Victor Hernandez discusses the current and future state of wearable technology. He notes that wearables like smartwatches are projected to generate $37 billion by 2020. However, many people abandon fitness trackers after a few weeks because they find the data complicated and irrelevant. Hernandez predicts that prices will come down and availability will increase, fueling explosive growth in wearables. He also anticipates new features and apps from Apple and news outlets tailored for wearable platforms.

1. WACKY WORLD of WEARABLES
Victor Hernandez, RJI Fellow
#LatinoTech

2. Academic Fellow Reynolds Journalism Institute - Wearables
Media partnerships, Product, Education, Evangelize
Director Media Innovation — Banjo
CNN veteran: editorial + technology
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
#LatinoTech

3. WHO AMONG US?

4. THE BIG
PICTURE

5. HANDS-
FREE
ALWAYS-ON
DEVELOPMENT
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
#LatinoTech

6. INTERNET OF THINGS #LatinoTech

7. #LatinoTech

8. LATINOS + WEARABLES
#LatinoTech

9. TMI
Participants abandoned fitness trackers after
just a few weeks because they couldn’t
understand the Fitbit data.
“It was complicated, not interesting and not
relevant to them.”
https://apha.confex.com/apha/142am/webprogram/Paper311099.html

10. HERE & NOW
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11. 1 in 10 U.S. adults now own a fitness tracker

12. #LatinoTech

13. 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 accounted for 68% of 2015 smartwatch shipments
Business Insider “Wearables Report” Tractica market intelligence report Aug. 2015

14. #LatinoTech

16. http://freedom360.us/future_of_array_cameras/
VR increases frequency of
viewing, time spent viewing and
sharing. Immersive, engaging.
#LatinoTech

17. After sending 1 million
Google Cardboard headsets to
its subscribers in October, The
New York Times introduced
“The Displaced,” its first NYT
VR project.
The VR experience gives
viewers an unfiltered glimpse
inside the lives of three
refugee children around the
world: an 11-year-old
Ukrainian boy named Oleg, a
12-year-old Syrian girl named
Hana and a 9-year-old South
Sudanese boy named Chuol.
#LatinoTech

18. #LatinoTech

20. Source: Forbes Tech | May 2015
But, within four 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.

21. TWO MAIN REASONS PEOPLE AREN’T BUYING THE APPLE WATCH
PRICE
34% of the holdouts saying that it was a reason they hadn't bought it
TOO NEW
Same percentage of people who said they weren't buying it because it was too new and untested
Source: wristly.co November 2015

22. 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
#LatinoTech

23. GLANCEJOURNALISM
“IT WILL BECOME VERY ADDICTIVE”
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
THERISEOF

24. 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. (Moment app for IOS and Android)
•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

25. FROM NOVELTY TO NECESSITY
FORM
FACTOR
SET UP
BATTERY
LIFE BUGS
UI/
SCREEN
SIZE NEWS
GATHERING
APP
ECOSYSTEM
SIRI
BEYOND
NOTIFICATIONS
STORY
STRUCTURE
MEDIA
INTEGRATION
11 areas that must be addressed before the AW can be considered core essential for newsrooms
From: https://www.rjionline.org/stories/the-apple-watch-and-newsrooms-novelty-or-necessity #LatinoTech

26. 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
#LatinoTech

27. WHY THE WATCH IS LESS ABOUT TODAY,
AND MORE ABOUT TOMORROW
iPHONE VERSION 1
January 2007
No third party support
(App store)
Poor camera (2MP)
No front facing camera
No copy & paste
No Office support
No Outlook Exchange email
Limited memory (8GB)
Small screen size (3.5 inches)
Limited talk time
Limited phone carriers
#LatinoTech

28. NY TIMES
FLIPBOARD
YAHOO NEWS DIGEST
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.
With speed reading, Yahoo News for Apple Watch flashes one word in a sentence before quickly moving to the next word. It helps me read
passages more quickly, and is oddly compelling on the tiny screen.
“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.
#LatinoTech

29. Source: WatchAware.com

30. Dark Sky for iOS
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31. Dark Sky for iOS
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33. WHAT WE ARE DOING @
articles, blogs, workshops
ANALYSIS
COLLABORATION
INNOVATION
RJI capstone students competition, playbook, reports

34. Millennial survey of more than 600 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

35. ‘ESSENTIAL TECH’ TEST
Can I survive my day without? No smartphone:
#LatinoTech

36. A FEW SMALL PREDICTIONS
Prices come down, avail goes up: explosive growth
Apple Watch 2 late 2016 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

37. WHAT’S
NEXT???

40. HEARABLES

41. @tothevictor
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