DevelopmentHistory
In2012,duetotheappearanceofGoogleGlass,itwascalledthe"firstyearofsmartwearabledevices".Withthegradualnarrowingoftheinnovationspaceofsmartphonesandtheclosetosaturationofmarketgrowth,smartwearabledeviceshavebeenwidelyrecognizedbythemarketasthenexthotspotinthesmartterminalindustry.
In2013,companiesfromallwalksoflifeenteredtheresearchanddevelopmentofsmartwearabledevicesoneafteranother,strivingtogetashareofthenewroundoftechnologicalrevolution.
Productform
Wearabledevicesmostlyexistintheformofportableaccessorieswithsomecomputingfunctions,whichcanbeconnectedtomobilephonesandvariousterminals.Themainstreamproductformsincludewrist-supportedwatches.Category(includingproductssuchaswatchesandwristbands),foot-supportedshoescategory(includingshoes,socksorotherproductswornonthelegsinthefuture),head-supportedglasscategory(includingglasses,helmets,headbands,etc.)),andvariousnon-mainstreamproductformssuchassmartclothing,schoolbags,crutches,andaccessories.
Mainproducts
Watchcategory:AppleWatch,SamsungGalaxyGear,PS-500smartwatch,PS-100smartbracelet
Shoescategory:Nikesmartsportsshoes
Glasscategory:Googleglasses
Other
Thereareproblems
1.Thepriceisexpensive.GoogleGlasssellsforuptoUS$1500;Nike+FuelBandSEsellsforUS$149;Adidas'supcomingAndroidsmartwatchsellsforUS$399.
2.Thebatterylifeisshort.Thebatterylifeofanordinarysmartwatchisabout24hours.Ifmorefunctionsareturnedon,thepowerconsumptionwillincrease,sothattheuserhastochargetwiceadaytouseitnormally.
3.Itcannotbeusedindependentlyorisincomplete.Manysmartwatchfunctionsneedtobeequippedwithamobilephonetobeabletouse,consumerscan’thelpbutask:Whatelsedoyouuseitfor?
Causesproblems
Privacyissues
People’srelianceontheInternetisincreasing.Wearabledeviceshavestrengthenedthisreliance.Whentracesofhealthindicators,behaviorhabits,lifepreferences,andworkhistoryareimprintedeverywhere,theriskofpersonalprivacyleakageisgreatlyincreased.Themorepersonaldataavailable,thegreatertheamountofprivateinformation.Aslongaswehaveenoughdata,wemayevendiscovereverythingaboutaperson.WeknowthattheInternetwillreleasemassiveamountsofdataatalltimes.Whetheritisaroundbusinesssales,personalconsumptionhabits,identitycharacteristics,etc.,ithasbecomedatastoredinvariousforms.Therearealotofeconomicandpoliticalbenefitshiddenbehindthelargeamountofdata,especiallythroughdataintegration,analysisandmining,thedataintegrationandcontrolpowershownbyithasfarexceededtheprevious.
RadiationIssues
Willtheradiationofwearabledevicesreallyaffecthumanhealth?Onthisissue,thereporterspecificallyconsultedHuBo,aprofessorattheDepartmentofElectronicEngineering,SchoolofInformationScienceandEngineering,FudanUniversity.HuBosaidthatthesmartbraceletusessensorstoconvertbodyinformationsuchaspulsepressureandtemperatureintoelectricalsignals,whicharethentransmittedtodataterminalssuchasmobilephonesthroughelectromagneticwaves.Becausethetransmissiondistanceisshort,thesignalstrengthisweakerthanthegeneralsignalreceivedandtransmittedbythemobilephone,andtheradiationisrelativelyweaker.
Thekeytothesolution
Components
Thequality,performance,size,andmaterialsofthecomponentsdeterminethefunctionsandusersoftheproductExperience.Themostdirectlyrelatedtotheuseristhebattery.Ifthebatterylifeisnotstrongandoftenneedstobecharged,itiseasytoarousetheuser'sdisgust.Insolvingtheproblemofpowerconsumption,onewayistobalancetherelationshipbetweenperformanceandpowerconsumption,andtohavesometrade-offs;theotheristoexplorenewpowersupplymethods.DeanHuangoftheMobileResearchInstituteproposedthatsinceitisawearabledevice,Itispossibletoconsiderconvertingtheenergyemittedbythehumanbodyintoelectricalenergyforpowersupply,whichisalsoadirectionthatcanbestudied.
