Developing for Wearables
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This document provides an overview of developing for wearable technology. It discusses Jean-Luc David's experience in wearables development and various wearable form factors. It also outlines platforms for wearables development, how to get started, and options for building custom hardware including prototyping boards and 3D printing. Complexities of hardware development are noted such as costs, expertise required, and challenges integrating custom hardware with mobile apps.
Developing for Wearables
- 1. DEVELOPING FOR WEARABLES ! JEAN-LUC DAVID (@JLDAVID)
- 2. ABOUT ME • 20 YEARS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE • SPECIALIZATION IN WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY • BUILT ONE OF FIRST STREAMING MUSIC APPS FOR GOOGLE GLASS
- 4. BODY API - Y COMBINATOR HACKATHON
- 5. WHAT IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY? • EYE WEAR • SMART CLOTHING (E-TEXTILES) • BRAIN SENSORS • WATCHES & WRIST • JEWELRY • EARBUDS & HEADPHONES • BIOMETRIC DEVICES • IMPLANTS & SMART TATTOOS
- 7. BECOMING A WEARABLES DEVELOPER WORK WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY BUILD YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY
- 9. WEARABLES MOBILE • SMALLER CPUS • CONSTRAINED OR NO DISPLAY • SIMPLIFIED USER EXPERIENCE • STREAMING DATA • APP STORE ECOSYSTEM • SENSOR PROGRAMMING • BLUETOOTH LE PROGRAMMING
- 10. HOW TO BEGIN • BUY A WEARABLE DEVICE • LEARN JAVA AND C • HACKATHONS - TWITTER, EVENTBRITE, MEETUP.COM • EVENTS LIKE WE ARE WEARABLES, SMARTWEEK
- 11. BUILD YOUR OWN • PROTOTYPING BOARDS • ARDUINO LILYPAD • RASPBERRY PI • SMARTFUN & ADAFRUIT
- 14. 3D PRINTING • MAKELABS, 3DPHACKTORY • $2000 FOR SMALL 3D PRINTED ENCLOSURES • WET SANDING & SPRAY PAINTING
- 15. COMPLEXITIES & COSTS • MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN SOFTWARE • 10K INJECTION MOULDING UNITS = $200K • MICRO-CONTROLLER EXPERTISE • INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IS HARD • BRIDGING CUSTOM HARDWARE & MOBILE IS HARD • YOU'LL NEED FUNDING FOR A HARDWARE STARTUP
- 16. QUESTIONS? JEAN-LUC DAVID JLDAVID@GMAIL.COM @JLDAVID ! CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR WEARABLES OR MOBILE PROJECTS