Wearable Software Development Ecosystem http://www.wearabletechworld.com/conference/newyork-2014/agenda.aspx?t=#K-03

1. Amish Gandhi
amish@perpetualny.com
www.perpetualny.com
Wearable Development Ecosystem
Keynote Talk

2. Wearable Technology Background
• Developing wearable apps since early 2013
• Built one of the world’s first Glass Apps, Elle for
Google Glass launched at Google I/O 2013
• Developed several apps across Glass, Tizen, Pebble
and other platforms
• Developing EvriWear, a content distribution
platform for wearables www.evriwear.net
• Run Wearable Tech NYC Meetup
Software product innovation
and development
Select Clients
Background
www.meetup.com/WearableTechNYC
www.perpetualny.com

3. Wearable Development Ecosystem
Software development
opportunities in wearables today

4. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

5. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

6. Ref:
Attributes of Wearable Computers
Attributes of Wearable Computers
Ref:

7. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

8. Differentiating Technologies
• Sensors
– Inertial
– Motion
– Heart rate
– EEG
• Advanced optics
• Gesture tracking
• Image recognition
• Speech recognition
• Natural language processing
• Power consumption
• Bluetooth and other near-field communications
Technology Ecosystem
Underlying technologies that
let them do what they do

9. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

10. Wearable Product Ecosystem
Public
Safety
Healthcare Sports/
Fitness
Information/
Entertaimment
“Infotainment”
Other
Watches
Bracelets
Eyewear X
Clothing X
Accessories (ring,
necklace..)
X
Headgear/Other X X
Product Ecosystem
ConsumerIndustry

11. Product Evolution
Sports/Fitness InfotaimnentPublic Safety Healthcare Other
Nike Fuelband
Fitbit
Jawbone
Kopin Golden-I
Muse
Meta Space Glasses
Oculus Rift
Pebble Family
Gear2+ Family
NOW
Body Guardian
5+ YRS 3+ YRS
Taser Axon Flex
4+ YRS NOW-ISH
CLOSED NOW OPENSEMI OPEN OPEN OPEN
MEDIUMVERY SMALL SMALL HUGE TBD
9Solutions Gtag
INDUSTRY CONSUMER

12. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

13. Wearable Development Ecosystem
Hardware Software API/SDK Data Visualization
Large
cellularphone
manufacturers
Manufacturers
of non-
connected
wearables
Brand new
entrants
(crowdfunded)
Android
Tizen
Respective
device
firmware
Misc. device
capability
drivers
(accelerometer,
sensor etc)
JSON/REST
Java/.NET
HTML/JS/CSS
Unity
No standard
Application
specific
No standard
-On device
-Synced to mobile
app
-Available online
Technology Ecosystem

14. Development Opportunities
CONSUMER: HEALTH/FITNESS
SDK
API REST
NIKE FUELBAND
REST
Reference
Implementation
REST
[Build Your Own]SDK/Ref Imp
interface available

15. Leading Infotainment Technologies
Mirror APISDK GDK
2012 2013 2014
SDK for Wearables
Preview Android L

16. WATCH EYEWEAR
Mirror API/GDK
SDK
Webkit
HTML/CSS/JS
Samsung
Gear Live
LG GWatch Moto 360 Pebble
Pebble
Steel
HTML/CSS/JS
CONSUMER/INFOTAINMENT
Development Opportunities
Samsung
Gear2
Glass Oculus
Rift
Vuzix

17. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

18. Leading Software Platforms
(Consumer/Infotainment)

19. Tizen : A Closer Look
• Background: Tizen is a linux based OS backed by
Samsung and Intel
• Only Tizen device in market is Samsung Gear 2
• Tizen SDK for Wearables launched April 2014
• Languages: HTML/CSS/JS/Webkit
• Caveat: Not all Webkit features work yet eg audio
• SDK Available at:
http://developer.samsung.com/wearables/main/
– Comes with own IDE
SDK for Wearables

20. Tizen: Notable 3rd Party Apps
• App Platform brand New
• Samsung Gear 2 App Challenge just completed on July 17th
Game: Watch Out
Wellness: Foqus
Finance Tracking App:
Wallaby