Userexperience
Theproblemofvisualperceptioniseasytosolve,afterall,mostusersarenottootricky.Thehardpartisthefunction.Intermsofinteraction,wearproductssuchasbraceletsandwatcheswithyou.Withoutascreen,theexperiencewillbepoorandyoucannotdirectlyinteractwiththeproduct.Itfeelslikeadatacollector.Userswanttoseetherelevantanalysisdataandtheresultsmustrelyonthemobilephone.Andthecomputer,theexperienceisnotgood.Intermsofinteraction,ifthescreenissmallandthetouchispoorlyperceived,itcanbeconsideredtomaketheinteractionmorehumanethroughsound,eyemovements,etc.Intermsofthenumberoffunctions,alargeandcompletesettingeitherconsumesmorepowerorisidlewithalargefunction;smallbutdedicatedisadirectiontosolveoneortwopainpointsofusersinamoreconcentratedway.
Integrationofdataandservices
Allwearabledevicesthatdonotprovidesoftwareservicesanddataservicesarerogues.Wearabledevicesarenotofgreatvalue.Thekeyliesinthedataandservicestheyprovide.Themoreverticalanddeepertheyare,thegreaterthevalue.Itshouldbenotedthatuserswantmorethanjustdata.Mostusershavenoideaaboutsomedataitself.Theresultsandsolutionsobtainedafteranalysisarethemostimportant.Allwearabledeviceswithinaccuratedatamonitoringarehooliganism.Inaccuratedatawillreducetheuser'ssenseoftrust.Ifitishealthdata,suchastestingheartrateandbloodpressure,itiseasytogetthingswrong.Ifthedataisinaccurate,data-basedanalysisandsolutionsareemptytalk.IftheequipmentformonitoringchronicdiseasescanpasstheCDChealthcertification,itwillgreatlyincreasetheconfidenceofusers.
Touchtechnology
Touchisanaturalconnectionmethodbetweenhumansandsmartdevices,anditisalsoanimportantchangeinthefieldofhuman-computerinteraction.Analystspredictthatby2019,smartwatcheswillaccountformorethan70%ofthetotaldeliveryofwearabledevices,andsmartwatchesareinseparablefromtouchtechnology.Forexample,Huawei’ssmartwatchchosetheSynapticsClearPadcapacitivetouchcontrollerbecausethecontrollerismatureandreliable,haslowpowerconsumption,andhashighlysensitivehuman-computerinteractionperformance.Theeffectisstillgoodwhentouchedwithwetfingers.Designersalsorequiretherealizationofaclassiccirculardial,andSynapticsistheonlyproviderthatcanprovideacompletelycirculartouchinterface.ClearPadcapacitivetouchtechnologyisatrustedsolutionintheindustryandhasbeenusedinmorethan1billionconsumer-facingdevices.
Pressuretouch
PressuretouchtechnologyfirstenteredthepubliceyeduetothereleaseofAppleWatch.TheForceTouchdevicecansenselightpressureandheavypressure.Presstheintensityandcallupdifferentcorrespondingfunctions,whichenrichesthelevelandexperienceoftheuser’smobilephonetouchinteraction.OnthebasisoftheoriginalForceTouchtapandtap,3DTouchhasaddedthefunctionofre-pressingthisdimension.ThescreenoftheiPhone6shasthreedimensions:tap,tap,andpress,whichismoresensitivethanthepressuretouchscreentechnologyontheAppleWatch.PressuretouchtechnologyClearForcecanadjustthescrollspeedandzoomratiobyapplyingdifferentforceswithfingersorstylus,realizecontinuouslyvariablegamecontrolanddifferenttextorphotoeditingmethods,sothatdevicemanufacturerscanrealizesmartphonesDifferentiation.
Batteryinnovation
Tomakewearabledevicesaspopularassmartphonesandtablets,batteriesmustbesmaller,batterylifemustbelonger,andItmustalsobethinnerandmoreflexible.SamsungSDIexhibitednewresultsatthe2015InterBatteryexhibitioninSeoul.Samsungshowedofftwonewbatteries.The3mmthickultra-thinbatteryStripeisaflexiblebattery.Samsungclaimsthatitsenergydensityishigherthanotherbatteriesonthemarket,mainlybecauseitusesthesmallestbatteryenclosurewidth.Thetwofeaturesofultra-thinandbendablemakeStripehaveagoodchancetoentermorewearabledevices,suchasnecklacesandclothes.ThereisalsoabatterycalledBand,whichcanbemountedonthesmartwatchstraptoincreasethebatterypowerby50%comparedtotheoriginaldevice.Inthetest,Samsungbendsthebattery50,000timestoseeifitisdurable.Samsungnotonlycaresaboutitsshape,butalsopaysattentiontoitsfunction.Bandbatterywillenterthemarketin2017,anditmaychangethemarketstructure.
