1. Wearable Computers BUSA 3600 Spring ‘15 Armetria Coasey Channu Karma
Melvina Mayers
Joel Smith

2. Agenda History Negative & Positive Impacts Features & Benefits
Market Affects
Future of Wearable Computing

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4. History of Wearable Computing
What is Wearable computing?
Not really a new concept
Calculator Watch
Smart Phones and Tablets
Started from Blackberry now we’re at iPhones, Android and Windows.
Palm computing to Tablets
Health Monitoring
Fuel Band

6. Negative Impacts Privacy A main concern among consumers
Protecting sensitive information
Price
Expensive
iWatch ($349)
Fitbit Wristband ($95.00)

7. Positive Impacts Improvement of productivity Healthcare
Entering the workplace
Staying connected
Healthcare
Making it more convenient for consumers
Baby monitors
Saves lives of those with chronic illnesses

8. Features & Benefits Google Glass - Videos/Pictures - Text Messaging
-Research
-Real-Time Video Sharing

9. - Easy access to phone calls
Samsung Galaxy Gear
- Easy access to phone calls
- Memographer
- S Voice

10. Nike Fuel Band SE
-Waterproof
-Bluetooh 4.0
-LED Display

11. Wearable Computing & the Market
Growth in wearable Computing
35% growth by 2019
Smartwatch will be leading product
Will rise by 41%
Apple Watch market share
Account for 40% market share on 2015
Fitness Bands, Smart eyewear and niche audience.
36% percent market share this year

12. Wearable Computing & the Market Cont…
Google and Apple Smartwatch
Make up over 90% of the mobile platform market
Barriers
Products need to become standalone
Consumer perception
Price

14. Market Share cont.. Microsoft Hololens Google Glass
Increase in shares after announcement
Expected to have a decent market share
Google Glass
Expected to increase in sales by 2018
Taken off the market

15. Future of Wearable Technology
Invisible
having biometetric garments that measure body vitals.
Personalized
technology inside of jewelry that a person can select and wear that day
Efficient
clothing with solar cells to charge devices

16. Wearable Lenses

17. The Next Big Thing Permission-Based Intuition Seamless
smartwatch settings push notification
Intuition
activity trackers will be able to learn additional activities
Seamless
approaching your door at home with groceries in hand

18. Big Data
It will be more about what to do with all the data from wearable technology
Not just letting you know you had terrible sleep
Use the information to change a persons habits
Tracking devices in your pocketbooks
Clothing that responds to light or sound

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20. Questions ?

21. References
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