Wearable, what does it mean?
personal: clothing, wrist, or in the case of Glass your face
immediacy: augment our daily activities
convenience: look up to read your e-mail
interaction: keyboard and monitor no more
Environment
as we move through our lives the urge is strong to capture the moment
weather it’s an individual, group, community, or social moment
we’re doing it now as the mobile phone with a camera is now standard for personal photography
a camera is a light sensor that can be augmented to capture motion and sound
an opportunity to enhance contextual experience
define wearable
https://www.google.com/#q=define+wearable
wear·a·ble
ˈwerəb(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: wearable
1 1. (especially of clothing) easy to wear; suitable for wearing."the simple tailoring make this a stylish and infinitely wearable collection"
▪ denoting or relating to a computer or other electronic device that is small or light enough to be worn or carried on one's body."a wearable computer could monitor your heart rate and other bodily functions"
2
nounNORTH AMERICAN
noun: wearable; plural noun: wearables
1 1. an item that can be worn."one of the industry's leading manufacturers of fashion-forward wearables"
wearable is new
My brain on wearables…
Hardware: were the wearable meets the road
Personal, Software & Interaction: where location, context, social meets the h
Environment: where the wearable meets the world
on your face or are you just happy to see me?
The most obvious example… is Google Glass
Wearable, what does it mean?
personal: clothing, wrist, or in the case of Glass your face
immediacy: augment our daily activities
convenience: look up to read your e-mail
interaction: keyboard and monitor no more
an opportunity to enhance contextual experience
Timeline
If this is the internet of being I have a Nike Fuelband to sell you
power, connectivity and interface
it’s about the interaction, not the technology
what does that look like?
It’s not a product, its a wearable evolution…
Environment
as we move through our lives the urge is strong to capture the moment
weather it’s an individual, group, community, or social moment
we’re doing it now as the mobile phone with a camera is now standard for personal photography
a camera is a light sensor that can be augmented to capture motion and sound
Sensors are a means to provide information about the other things that are present in the environment that we can observe and capture with wearables.
Opportunity is knocking…
Sensors, what types?
Ambient, Physical, Logical
Ambient - are always on and available and powered by the device, an example this case is the GPS
Physical - are external but within proximity to he system and require integration and often a separate power source
Logical - are external to the system and accessed via network
I can build the infinite in my mind - but only with the right interface to the data
If sitting in front of a monitor were the answer… we’d be in nirvana by now