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Imagine \u00a0jogging \u00a0along \u00a0your \u00a0favorite \u00a0trail \u00a0when \u00a0suddenly \u00a0you \u00a0feel \u00a0a \u00a0shortness \u00a0of \u00a0breath \u00a0and \u00a0a \u00a0painful \u00a0squeeze \u00a0in \u00a0your \u00a0chest. \u00a0You \u00a0stop\u2026 \u00a0and \u00a0with \u00a0a \u00a0flick \u00a0of \u00a0a \u00a0finger, \u00a0you \u00a0instantly \u00a0notify \u00a0emergency \u00a0responders \u00a0of \u00a0your \u00a0situation \u00a0and \u00a0your location. \u00a0At \u00a0the \u00a0same \u00a0time, \u00a0the \u00a0notification \u00a0alerts \u00a0your \u00a0doctor \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0incident \u00a0and \u00a0sends \u00a0your \u00a0vital \u00a0statistics. \u00a0What \u00a0enables \u00a0all \u00a0of \u00a0this \u00a0information \u00a0to \u00a0be \u00a0gathered \u00a0and \u00a0transported \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0right \u00a0place \u00a0is \u00a0the \u00a0combination \u00a0of \u00a0sensors \u00a0and \u00a0connectivity \u00a0provided \u00a0by \u00a0the \u00a0devices \u00a0that \u00a0make \u00a0up \u00a0the \u00a0wearable \u00a0Internet \u00a0of \u00a0Thing.
\nThis\u00a0scenario\u00a0may not seem far-fetched\u00a0considering \u00a0the \u00a0explosive \u00a0growth \u00a0of \u00a0Internet-\u00ad\u2010enabled \u00a0devices \u00a0worn \u00a0on \u00a0the \u00a0body. \u00a0Whether \u00a0strapped \u00a0to \u00a0your \u00a0wrist, \u00a0attached \u00a0to \u00a0your \u00a0eyewear,\u00a0or\u00a0embedded \u00a0under \u00a0your \u00a0clothes, \u00a0developers \u00a0are \u00a0building \u00a0applications \u00a0that \u00a0monitor \u00a0body \u00a0systems \u00a0through \u00a0sensors \u00a0and \u00a0pull \u00a0notifications, \u00a0and \u00a0alert \u00a0users \u00a0to \u00a0important \u00a0changes \u00a0through \u00a0push \u00a0notifications.<\/p>\n
The \u00a0popularity \u00a0of \u00a0smartphones \u00a0certainly \u00a0fueled \u00a0the \u00a0growth \u00a0of \u00a0wearable \u00a0devices. \u00a0The iconic \u00a0iPhone \u00a0and \u00a0various \u00a0Android \u00a0devices \u00a0provide \u00a0a \u00a0constant \u00a0connection \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0Internet \u00a0that \u00a0mobile \u00a0developers \u00a0know \u00a0how \u00a0to \u00a0tether \u00a0or \u00a0synchronize \u00a0with associated \u00a0wearables.<\/p>\n
Unlike \u00a0Internet \u00a0developments \u00a0in \u00a0homes \u00a0and \u00a0businesses, \u00a0wearables \u00a0represent \u00a0suc a fundamental \u00a0change \u00a0to \u00a0our \u00a0lives \u00a0that \u00a0Sandro \u00a0Olivieri, \u00a0a \u00a0Senior \u00a0Manager \u00a0at \u00a0AT&T’s \u00a0Foundry, \u00a0calls \u00a0developing \u00a0for \u00a0the \u00a0wearable \u00a0marketplace \u00a0the \u201cInternet \u00a0of \u00a0Me.