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Google’s First Designer Glass By Diane Von Furstenberg

June 20, 2014

Diane Von Furstenberg Google Glass

When you hear the name of iconic designer Diane Von Furstenberg chances are the first thing that comes to mind are wrap dresses, not technology.  Well, she is working to change that.  During Spring Fashion Week last year in New York, Ms. Furstenberg had her models walk with the devices, participated in a Glass filmed video offering a first hand glimpse of NYFW (see after break), and provided narration for it.  Now her relationship with Google is about to translate to a wearable item.

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by Doug Parker
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App, Wearable Technology

Apple Announces Wellness Aggregator Health

June 3, 2014

iOS 8 Health App

Apple announced its widely expected Health app at WWDC this week.  While differing slightly from the rumored HealthBook app, Health serves the same purpose.  Using the HealthKit APIs, developers can enable their medical or wearable device to communicate with the app.  Health will then aggregate the data from a variety of devices into one unified location.  The idea is that your calorie and sleep data from your FitBit will be next to your weight and MBI info from your Withings scale, which can be displayed with your iHealth glucose monitor readings.  Collecting data from various 3rd party hardware is great, but one can easily see the importance of the Health app if Apple’s health-centric smart watch becomes a reality.  

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by Doug Parker
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Wearable Technology

Google Announces Android Wear Platform

March 18, 2014

Motorola Moto 360 Android Wear WatchToday smart watches and wearable devices made their first mainstream step forward.  Google announced the Android Wear platform and the release of the accompanying software development kit earlier today.  Based on Android Mobile OS, the new platform is designed to make it easier and less costly for hardware developers to launch wearable technology.  The software is designed to work with Android phones and allow app developers to push content to the device. It offers features such as always active voice recognition (“OK, Google.”) and Google Now’s preemptive search.

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WIRED Explores The Secret To Making A Wearable That People Will Actually Want

March 4, 2014

Tory Burch Fitbit

It is no secret that while the designers at Nike, Fitbit, Pebble, Samsung, and Google are able to cram an impressive amount of technology into devices that are wearable, those devices are hardly aesthetically pleasing.  Up to this point, any mass market wearable technology more complex than a digital watch has been more utilitarian than fashionable.  In a WIRED article by Liz Stinson, she explores several possible downfalls.  One issue arises from the lack of fashion conscious, ground up design.

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by Doug Parker
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Wearable Technology

Google Wants You To “Ok Glass” and Drive

February 27, 2014

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According to Reuters, Google has started lobbying in at least three states to prevent legislation banning people from using the headset while driving.  After a headline making incident in California where a woman wearing Google Glass while driving was ticketed, the legal battle over how you are allowed to use wearable tech is just beginning.  Google claims that it is too early in the experimental product’s lifecycle to introduce restrictions in use; Illinois state Senator Ira Silverstein responded that it was clear Google Glass is headed towards mass market and “Who are they fooling?”  With nationwide campaigns against distracted driving, it will be interesting to see how successful Google’s lobbying is.  There are currently eight states considering regulation of Google Glass.

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by Doug Parker
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