The UX of Fitness Trackers

This was presented first at UXAustralia on 29th August 2014

Title: "Same, same, but very different: The UX of fitness trackers"

Description: Having worn at least three wearables for over 12 months, people often ask Oliver “Which is the best?”. For a bunch of black rubber bands they all convey fitness tracking in very different ways. He will talk through the key UX issues with wearables and why they haven’t gone mainstream just yet.

Oliver Weidlich has worked across a range of innovative interfaces; mobile, kiosk, in-car systems, & speech interfaces. He’s been playing with smart devices and wearables for years and is now assisting clients to better understand the possibilities and opportunities. He’s helped start-ups with ambient information devices and wearable products.

Transcript

1. Presentation to UX Australia 29th Aug 2014
2. Published Talk Description Same, same, but very different: The UX of fitness trackers ! Having worn at least three wearables for over 12 months, people often ask Oliver “Which is the best?”. For a bunch of black rubber bands they all convey fitness tracking in very different ways. He will talk through the key UX issues with wearables and why they haven’t gone mainstream just yet. ! Oliver Weidlich has worked across a range of innovative interfaces; mobile, kiosk, in-car systems, & speech interfaces. He’s been playing with smart devices and wearables for years and is now assisting clients to better understand the possibilities and opportunities. He’s helped start-ups with ambient information devices and wearable products.
4. Who’s ever bought a Wearable?
5. Who’s Wearing?
8. Sept 2012 Nov 2012 Jul 2013 Jul 2014
9. Band App Service
10. Band
12. Clasps 12
13. Screens 13
14. Buttons 14
15. App
20. Service
21. Platforms 21
22. Your Data is not Yours 22
25. Usage
26. 26% 36% 53%* 50% wearables sold Still Using?
27. Why?