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PROGRAMMING FOR WEARABLES (Pssst… it’s really about the Apple Watch) @ToTheVictor , RJI Fellow

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PROGRAMMING FOR WEARABLES(Pssst… it’s really about the Apple Watch)

@ToTheVictor, RJI Fellow

Academic fellow Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

Media partnerships, Product, Education, Evangelize

Director Media Innovation — Banjo

CNN veteran: editorial + technology

Digital news ‘nerd’

WHO AMONG US?

HANDS- FREE

ALWAYS-ONDEVELOPMENT

PLATFORM

ATTENTION -GETTING

ENVIRONMENT -AWARE

CONNECTED

• Voice / gesture control

• Low-power consumption

• Instant wake • Background

working / sensing

• GPS • Accelerometer • Compass • Camera • Microphone • Other sensors

• Wi-Fi • 3G / 4G / LTE • Bluetooth • NFC

• Less-distracting when receiving alerts / reminders /messages

• 3rd party apps • API partners • Accessories

KEY ATTRIBUTES OF WEARABLE TECH PRODUCTS

SOURCE: KPCB - Internet Trends Report

Smart wearables projected to generate $37B by 2020

Smartwatches | Smart wristbands | Smart glasses | Smart garments | Smart jewelry

Global market not yet mature | major traction: North America & Europe

Source: TechSci Research Report “Global Smart Wearable Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”

Smartwatch expected to be leading wearables category

Apple Watch will account for 68% of 2015 smartwatch shipments

Business Insider “Wearables Report” Tractica market intelligence report Aug. 2015

Source: Forbes Tech | May 2015

But, within five years, this ratio is set to drop to around 20 to 1; with an estimated 101 million smartwatch

shipments taking place by 2020.

The ratio of smartphone shipments, compared to smartwatch ones, currently sits at around 500 to 1. Small-fry indeed.

Future of News: Timeline of the Connected Generation BBC News Labs, January 2015

BBC News Labs predicts by 2018, wearable tech will become part of standard

equipment issued to its reporters

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Smartphone users now glance at their mobile devices more than 100 times a day, and with the smartwatch that could become 300 or 500

times. Currently there is only limited experience with news on smartwatches —

but now smart news orgs and apps are preparing for the possible widespread adoption of Apple Watch.

http://meta.watch/blogs/news/15725509-the-power-of-glance-and-ambient-info

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The average user now picks up their mobile phone more than 1,500 times/week•Average user first reaches for their phone at 7:31 a.m. •Daily average time spent using: 3 hours 16 mins. •221 tasks each day (compared to 140 via desktop/laptops)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2783677/How-YOU-look-phone-The-average-user-picks-device-1-500-times-day.html

FROM NOVELTY TO NECESSITY

FORM FACTOR

SET UP

BATTERY LIFE BUGS

UI/SCREEN

SIZE

NEWSGATHERING

APPECOSYSTEM

SIRI

BEYONDNOTIFICATIONS

STORYSTRUCTURE

MEDIAINTEGRATION

11 areas that must be addressed before the AW can be considered core essential for newsrooms

SMARTPHONES FOR REPORTING

*Research topics, sources*Communicate/collab

*Camera | video + photo*Audio gathering/edit

*Publish to CMS*Produce multimedia

*Transmit content*Translation tool*Live streaming

*Post social media*Curate web content*Gather/share notes

*Mapping *Sensory data

WHY THE WATCH IS LESS ABOUT TODAY, AND MORE ABOUT TOMORROW

iPHONE VERSION 1January 2007

No third party support (App store)

Poor camera (2MP)No front facing camera

No copy & pasteNo Office support

No Outlook Exchange emailLimited memory (8GB)

Small screen size (3.5 inches)Limited talk time

Limited phone carriers

Programming ChallengesThe obvious: tiny screen

Rethinking story structure Going beyond notifications

Seamless experiences not native Push/pulling from legacy mediums

Audience interactivity limited

NY TIMES

FLIPBOARD

BBC NEWS

WASHINGTON POST

The Times has developed a new form of storytelling to help readers catch up in seconds. Through its one-sentence stories, crafted especially for the small screen of Apple Watch, users are able to get the news at a glance across many sections from the Times along with photography and short, bulleted summaries.

Flipboard algorithmically chooses the top 10 stories based on the top 10 topics a user follows on Flipboard, and then present these dynamically on the Apple Watch.

The latest version brings optional compact layout that allows users to view more stories per screen, summaries of stories, headlines and breaking news alerts. Users can personalize the app menu to suit specific interests.

“Big Story, Small Screen” design allows users to quickly browse the day’s big story via a customized format highlighting the top story through bold images and brief text, giving readers a way to catch up on the news in six scrolls.

Source: WatchAware.com

Dark Sky for iOS$3.99

WHAT WE ARE DOING @

articles, blogs, workshops

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RJI capstone students competition, playbook, reports

Introducing: Chris, Samantha and Lauren

Millennial survey of more than 500 college students

Majority of wearable tech owners rarely consume news on devices

Wearable experiences most interested in: texting, music

97% respondents exposed to Apple Watch advertising, most have never used

Source: RJI Fall 2015 capstone student project on wearables/smartwatches Follow upcoming survey releases: RJIonline.org

PUTTING THE APPLE WATCH TO THE TEST RJI student journalist team is covering real world news events: iPhone vs. Watch

‘ESSENTIAL TECH’ TESTCan I survive my day without? No smartphone:

A FEW SMALL PREDICTIONS

Prices come down, avail goes up: explosive growth

Apple Watch 2 next fall: new features, applications

News/media outlets begin to create unique wearable apps

Most effective user experiences will be ones integrating with broader media ecosystems

@tothevictor

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