Saurabh discusses how smartphones can be used for more than just apps by adding additional hardware capabilities. He outlines several areas where smartphones combined with additional sensors and components could be used, including fitness devices, healthcare monitors, smart home devices, robotics, education, and more. Saurabh then discusses ways to start connecting external hardware to smartphones, such as through the audio jack, USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, or NFC, as well as using development platforms like IOIO, Android ADK, or Arduino. He encourages attendees to stay in touch by following his online profiles and pre-registering for upcoming workshops.

1. Thinking beyond Apps
Power of [ Smartphones + Hardware ]
Saurabh Palan
iRoboticist.com
@iRoboticist

2. Who am I to give a talk about it.
• Robotics Engineer
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MS in Robotics (Multidisciplinary - EE CS ME)
4 Startup Experience
Instructor
• Tech Enthusiast and Evangelist
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Helping push technology to make human life better
STEM and Technology hands-on Education
• Entrepreneur
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Founder of Mighty Carma (Stealth Mode)
• [Potential] USER

3. Smartphones: Features
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Dual and Quad core processors
WiFi and 4G connectivity (Internet/Cloud Connectivity)
Bluetooth
Camera (2)
Sensors: GPS, Accelerometer and Gyroscope
USB (Serial) Connectivity
Speaker/Mic
Touch interface display
Apps : Apps make Smartphones awesome! There are
apps for almost every possible thing you can imagine.

4. So Whats Missing
MOTION
SENSORS
PHYSICAL INTERACTION W/ SURROUNDING
VACUUM CLEANER...why not?

5. So lets look at some of the
Applications we can get when
we add a few more components
to Smartphones.

6. Fitness Devices
< Fitbit
Nike+ >
< LUMOback
Misfit Shine >
Some use Bluetooth, other use wires and a few even create their own
communication medium.
" Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, I'll Be
Watching You " - Your Dearest SmartPhone

7. Healthcare - Body Monitors
Heart Rate Monitors
Blood Glucose
Monitors

8. Tick-Tock
Smartphones have become so Smart, that now
you need a Watch to keep a Watch on them

9. Let there be Light(s)!
Listening to PinkFloyd...how
about some Mood Lights to
match that...
"Siri can you set the lights to
Romantic Candle Light
Dinner Mode and please be
my date "

10. Better not piss Siri off...see who
controls your house?

11. Finance - its all about software, but
tell me how will you read the card?

12. Toys-R-for-US
Double-click to enter text

13. Smartphones can Get Around
< Romotive
(iPhone)
Double Robotics >
(iPad)
< Botiful
(Android + IOIO*)

14. Untapped Markets and
Applications
• Self Docking Phones (Comes to you when u get a call
or msg and returns back to the base)
• Smartphones in Automobile (Infotainment and
Telematics)
• Hands-on Education and Building kits (Lego
Mindstorm)
• Elderly Care (Medication dispenser, body monitoring
and alerts, emergency response etc)

15. Getting Started: Tapping into
your SmartPhone
Lets start by ways you can connect to the Smartphone
1. Audio jack
2. USB (microUSB, Lightning Connector etc)
3. Bluetooth / WiFi
4. NFC
5. Innovative ways like flashing LCD screen

16. Getting Starter: Connecting
External Hardware
IOIO
ADK
Arduino + WiFi
Arduino + Bluetooth
Building your own hardware or using open-source development
platforms like BeagleBoard and PandaBoard
Attending Android-Droid Workshop by Ytai & Saurabh

17. Stay in touch
Follow: iRoboticist on Twitter, G+, FB,
LinkedIn
Interested in workshop - pre-register on
Workshop.iRoboticist.com
Robot Hackerspace Livermore - Robot
Garden
robotgarden.org