21. Android Wear: A Closer Look
• Background: Google’s android based OS specially for Wearables
• Timeline
– March 18, 2014: Announced
– March 18, 2014: Developer Preview Launched
– Fall 2014: Part of Android L
• Innovative UX/Design approach
• Out-of-the-box features centered around Google Now
• Devices available:
– LG G Watch
– Samsung Gear Live
– Moto 360 (Coming soon: Fall 2014)
• SDK: http://developer.android.com/wear

22. Android Wear: Notable 3rd Party Apps
Android Wear
Volume
Find my Phone
Calculator
Calendar
Mini Maps
Swipe
Echo Wear
www.androidpolice.com
Wear Aware
Pixtocam
LOCATION
GAMES
PHONE FINDER
UTILITY
MUSIC
REMOTE CONTROL
100+ apps
Search Play store for “Android Wear”

23. Pebble: A Closer Look
• Background/Timeline
– Funded on May 8 2012 as a Kickstarter Campaign
– Native API: Late 2012
– Public launch in July 2013 (sold out in 5 days)
– API V2: Late 2013
– Jan 2014: Pebble Steel Launches
– July 2014: 1000 apps in app store, over 400K units sold
– Dev options today: Javascript, Cloud pebble, Native C SDK
• Native app programming language: C
• Devices supported
– Pebble
– Pebble Steel
• APIs : https://developer.getpebble.com/
Never miss a thing

24. Pebble: Notable 3rd Party Apps
Pebble GPS
Movable
Philips HuePandora
Evernote
Mercedes
Benz
YelpGo Pro
ESPNFoursquare
..over 1000 total

25. Google Glass Closer Look
• Background: Google’s foray into wearable eyewear taking
the market mainstream
• Android OS on device
• Timeline
– June 2012: Announced
– March 2013: Explorer Program announced
– April 2013: Mirror API Launched
– Nov 2013: Android Native SDK launched
– May 2014: Open for sale to the public
• Devices available now:
– Google Glass Gen 2
– Google Glass Gen 3 (with choice of frames)
• SDK/API https://developers.google.com/glass

26. Google Glass Timeline
From: Jack
Smith
To: Jill
Maroney
Great
meeting at …
Product Ecosystem: Consumer

27. Glass Middleware
(Glassware)
Format and prepare
Google Glass cards
(HTML/CSS)
Data Source
Mirror API
REST
API
SYNC
SERVICE
Google Glass
Device
Internet Hosted Google InfraInternet Hosted
Google Glass: Mirror API Dev model
Product Ecosystem: Consumer
Static HTML Cards

28. Live Cards Immersions
Google Glass: Native GDK Dev model

29. Google Glass: Notable 3rd Party Apps

30. First-ever magazine app for Glass Glass Launched at Google I/O 2013
Developed by Perpetual

31. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

32. Backend Development Implications
• Speed (latency)
• Ready access (edge caching)
• Small payloads
• Bursty information (two way)
• Diverse data structures
• Time state persistence
• Increased data volume
• Data analytics
• Scalability

33. Outline
• Attributes
• Differentiating Technologies
• Product Ecosystem
• Software Ecosystem
• Software Platforms
• Backend Implications
• Developer Insights
• Demo

34. Developer Insights
• Now is a perfect time to enter the market
• Be mindful of the unique UX (See guidelines from
Glass, Tizen etc)
• Leverage new features on new devices eg heart
beat monitors, higher def displays, touch interfaces
• OpenGL on new eyewear can unlock outstanding
AR experiences
• When designing for watches, start with the lowest
common denominator (eg square face)
• Low barrier to entry: participate in app contests,
experiment!

35. Demo
Mirror API/GDKSDK
PebbleSamsung Gear/Gear2 Samsung Gear Live Google Glass
www.evriwear.net

36. What’s next?
• Significant smartwatch market adoption
• Killer App (Beyond health/Fitness)
• Superior AR experiences with eyewear
• More integrated support on OS
• More integrated support on app/backend layers
• More last mile experiences on wearables eg POS
payments, home automation, workplace use
• iWatch?

37. Amish Gandhi
amish@perpetualny.com
www.perpetualny.com
Wearable Development Ecosystem
Keynote Talk