\u201d\u00a0\u201cOur \u00a0research \u00a0has \u00a0found \u00a0that \u00a0users \u00a0don’t \u00a0really \u00a0care \u00a0that \u00a0their \u00a0identity \u00a0lives \u00a0beyond \u00a0their \u00a0own \u00a0device \u00a0and \u00a0more \u00a0than \u00a0likely \u00a0that \u00a0it \u00a0lives \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0cloud,\u201d \u00a0says \u00a0Olivieri. \u00a0\u201cIf \u00a0there \u00a0is \u00a0a \u00a0center \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0Internet \u00a0-\u00ad\u2010 \u00a0whether \u00a0this \u00a0is \u00a0in \u00a0a \u00a0car, \u00a0at \u00a0the \u00a0office \u00a0or \u00a0at \u00a0home \u00a0-\u00ad\u2010 \u00a0they \u00a0are \u00a0comfortable using \u00a0their \u00a0primary \u00a0device \u00a0and \u00a0interacting \u00a0with \u00a0the \u00a0network.\u201d \u00a0Most \u00a0people \u00a0currently \u00a0consider \u00a0their \u00a0smartphone \u00a0the \u00a0primary \u00a0device, \u00a0but \u00a0it \u00a0remains \u00a0to be \u00a0seen \u00a0what \u00a0the \u00a0\u201cmain \u00a0access \u00a0point\u201d \u00a0to \u00abInternet \u00a0of \u00a0Me\u00bb \u00a0will \u00a0be \u00a0given \u00a0all \u00a0these \u00a0new \u00a0points \u00a0of \u00a0connection.<\/p>\n
Internet-\u00ad\u2010enabled wearable \u00a0gear \u00a0was \u00a0high \u00a0on \u00a0many \u00a0people’s \u00a0holiday \u00a0gift \u00a0list \u00a0this \u00a0past \u00a0year, \u00a0with \u00a0an \u00a0estimated \u00a035 \u00a0million \u00a0wearables \u00a0in \u00a0use \u00a0by \u00a0the \u00a0end \u00a0of \u00a02014, \u00a0according \u00a0to \u00a0researchers \u00a0at \u00a0CCS \u00a0Insight. \u00a0This \u00a0represents \u00a0a \u00a0180 \u00a0percent \u00a0increase \u00a0in \u00a0wearable \u00a0IoT \u00a0device \u00a0shipments \u00a0in \u00a0only \u00a0three \u00a0years. \u00a0And \u00a0many \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0new \u00a0designs \u00a0can run\u00a0independently \u00a0of \u00a0a \u00a0smartphone.<\/p>\n
The wearable device\u00a0market can be \u00a0segmented \u00a0into \u00a0seven \u00a0sections, \u00a0according \u00a0to \u00a0ABI \u00a0Research\u2019s \u00a0latest \u00a0report: \u00a0wearable cameras, \u00a0smart \u00a0clothing, \u00a0smart glasses, health care,sport and activity trackers, wearable 3D motion trackers and smartphone-compatible\u00a0watches.<\/p>\n
The \u00a0opportunity \u00a0for \u00a0developers \u00a0is \u00a0to \u00a0take \u00a0what \u00a0they \u00a0know \u00a0about \u00a0mobile \u00a0technology \u00a0and \u00a0apply \u00a0it \u00a0to \u00a0emerging \u00a0wearable \u00a0products \u00a0for \u00a0a \u00a0public \u00a0that<\/p>\n
has \u00a0already \u00a0started \u00a0to \u00a0see \u00a0the \u00a0future \u00a0and \u00a0benefits \u00a0of \u00a0wearable \u00a0applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody \u00a0involved \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0early \u00a0days \u00a0of \u00a0mobile \u00a0remembers \u00a0that \u00a0you \u00a0had \u00a0to \u00a0do \u00a0it \u00a0yourself,\u201d \u00a0says \u00a0Matt \u00a0Powers, \u00a0Chief \u00a0Technology \u00a0Officer \u00a0with \u00a0Applico. \u00a0\u201cNone \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0applications \u00a0or \u00a0connector \u00a0protocols \u00a0were \u00a0built \u00a0for \u00a0you. \u00a0Now there are tools that make it easier. \u00a0Developers \u00a0are \u00a0well \u00a0equipped \u00a0for \u00a0IoT \u00a0work \u00a0that \u00a0is \u00a0more \u00a0at \u00a0the \u00a0application \u00a0level \u00a0and \u00a0what \u00a0is \u00a0great \u00a0is \u00a0that \u00a0the \u00a0same \u00a0mobile \u00a0development \u00a0principles \u00a0apply \u00a0to \u00a0IoT.\u201d<\/p>\n
