Wearables and OpenSouce at Girls Geek Dinner on Internet of Things in Brescia http://girlgeekdinnersbrescia.com/2014/06/ggdbrescia5-gli-speaker/

1. Wearables and Open Source
Brescia 2014
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2. Wearable Technology
Clothing and accessories incorporating computer and
advanced electronic technologies
Sport and well-being
Social networking
Environmental data monitoring
Fashion and communication
Healthcare and Medical Aid

3. Open or closed? (HW&SW&Data)

4. Polarization
Big Companies/Investments
Closed (hw/sw/data)
Opaque
Competitive
Personal Empowerment
Power/Market
oriented
Individuals/Collectives
Open (hw/sw/data)
Transparent
Collaborative
Collective Empowerment
Problem Solving/
Exploration
oriented

5. Power/Market oriented
Big Companies/Investments
Closed (hw/sw/data)
Opaque
Competitive
Personal Empowerment
Power/Market
oriented
- Wearable fitness trackers
reached 8.3 million units
worldwide in 2012
-Total shipments wearables
are expected to reach 64.0
million units in 2017
- Forecasters say it will reach
a market of $30/$50 billion
by 2018

6. Power/Market oriented
Personal Empowerment
“The self is just our operation
center, our consciousness, our moral
compass. So, if we want to act
more effectively in the world, we
have to get to know ourselves
better.”
“Quantified Self” Movement
funded by Wired Magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly

7. Power/Market oriented
Hardware Software
Data

8. Power/Market oriented
Hardware Software
Data
PC
Mobile
E-Reader
Google
Amazon
Facebook
iTunes
Behaviours

9. Why Data
-The right product to the right person
-The right ad in the right place for the right person
- Insights for decision making as big data show trends

10. Why Data
- 1 out of 10 job seekers between the ages of 16 and 34 have
been rejected for a job because of something posted on
their social network profiles
- Banks and Creditors turn toTwitter, Facebook for social
demographic and behavioral Data to create consumer profiles
- Companies like IBM have tools to sense and prevent
employees leaking sensible information through text
analysis
- Applications like Peak allow micromanaging become
microsurveillance
Timesheet that fills itself out automatically as it hooks up into cloud-based productivity applications like Github, Google Apps, and
Dropbox, tracks people activities, reports back to the boss in humanoid language and without any input from the workers.

11. Power/Market oriented
Hardware Software
Data
Bracelets
Watches
Glasses
Google
Nike
Fitbit
Behaviours
+
Bio
+
Environment
Wearables

12. Why (bio) Data
February 2013
-Tesco’s staff members wear electronic armbands to optimize
logistics activities, and being monitored on their efficiency and
work rates
November 2013
- An undercover journalist at Amazon revealed conditions of
workers at warehouse holding handsets monitoring timing and
efficiency
Will insurances provide a health plan only if you wear a Fitbit?
Data Mining CEO Says He Pays For Burgers With CashTo Avoid Junk Food Purchases BeingTracked

13. Empowerment happens when
(marginalised) individual and collective can acquire
skills and gain opportunities to develop
knowledge, self-sufficiency, and achieve inclusion in
decision-making processes.
DIY, Open Source and
Empowerment

14. The rise of DIY/DIT and the makers scene

15. Communities
CoderDesignerMaker
META
Products
Licenses
Flexibility AccessibilityExploration
Prosumer
FACILITIES
Local Hub
Makerspace
FabLab
SERVICES
E-comm
3D printingLasercut
Textile Print
Prosumer
ENABLERS
Kits
Platforms
Machines&
Components
Prosumer
PassionReputation
Need

16. Open Source Hardware

17. Arduino
Microcontroller for interactive projects

18. OSloom.org
Open Source Jacquard Loom

19. Oknit.me

22. 2013
http://oknit.me

25. http://oknit.me

29. Solar Fiber
Creating a flexible photovoltaic fiber

30. Shared knowledge

35. Bottom Up Solutions
bring collective empowerment

37. 2012
Funds from this
kickstarter campaign
will go towards the
production of the
limited version of this
geiger counter -which
will basically be parts
since a full production
run is already in the
works.
Additional fund will be
used towards
continuing safecast
efforts and data
collection.
Andrew (bunnie) Huang

38. One of the great utilities of the Safecast project is the ability to collect and analyze environmental
data on an unprecedented scale.
As Safecast passes the two year mark with collecting radiation data in Japan it is now possible to
begin to look back over the changes in radioactivity across different parts of the country and see
where this may all be heading.

39. DIY Wearables and Collective
Empowerment
Open Hardware Open Software
Open Data
Tools
Wearables
Sensors
Platform
Behaviours
+
Bio
+
Environment
What if...

40. Keep an eye on

42. A radio made of fabric
http://www.design-research-lab.org

43. A costume & instrument for sound performances
http://www.kobakant.at/?p=502

44. Signal Jammer Pants
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hacking-a-switch-into-a-pair-of-jeans/

45. BUI coat react to movement
http://www.designbuzz.com/assembly-bui-coat-reacts-movement/

47. FABRICATION
Digital Manufacturing
3D Printing
Prototyping
TEXTILE
Open Design
Smart textiles
Wearables
Open Hardware
ELECTRONIC
Internet of Things
Arduino
ZOE ROMANO
zoe@wemake.cc
twitter: @zoescope
@wemakecc

48. Thank YOU!
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