The Rise of Wearable Technology

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Stemming from the rapid prototyping maker movement, technology has taken a huge leap forward to begin true integrations with the human body. From controlling physical hardware through muscle tension armbands, to heartbeat monitoring wristbands to uniquely identify a person, this year is set to produce the first in a long line of technology leading the way to truly embedded technology. We'll explore this movement and see where the future of technology integrations is leading us as a species.

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The Rise of Wearable Technology

Jonathan LeBlanc (@jcleblanc)

Global Head of Developer Evangelism at PayPal

The Future of Wearables!

Build this, collect profit!

Hardware Prototyping

FloraWearable Electronic Platformhttp://www.adafruit.com/products/659

GemmaTiny Sewable Microcontroller

http://www.adafruit.com/products/1222

Tiny IoT Microcontroller

Building on Body Movement

Open Application Sensor Hacks

MyoExtending Body Functionshttps://thalmic.com/en/myo/

FinGesture Controlled Ring

http://wearfin.com/

Body Heat to Electric Generator

SolePowerPower Generating Insole

http://solepowertech.com/

Attachable Computers

Building on Open Specs

Bluetooth Smart

How the Technology Works

Transparent Bridge from Device to IP

CentralDevice

PeripheralBridge

IP AddressEndpoint

PebbleBuilding on Bluetooth Smart

https://getpebble.com/

Beyond the Fingerprint

Vein Recognition BiometricsIdentification through vein uniqueness

NymiHeartbeat Identificationhttp://getnymi.com/

The FIDO AllianceOpen Device Identity Spechttp://fidoalliance.org/

Beyond Wearables

DNA as Data Storage700 Terabytes of data in a gram of DNA

https://ppd.io/dna-data-storage

Remote Controlled Contraceptive

Improving Prosthetics

Bio Hacking

What Does the Future Hold?

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jcleblanc

Jonathan LeBlanc (@jcleblanc)

Global Head of Developer Evangelism at PayPal