Powers \u00a0suggests \u00a0that \u00a0developers \u00a0look \u00a0for \u00a0ways \u00a0to \u00a0minimize \u00a0the \u00a0amount \u00a0of \u00a0button \u00a0clicks \u00a0and \u00a0maximize \u00a0the \u00a0use \u00a0of glance-\u00ad\u2010able \u00a0displays. \u00a0If you make an app or hardware design \u00a0too \u00a0difficult, \u00a0users \u00a0will \u00a0quickly \u00a0move \u00a0on \u00a0from \u00a0your \u00a0design \u00a0to \u00a0another \u00a0one \u00a0that \u00a0is \u00a0less \u00a0confusing, \u00a0he \u00a0notes.<\/p>\n
. \u00a0 \u00a0In 2014, the Application Developers Alliance \u00a0and \u00a0its \u00a0Emerging \u00a0Technologies \u00a0Working \u00a0Group \u00a0began \u00a0identifying \u00a0five \u00a0areas \u00a0influenced \u00a0by \u00a0IoT \u00a0to \u00a0give \u00a0developers \u00a0insight \u00a0into \u00a0creating \u00a0a \u00a0robust \u00a0ecosystem. \u00a0This \u00a0whitepaper \u00a0serves \u00a0as \u00a0an \u00a0exploration \u00a0of \u00a0IoT \u00a0by \u00a0looking \u00a0at \u00a0its \u00a0current \u00a0state \u00a0in \u00a0wearable \u00a0devices, \u00a0best \u00a0practices \u00a0for \u00a0creating \u00a0apps, \u00a0and \u00a0new \u00a0opportunities \u00a0to \u00a0explore. \u00a0Other investigations cover automotive, manufacturing, home and retail.<\/p>\n
From \u00a0Dick \u00a0Tracy’s \u00a0wrist \u00a0radio \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0current \u00a0wave \u00a0of \u00a0Android \u00a0watches, \u00a0the \u00a0idea \u00a0of \u00a0connected \u00a0wearable \u00a0technology \u00a0has \u00a0fascinated \u00a0developers \u00a0for generations. \u00a0Real \u00a0wearable \u00a0technology \u00a0has \u00a0been \u00a0around \u00a0since \u00a0the \u00a0early \u00a060s, \u00a0from \u00a0the \u00a0early \u00a0days \u00a0of \u00a0MIT \u00a0math \u00a0professor’s \u00a0\u201cBeat \u00a0the \u00a0Dealer\u201d \u00a0device \u00a0to \u00a0Keith \u00a0Taft’s \u00a0\u00abGeorge\u00bb \u00a0blackjack \u00a0beater \u00a0shoe \u00a0technology. \u00a0Modern \u00a0interfaces \u00a0include \u00a0the \u00a0Fitbit \u00a0health \u00a0monitor, \u00a0Pebble \u00a0smartwatch, \u00a0and \u00a0Google \u00a0Glass. \u00a0These \u00a0innovations \u00a0inspire \u00a0new \u00a0ways \u00a0of \u00a0thinking \u00a0about \u00a0IoT \u00a0for \u00a0the \u00a0body.<\/p>\n
Developers \u00a0have \u00a0numerous \u00a0resources \u00a0at \u00a0their \u00a0fingertips \u00a0to \u00a0learn \u00a0the \u00a0ins \u00a0and \u00a0outs \u00a0of \u00a0wearable \u00a0technology. \u00a0Artyom \u00a0Astafurov, \u00a0Managing \u00a0Partner \u00a0and \u00a0head \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0IoT \u00a0practice \u00a0at \u00a0software \u00a0development \u00a0firm \u00a0DataArt, \u00a0notes \u00a0that \u00a0his \u00a0company, \u00a0like \u00a0many \u00a0others, \u00a0supplies \u00a0APIs, \u00a0tutorials, \u00a0videos, \u00a0and \u00a0physical \u00a0meetups \u00a0to \u00a0help \u00a0developers \u00a0with \u00a0design.