setting the scene for wearables
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Presentation by the Head of Consumer Product Development at Cambridge Consultants. Topics covered include: Why are we interested in wearable technology? A wearables ecosystem Why now? How to make it real? What’s next?TRANSCRIPT
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Setting the scene for wearables – What? Why? How?
Ruth Thomson
Cambridge Wireless – Connected Devices SIG event, 9th October 2014
As presented at http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sigs/connecteddevices/
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Wearable Technology
Introduction
Why now?
How to make it real?
What’s next?
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Cambridge Consultants
Over 400 engineers, designers, scientists, and consultants.
Delivering innovative product development for our clients across many market sectors including
medical, sports & fitness, enterprise, and personal care.
We work with our clients at all stages from concept generation, through prototyping to transfer
to manufacture & implementation of systems.
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Wearables – why are we interested?
Improvement in sporting performance and technique
Better healthcare outcomes – ability to monitor patients, compliance and response to medical
intervention
Improved efficiency in enterprise – better use of time, people and assets
Enhancement of our personal space
Ref: Jenny Tillotson
Additional revenue streams, and opportunities to provide products and services
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Wearables – an ecosystem
It’s not just about the device!
Wearable technology development requires a
system approach
– There are multiple parts to the system
– We need to be able to balance the commercial
and technical requirements across the system
Wearable
sensor device
Smartphone /
hub
App Cloud / back
end service
The benefits of wearable technology is in the actionable information and engagement it
brings…. If you could do this without the device wouldn’t you do this?!
• Also remember…the smartphone is just AN option for the hub…
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Wearable Technology
Introduction
Why now?
How to make it real?
What’s next?
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Technology availability
The necessary components are now available at a cost, size and performance that
makes new products/systems possible
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Uptake of smartphones reduces the cost of entry for new products/systems…
The uptake of smartphones means that most consumers already have part of the
system in their pocket
Wearable tech systems can effectively ‘piggy back’ on this existing infrastructure
– Cost benefits
– Data capture is effectively omnipresent
On average, there were two smartphones for every nine
people on earth, or 1.4 billion smartphones, by the end of
2013. ref: www.businessinsider.com
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The rising adoption of cloud storage means that consumers have a place to store all
the data that they are gathering about themselves
The increasing smart infrastructure of data storage means that it can be accessible
and secure
Data storage and accessibility in the cloud
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Wearable Technology
Introduction
Why now?
How to make it real?
What’s next?
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How to make it real? What are the tech challenges specific to wearables?
Size? Weight?
Comfort?
Power? How
long does the
battery last?
Cool
factor?
Wireless range
and path loss?
Who needs what information?
What level of info (vs. data)?
And when?...
...where is processing done?
Cost?
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For example... let’s focus on : antenna design
Get this right and you can create a cheaper, smaller, more comfortable and higher
performing wearable
It may be possible that an off-the-shelf antenna will deliver an ok product, but with
attention to the antenna design you can get a really differentiated wearable product
The antenna performance is impacted by it’s shape , geometry and environment.
Consider the impact of the body on the antenna… and the difference in body
morphologies…
CC has recently invested in an anechoic radio test facility
Here is a link to an article on demystifying myths regarding antenna design for
wearable devices
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How to make it real FAST?
You want to explore and play with the design options to understand what is possible,
and understand the trade-offs…you want to do this FAST
– We can do this using the CC Appcessory toolkit
Imagine if… I want a wearable connected device… that allows me to
monitor my sun exposure… I’m thinking of a hairclip form
factor...
As a starting point you will need a UV sensor, a BLE chip
with on chip processor, antenna, battery…
Input to toolkit Export CAD file
& add form
factor
In a day workshop we can work with you to explore the design options using the toolkit
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How to make it real FAST cont.?
Imagine if…
I want a wearable connected device that helps me quantify
movement/rotation in the body…I’m thinking I need a gyro…
It is very important consider how to balance the system requirements to create a successful
wearable. Contact us if you’d like to understand more about the CC Appcessory toolkit
You could switch to
an
accelometer…clearly
a different algo dev
challenge but let’s
explore the options
We can use the toolkit to explore the power implications of design decisions…
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Remember : The importance of balance across the system
Changes to one element of the system often affect others.
Understanding this and managing the system architecture are critical.
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Wearable Technology
Introduction
Why now?
How to make it real?
What’s next?
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Internet of thing internet of things
Today we are limited to single devices communicating in silos to
the cloud
We are moving towards a future of truly connected devices where
the devices will communicate intuitively with each other, gathering
data about you and the environment and allowing smart inferences
on what you want/need
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The hub moves beyond the smart phone
Today the smart phone provides a convenient hub for connection to the cloud
However it is not the ideal hub for many scenarios… bathrooms, exercising…
We are moving towards a future of intelligent passive nodes
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real BIG data
We’re just at the start…. It’s extremely exciting to be part of the next stages in
this trend!
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Wearable Technology
Introduction
Why now?
How to make it real?
What’s next?
Many thanks!
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At Cambridge Consultants we are the best team in the world to develop and
implement innovative connected systems
We have all the required technical skills under one roof AND the experience of designing and
implementing system architectures and digital services such that we can balance the
requirements across the system to ensure we meet your commercial and technical
requirements.
We recently created a top 10 guide to creating a successful connected device, you can read
more about this and download a free copy at…
http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/media/press-releases/demystifying-connected-world
Contact us if you’d like to learn more about the Appcessory Toolkit
mentioned in this presentation, and to learn more about how we
could support your connected system development
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More about the presenter…
Ruth Thomson leads the Consumer business at Cambridge
Consultants. She has more than 12 years’ experience of working
with consumer brands, using technology to deliver innovative
consumer experiences across a range of products and services. In
the wearables space she is working across sports and fitness
technology, wellness and personal care applications bringing
Cambridge Consultants' significant skills and experience in the
development of novel connected systems to these opportunities for
innovation.
More info at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruththomson
Contact Ruth at [email protected]
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