Wearables in the Wild
summary
Argues that context is the killer feature, not the device, and shows concrete integrations: Android Wear paired to a phone to trigger the camera with a live preview, Google Glass used for hands‑free photos and four‑day continuous testing, and a Steps app aimed at cancer patients for walking and social support. Points to Lollipop activity and speech intents for cheap sensing, cites Gartner forecasts of hundreds of millions and ~40% smartwatches, warns of daily charging and Glass‑hour battery limits.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:30The Hype
- 0:53Who is Kasper
- 1:42About Leaf Castle
- 2:07Examples
- 3:08Different perspectives
- 3:38Academic career
- 5:48Who are you
- 7:34Outline
- 8:28Wearables
- 8:41Beecham Research
- 9:16Google Glass
- 10:24What has changed
- 11:38Does it allow user interaction
- 12:11Whats in the market
- 12:59Apple Watch
- 14:38Invisible Computing
- 16:01Ecosystem
- 16:29Intimacy
- 17:19Money talks
- 17:33Market drivers
- 18:28Hype cycle
- 19:06Hype
- 19:23Graph
- 20:19Military
- 21:31Killer apps
- 22:11My experiences
- 22:44What is it like to wear
- 23:05First impression
- 23:39Glass
- 24:08Apps
- 25:06The cost
- 26:05The killer application of wearables
- 27:05Calm mobile experiences
- 28:16Context
- 28:47Context Map
- 30:24Context Aware
- 31:05Location
- 31:42Phone
- 32:34Downsides
- 33:46Lollipop
- 35:11Mindfulness
- 35:45Smart Services
- 36:19Less is More
- 36:48Where
- 37:14Design Guidelines
- 37:45Interactions
- 38:30Messages
- 39:02Timeline
- 39:22Gestures
- 40:15Notifications
- 40:54Immersion
- 41:09Speech
- 42:49Save Spot
- 43:17Design for Speech
- 44:16Speech Recognition
- 44:40Summary
- 46:52Donts
- 47:58Things to do
- 49:18Unanswered questions
- 49:33Alan Turing quote
- 50:08Extra research
- 50:19Evaluate the app
- 50:46Speech in public
- 51:52Social context
- 52:08iOS platform
- 53:35Smart Watch
- 55:06Connectivity
- 56:26Body
- 56:36Battery
- 57:06Charging
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