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBarriers \u00a0to \u00a0entry \u00a0for \u00a0wearable \u00a0developers \u00a0are \u00a0still \u00a0pretty \u00a0high,\u201d \u00a0says \u00a0Astafurov. \u00a0\u201cPutting \u00a0together \u00a0a \u00a0prototype, \u00a0testing \u00a0that \u00a0prototype \u00a0and \u00a0moving \u00a0it \u00a0into \u00a0production \u00a0involves \u00a0quite \u00a0a \u00a0bit \u00a0of \u00a0discipline. \u00a0. \u00a0It also \u00a0includes \u00a0embedded \u00a0development, \u00a0firmware \u00a0and \u00a0electric \u00a0wiring \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0however, \u00a0combining \u00a0all \u00a0of \u00a0these \u00a0disciplines \u00a0can \u00a0be \u00a0difficult \u00a0at \u00a0times. \u00a0In \u00a0some \u00a0cases, \u00a0a \u00a0proxy \u00a0API \u00a0can \u00a0be \u00a0provided \u00a0though \u00a0that \u00a0allows \u00a0developers \u00a0to \u00a0test \u00a0the \u00a0system \u00a0without \u00a0the \u00a0worry \u00a0of \u00a0overloading \u00a0their \u00a0own \u00a0systems.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others disagree and feel that entry into \u00a0wearable \u00a0technology \u00a0is \u00a0exploding \u00a0due \u00a0to \u00a0increased \u00a0funding \u00a0and \u00a0available \u00a0tools. \u00a0Matthew \u00a0Wong, \u00a0a \u00a0Research \u00a0and \u00a0Data \u00a0Analyst \u00a0at \u00a0CB \u00a0insights \u00a0stated, \u00a0\u201cVenture \u00a0capitalists \u00a0want \u00a0to \u00a0have \u00a0Quantified \u00a0Self \u00a0in \u00a0their \u00a0portfolios. \u00a0We’re \u00a0Seeing significant investment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe barriers to entry are very low for \u00a0developers, \u00a0with \u00a0free \u00a0or \u00a0low \u00a0cost \u00a0tools \u00a0and \u00a0developer \u00a0kits \u00a0generally \u00a0available.\u00a0The \u00a0greatest \u00a0challenge \u00a0is \u00a0to \u00a0go \u00a0beyond \u00a0creating \u00a0something that simply \u00a0looks \u00a0neat \u00a0or \u00a0cool, \u00a0but \u00a0that \u00a0also \u00a0that \u00a0adds \u00a0genuine \u00a0value. For\u00a0example,\u00a0bringing \u00a0Evernote \u00a0checklists \u00a0to \u00a0your \u00a0wrist, \u00a0and \u00a0being \u00a0able \u00a0to \u00a0check \u00a0items \u00a0off \u00a0on \u00a0both \u00a0Android \u00a0Wear \u00a0and \u00a0the \u00a0Pebble \u00a0is \u00a0simple \u00a0but \u00a0incredibly \u00a0useful \u00a0when \u00a0you \u00a0are out \u00a0and \u00a0about,\u00bb \u00a0says \u00a0Damian \u00a0Mehers, \u00a0Senior \u00a0Software \u00a0Engineer \u00a0at \u00a0Evernote.<\/p>\n
Google’s \u00a0Android \u00a0has \u00a0captured \u00a0early \u00a0success \u00a0with \u00a0its \u00a0Wear \u00a0series \u00a0of \u00a0APIs. Apple is also looking to dominate with its HomeKit protocols. \u00a0The \u00a0much \u00a0anticipated \u00a0Apple \u00a0Watch, \u00a0projected \u00a0to \u00a0debut \u00a0in \u00a02015, \u00a0is \u00a0expected \u00a0to \u00a0propel \u00a0the \u00a0company \u00a0into \u00a0more \u00a0mainstream \u00a0IoT-\u00ad\u2010enabled \u00a0markets.<\/p>\n