LGChemalsolaunchedanewflexiblesmartwatchbattery,whichhasbeendevelopedsince2012.Thebatterycanbeloadedintoadevicewitharadiusof15mm,anditssizeisonlyhalfofthebatterycurrentlyonthemarket.Withthesebatteries,thedesignofsmartwatchesinthefuturewillbemorefree.
Productreviews
AppleCEOTimCook:
Therearemanywearabledevices,butnoheavyweightproducts.However,nodevicecanpersuadeachildwhodoesnotwearglassesorawristbandtousethisproduct.Therearestillmanyproblemsinthisfieldthatneedtobesolved,anditneedstobeexploredifyouwanttomature.Ithinktherewillbealargenumberofcompaniessteppingintothisfield.
PresidentandCEOofSynaptics,adeveloperofhuman-computerinteractionsolutionsChiefOfficerRickBergmanzai:
Biometricrecognitiontechnology,environment-basedcontextrecognitiontechnology,andall-roundperceptiontechnologybasedonextremeexperiencewillshowastrongdemandtrendintheworld,andbiometricrecognitiontechnologyisreplacingtraditionalpasswords.Supportingflexibletouchanddisplayisthekeytothesuccessofwearabledevices.Becausethetouchfunctionisadded,itcanprovideanaturalwayforpeopletointeractwithwearabledevices.
TencentChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheBoardofDirectorsofCompanyHoldingsMaHuateng:
Wepaymoreattentiontotheservicesinmobilephones,howtousehardwaredevicestoplayauniqueexperience.Theotheristofocusonwearabledevices,includingfuturewatches,bracelets,andglasses.Itmaynotbedonedirectly,butwewillpayattentiontohowtheexperienceinsideiscombinedwithourservices.
ChairmanofMicrosoftAsiaPacificR&DGroupZhangYaqin:
Wearabledevicesmaybeinthenext5yearsAlotofnewthingshaveemerged,buttheyarestillinthetrialanderrorstage,andMicrosofthastriedit10yearsago.
AstroTeller,DirectorofGoogle’sExperimentsDepartment(GoogleX):
Inthenextperiodoftime,wearabledevicesstillhaveahardwaygo.
360CompanyChairmanZhouHongyi:
ItriedvariouskindsofSmartwatches,tobehonest,Ican’ttellthetruthabouttheiruse.Ontheonehand,thescreenisextremelysmallanddifficulttooperate.Ontheotherhand,thesmartwatchisaBluetoothperipheralandcan'tdoanything.Amobilephonewithalargescreencandobetterthananysmartwatch.
CEOofYingquTechnologyWangXiaobin:
Intermsofwearables,sinceitcan’tbedoneBetter,justdosomethingdifferent.Health,business,socialinteraction,andsportsarealsoareasofdevelopmentthatcanbeconsidered.
Thewell-knownblogItTalksWeiWuhui:
Wearabledevices,inmyopinion,Notacategory.Itismorelikeanupgradeoftraditionalthings:watchesareupgradedtosmartwatches,ringsareupgradedtosmartrings,andsportsshoesareupgradedtosmartsportsshoes.Therewillalwaysbepeoplewhodon’twearwatches,somepeopledon’twearrings,somepeopledon’twearsneakers,butagain,therearestillpeoplewhowearwatches,ringsandsneakers.
ConnectedMagazine:
Differentfrommobilephonesandtablets,wearabledevicesarethingsthateveryoneusuallywears.Therefore,itmusthaveanattractiveappearance,anditalsoneedstostimulatethewearer'semotionalresonance.Forwearabledevicestotruly"takeoff"theirsales,theyalsoneedtheguidanceofthecorrectbusinessmodel.
GuoKeElectronicsGuXiaobin:
Onlywhenbiggiantscomein,cantheindustrybepromoted.Development,justlikethesmartphonebackthen."IfApplehasn'tfallen,thismarketwon'tcatchon."