From clockwork to smartwatch

The measurement of time has always had a big impact on our society. The way we tell the time greatly evolved especially in the last centuries, leading to the creation of always more accurate tools, up to the first wearable technological devices. In this talk you will explore the evolution of horology. You will discover the common elements that remained unchanged across the centuries, and how you can still find them in modern wearable devices. You will also learn about how different it is to develop for a smartwatch, compared to a smartphone, especially considering the Android Wear platform.

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1. From clockwork to smartwatch
   Daniele Bonaldo
   

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2. changebydoing.wordpress.com
   3500 BC - Sundials
   

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3. Andrew Shiva [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
   1200 - Clocks
   

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4. Larry Yuma [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
   1400 - Watches
   

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5. Dnalor 01 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
   1500 - Wristwatches
   

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6. 1900 - Electronic Watches
   Wittnauer Digital Watch
   

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7. 2000 - Smartwatches
   i’m Watch
   

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8. Launched automatically
   

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9. Launched automatically
   

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10. Glanceable
    

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11. Low interaction
    

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12. Words to watch
    Dial
    A dial is a visual interface to a watch,
    displaying a variety of information
    produced by the movement.
    - Hodinkee, Watch 101
    

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15. Words to watch
    Lume
    A short term for the luminous
    phosphorescent glowing solution
    applied on watch dials
    - Wikipedia, Lume
    

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16. Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Magnate Chronograph
    

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17. Section title
    Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Magnate Chronograph
    

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18. Different display modes
    Google Maps on Motorola Moto 360 2015
    

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19. Ambient mode
    http://developer.android.com/wear
    

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20. Test all the available display modes
    LG G Watch R
    

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21. Sunlight readability
    

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22. Sunlight readability
    LG Watch Urbane on Android Authority
    

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23. Junghans Mega
    

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24. Seiko Astron
    

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25. Context awareness
    

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26. Words to watch
    Crown
    IWC Big Pilot
    

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27. Words to watch
    Push buttons
    TAG Heuer Watch Carrera Calibre 16 Day Date Chronograph
    

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28. Words to watch
    Bezel
    Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto
    

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29. Pebble
    • Buttons
    • Voice commands
    Input methods
    Pebble Time
    

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30. • Buttons (OS only)
    • Touch
    • Voice commands
    • Digital crown
    Apple Watch
    Input methods
    Apple Watch
    

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31. • Buttons (OS only)
    • Touch
    • Voice commands
    • Bezel
    Samsung Gear S2 (Tizen)
    Input methods
    

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32. • Button (OS only)
    • Touch
    • Voice commands
    Android Wear
    Input methods
    

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33. Low interaction
    

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34. Words to watch
    Complication
    Any feature in a timepiece
    beyond the simple display
    of hours and minutes
    - Wikipedia, Complication
    

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35. Words to watch
    Complication
    

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36. Calendar
    Rolex Submariner
    

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37. Calendar
    IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar
    

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38. Power reserve
    Louis Erard Excellence Power Reserve
    

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39. Power reserve
    Oris 110 Years Limited Edition 10 Day Power Reserve
    

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40. Power reserve
    Officine Panerai Radiomir 1940 Equation of Time 8 Days
    

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41. Power reserve
    LG Watch Urbane
    

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42. Power reserve
    Pujie Black Watch Face on LG Watch Urbane
    

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43. Chronograph
    IWC Portugieser Chronograph
    

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44. Chronograph
    Omega Speedmaster Professional
    

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45. Chronograph
    Stopwatch (android wear) on LG G Watch R Stopwatch For Android Wear on Motorola Moto 360 2015
    

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46. Multiple zone time
    Rolex GMT Master
    

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47. Multiple zone time
    Time Machine Watch Face on Huawei Watch
    Timetraveler Wear Watch Face on Huawei Watch
    

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48. Diver bezel
    

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49. Tachymeter bezel
    Omega Speedmaster Professional
    

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50. Consider different screen shapes
    http://developer.android.com/wear
    

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51. Consider different screen shapes
    Weareal - Live 3D Watch Faces on Samsung Gear Live - Huawei Watch
    

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52. Consider different screen shapes
    http://developer.android.com/wear
    

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53. Consider different screen shapes
    http://developer.android.com/wear
    

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54. More info
    Getting Started with Android Wear
    developer.android.com/wear
    Design for Android Wear
    developer.android.com/design/wear
    

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55. Daniele Bonaldo
    Android Software Craftsman
    Thank You!
    Any questions?
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