Samsung’s \u00a0plans \u00a0for \u00a0IoT \u00a0wearables \u00a0are \u00a0reaching \u00a0further \u00a0than \u00a0the \u00a0Android \u00a0operating \u00a0system. \u00a0The \u00a0company \u00a0announced \u00a0in \u00a02013 \u00a0its \u00a0own \u00a0Linux-\u00ad\u2010based \u00a0operating \u00a0system \u00a0for \u00a0smaller \u00a0devices \u00a0called \u00a0Tizen. \u00a0From \u00a0powering \u00a0smart \u00a0cameras \u00a0to \u00a0smartwatches \u00a0and \u00a0eventually \u00a0smartphones, \u00a0the \u00a0OS \u00a0includes, \u00a0among \u00a0other \u00a0things, \u00a0a \u00a0telephony \u00a0stack, \u00a0Smack \u00a0-\u00ad\u2010 \u00a0an \u00a0HTML5 \u00a0sandbox \u00a0for \u00a0apps,ConnMann \u00a0as \u00a0its \u00a0network \u00a0manager, \u00a0and \u00a0Zypp \u00a0package \u00a0manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere \u00a0are \u00a0hundreds \u00a0of \u00a0ways \u00a0to \u00a0do \u00a0the \u00a0same \u00a0thing \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0so \u00a0we’re \u00a0in \u00a0a \u00a0bit \u00a0of \u00a0a primordial \u00a0soup \u00a0to \u00a0build \u00a0something \u00a0meaningful,\u201d \u00a0Astafurov \u00a0says.<\/p>\n
TRENDY \u00a0AND \u00a0TOPICAL \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Wearable \u00a0fitness \u00a0devices \u00a0are \u00a0expected \u00a0to \u00a0generate \u00a0the \u00a0most \u00a0mass \u00a0consumer \u00a0adoption \u00a0in \u00a02015, \u00a0with \u00a022 \u00a0percent \u00a0of \u00a0consumers \u00a0already \u00a0owning \u00a0or \u00a0planning \u00a0to \u00a0make \u00a0a \u00a0purchase \u00a0next \u00a0year, \u00a0according \u00a0to \u00a0a \u00a0survey<\/a> \u00a0of \u00a0more \u00a0than \u00a02,000 \u00a0North \u00a0American \u00a0consumers \u00a0by \u00a0Acquity \u00a0Group, \u00a0part \u00a0of \u00a0Accenture \u00a0Interactive.<\/p>\n The study \u00a0surveyed \u00a0future \u00a0purchasing \u00a0trends \u00a0and \u00a0attitudes \u00a0about \u00a0the \u00a0digital \u00a0connection \u00a0of \u00a0physical, \u00a0identifiable \u00a0devices \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0Internet \u00a0where \u00a0the \u00a0data \u00a0and \u00a0devices \u00a0communicate \u00a0in \u00a0an \u00a0intelligent \u00a0fashion. \u00a0Some 59 percent \u00a0of<\/p>\n Generation \u00a0X \u00a0consumers \u00a0(ages \u00a026-\u00ad\u201035) \u00a0said \u00a0they \u00a0plan \u00a0to \u00a0adopt \u00a0wearable \u00a0fitness \u00a0technology \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0next \u00a0five \u00a0years, \u00a0compared \u00a0to \u00a047 \u00a0percent \u00a0of \u00a0Millennials \u00a0(ages \u00a018-\u00ad\u201025).<\/p>\n Of \u00a0the \u00a0men \u00a0surveyed, \u00a053 \u00a0percent \u00a0said \u00a0they \u00a0plan \u00a0to \u00a0purchase \u00a0wearable \u00a0technology \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0next \u00a0five \u00a0years, \u00a0compared \u00a0to \u00a045 \u00a0percent \u00a0of \u00a0women.<\/p>\n However, \u00a0when \u00a0it \u00a0comes \u00a0to \u00a0wearable \u00a0fitness \u00a0devices, \u00a0women \u00a0are \u00a0slightly \u00a0more \u00a0likely \u00a0to \u00a0have \u00a0already \u00a0adopted \u00a0them \u00a0than \u00a0men \u00a0(8 \u00a0percent \u00a0compared \u00a0to \u00a07 \u00a0percent).<\/p>\n Smart clothing 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