my quantified self and the promise of wearables

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My quantified self, and the promise of wearables

Wearable Horizons 2014

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Hello

I’m Andy

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Developer Advocate social web enthusiast

maker, educator, LEGO fan OSS contributor

Eclipse Project Lead (Paho / MQTT) excited by “what’s next”, Internet of Things, etc.

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• A personal journey

• Futures in wearables?

• Issues to resolve

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A wake-up call…

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Supraventricular Tachycardia

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Short circuit!

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Short circuit!

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Geek: apply technology to the problem…

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App demos

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Reflections…

http://andypiper.co.uk/2013/03/13/on-ageing-and-a-wake-up-call/

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Adjustments

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App demos

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Dan Hon

• Diabetes Story

• http://danhon.com/2012/04/28/myself-quantified/

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http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2012/03/the-personal-analytics-of-my-life/

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Futures and ideas

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Smaller, more “invisible”?

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More “decorative”?

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More “big brands”?

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More cameras?

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New ways to measure and respond

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Issues

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• Size, ease of wearability

• Number of limbs… (!)

• Accuracy

• Security and sovereignty of data

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Google + Nest = ??

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Facebook - “in on the game”?

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Fitness for kids?

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• Is privacy and use of data an issue?

• Don’t sell me, bro!

• Ownership could be key (current US court rulings)

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Where do wearables fit?

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Putting it all together…

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Conclusions

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• We make technology to our own utility

• We make policy and laws

• Open and secure protocols and systems are key

• APIs to open data from wearables, please!

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Image credits

• Emergency lights http://www.flickr.com/photos/iks_berto/4611351604

• Star Wars Cookies http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyweber/4961703633/

• Sony lifelog image from The Verge

• IoT image http://www.flickr.com/photos/polisea/6283810186/

• others authors own, or from Wikimedia Commons or product promo images