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People are having PCs, Laptops and Tablets for their personnel and official computing purposes. And most commonly many of us are having smartphones (i.e mobile phones) with us all the time. Though we carry them, they are not connected to us. But, what if, we have a small device yet powerful that is connected physically all the time and importantly a wearable. And what all the useful things that it can offer to people are something awesome and great. Yes, we are talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, wearable devices and apps are slowly getting into people\u2019s day-to-day activities. Be it a healthcare and for wellness or sports-front and navigation purposes, these apps are very useful indeed. The current apple watch\u2019s electrocardiogram feature allows wearers to monitor heart-rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wearable Devices and their Application Developments are known as \u201cInnovation Triggers\u201d at this Information Age. Wearable with IOT (Internet of Things) integrated apps are even more fascinating and trending technologies. Let\u2019s discuss the various wearable platforms and implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SmartWatch is a wearable Computing in the form of wristwatch. It provides a touch screen and displays all the required information. It can be integrated with smartphones, sensors, head-mounted and IoT devices. Smartwatch can also be connected with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The following are the list of SmartWatch platforms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this blog, we will be discussing briefly about watchOS and Android Wear<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was in the year 2015, Apple jumped into wearable market. Their series of Smartwatches were keenly followed by youngsters across the globe. Their latest Apple Watch Series 4 won the best product of the year. Let\u2019s see what platform the developers are using to make apps for the iOS based wearables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/b>Based on iOS operating system developed by Apple. Developing for watchOS requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n WatchOS Implementation Steps:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical workflow of developing a basic watch app would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n WKExample WatchKit App <\/b>contains a storyboard where you can design your Watch App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WKExample WatchKit Extension <\/b>has all the classes that we need for developing watch app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch OS Architecture:<\/b> Samsung was the first to introduce Smartwatches to Android market way back in 1999, followed by Sony. Since then, many developments were happened. Some of the Android powered smartwatches are: Moto 360, LG G Watch, LG Watch Urbane, LG Watch R, Asus Zenwatch 2, Sony Smartwatch 3, and the Samsung Gear Live etc.,Now for the developers who are eying for Android based wearable, have got a platform to develop their own apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Android Wear SDK: <\/b>A free to use Android platform for developers. Developing for Android Wear requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Android Wear Implementation: <\/b> For a simple Android app, that sends a notification from a phone to a paired Wear device, the workflow would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wearable apps bridge the gap between technology and everyday life, enhancing health, fitness, and convenience. The future is wearable, and it’s right on your wrist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n SmartGlass is based on See-through<\/b> wearable<\/b> technologies<\/b>. Some important and useful information are either displayed on their SmartGlass field of View or virtual contents are overlaid and augmented on the real world. The following are some of the popular Wearable devices and platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of the above devices has their own platforms and providing SDKs to developers to make commercial apps of their own. SmartGlass Industry started getting a wide attention when Google came up with their glasses. Though it was not successful due to its single-side (mono) display, the other leading markets were continuously improved and brought their products to people. Let\u2019s briefly discuss about Hololens based wearable app development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft Hololens: <\/b>It\u2019s completely based on Holograms and Augmented reality, developed by Microsoft. To develop apps for this wearable, the following platforms and tools are required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hololens App development Steps:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n VR Headmounts are based on Immersive Vision technologies and Computer-generated experience. It\u2019s completely a closed virtual world where the user can\u2019t see what actually happens outside the world. Nowadays, VR headmounts are very common and people are using them for gaming, edutainment and for immersive experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot of companies have come up with their VR HeadMounts. The following are some of the popular HeadMounted Wearable platforms available in the market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samsung has come out with their wireless VR headset GearVR powered by Oculus, which was quite successful with their selected smartphones. Oculus Rift is the other powerful VR headset with high quality. Developers get their libraries and SDKs to make their own virtual reality apps. Let\u2019s discuss about Google\u2019s CardBoard app development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Google CardBoard: <\/b>Though Google has released their own high-end VR headmounted device \u201cDayDream\u201d which only runs on selected android devices, Google Cardboard has been so widely used platform for VR wearable apps as this is simple and affordable way to experience VR. To develop apps for Google Cardboard, following are required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will be incomplete for wearable apps if they are not integrated with IoT (Internet of Things). Because, IoT is the hallmark for wearable computing right now! Wearable apps that communicate with \u201cthings\u201d such as Sensors, Cloud, electronics and software are standing out from the Crowd. IoT enables Wearable apps more useful for the people in the following ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we conclude, in this blog we\u2019ve explored varies wearable app development platforms and how we can develop our own apps for the wearable devices. It was wonderful writing this blog. Thank you for your time in reading this blog. Hope you got some information on this fascinating technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you find this article useful? Let us know by leaving a comment below, or join us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> and Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" People are having PCs, Laptops and Tablets for their personnel and official computing purposes. And most commonly many of us are having smartphones (i.e mobile phones) with us all the time. Though we carry them, they are not connected to us. 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With the support of Connectivity Framework and APIs, Wearable Device with WatchKit SDK and Smartphone with iOS are connected. Here, the WatchOS app is a bundle of resources and code. The resources include UI and all media required for the app. WatchConnectivity<\/b> is the way to access information that\u2019s kept inside the iOS app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bsetec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Watch-OS-Architecture1-e1545398678117.jpg\")
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Android Wear works by communicating wirelessly over Bluetooth between the wearable and a handheld device. (smartphone). Once the wearable device (Smartwatch) has been paired with the smartphone, the OS begins sending a series of notification messages automatically to the Smartwatch. All the inputs, actions and data are updated and synced through set of APIs<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bsetec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Android-Wear-Architecture.jpg\")
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IoT Based Wearable App Development<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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