self, and the promise of wearables
Wearable Horizons 2014
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Hello
I’m Andy
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Developer Advocate social web enthusiast
maker, educator, LEGO fan OSS contributor
Eclipse Project Lead (Paho / MQTT) excited by “what’s next”, Internet of Things, etc.
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• A personal journey
• Futures in wearables?
• Issues to resolve
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A wake-up call…
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Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Short circuit!
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Short circuit!
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Geek: apply technology to the problem…
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App demos
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Reflections…
http://andypiper.co.uk/2013/03/13/on-ageing-and-a-wake-up-call/
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Adjustments
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App demos
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Dan Hon
• Diabetes Story
• http://danhon.com/2012/04/28/myself-quantified/
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http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2012/03/the-personal-analytics-of-my-life/
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Futures and ideas
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Smaller, more “invisible”?
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More “decorative”?
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More “big brands”?
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More cameras?
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New ways to measure and respond
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Issues
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• Size, ease of wearability
• Number of limbs… (!)
• Accuracy
• Security and sovereignty of data
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Google + Nest = ??
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Facebook - “in on the game”?
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Fitness for kids?
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• Is privacy and use of data an issue?
• Don’t sell me, bro!
• Ownership could be key (current US court rulings)
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Where do wearables fit?
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Putting it all together…
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Conclusions
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• We make technology to our own utility
• We make policy and laws
• Open and secure protocols and systems are key
• APIs to open data from wearables, please!
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Connect
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Image credits
• Emergency lights http://www.flickr.com/photos/iks_berto/4611351604
• Star Wars Cookies http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyweber/4961703633/
• Sony lifelog image from The Verge
• IoT image http://www.flickr.com/photos/polisea/6283810186/
• others authors own, or from Wikimedia Commons or product promo images
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