Sep 20, 2013

1. Smart Hardware -
Where will this lead our lives?
JayWSalon 9.20.13
Yang Huang, Yuling Liang, Connie Xu, Zhongjie Wu

2. Why now?
● Cheaper, smaller sensors and batteries
● Rapidly rising smartphone computational power
● Networking/Wifi/BLE(aka Bluetooth Smart, Zigbee)
● Crowdfunding platforms lower barriers to entry
● Emphasis on consumer UX, design, efficiency, and a
“data-driven” culture

3. Wearable Devices
Health
Monitoring
SmartWatch Glass
Smartphone
Peripherals
US ● Fitbit
● Jawbone Up
● BASIS
● Pebble
● Samsung Gear
● Sony
SmartWatch
● Google Glass
● Oculus Rift
● Meta
● Bluetooth Headset
● Tile
● Lapka
● Sphero
● Automatic
● Whistle
China ● 咕咚手环
(Baidu)
● 麦步 (Wechat)
● 康康血压
● 闪点运动记录
器
● GEAK智能手表
（果壳电子）
● inWatch（映趣
科技）
● 土曼 T-Watch
● 智能腕表AM3
● 百度Eye (-_-|||)
● 够格眼镜？
● 快乐妈咪胎语仪
● “幻腾”智能灯
● “找找”
● “BroadLink”

4. More on Smart Watches
● Smartphone Replacement? or Companion?
● Limitations:
○ Computation Power (Cloud can help?)
○ Screen (size, always-on or not)
○ Battery (smarter processors)
● Why use Smart Watches
○ Convenient (no more pick phone->unlock->find
app)
○ Unique sensors (step counter, heart-rate,
temperature and etc)

5. Home Automation
● Temperature:
○ Nest: smart AC/Heat controller
○ Cubesensors
● Home appliance:
○ Philips Hue: Smart light bulb
○ Washer/Dryer/Oven
● Switch/power control:
○ Belkin WeMo Switch: Smart electric outlet
● Security:
○ iSmartAlarm, Lockitron

6. Enabling Platforms
● Single-board computer platforms
○ Raspberry Pi vs Arduino vs Beaglebone Black
○ Low price ($25-$45)
○ Powerful computers and applications
● Hardwares providing network connectivity
○ Electric Imp, Pinoccio, Spark
○ Modules support Zigbee such as XBee
● Software providing Cloud connectivity
○ Arrayent: Used on Whirlpool smart appliances
LEGO pieces - build your own!

7. Arduino
● A single-core microcontroller.
● Cheap ($25 for Uno version, $69 for Yun version)
● Extensible (wide range of compatible components
available)
● Open Source board design.
● Easy to program, great for prototyping ideas.
● Plenty of tutorials, vibrant communities.

8. Arduino (Cont’d)
● It is about input (from sensors) and output (make things
happen). Similar to IFTTT.
● Connects virtual (code) with physical (world)

9. Sample Projects
- Eink showing tweets
- Pillow Alarm w/ Arduino
- Pillow with music and LED lights
- Glass Pulse meter
- Heart rate sensor on a pair of glass.
- sleepiness analysis

10. The Ecosystem?!
Software
Hardware
Supply Chain
Partnerships
Financial backers
/ Investors
Talents
Entrepreneurs
Sales &
Distribution
Manufacturing
Apps
Protocol
standard
human
interaction
Social
marketing
crowdfunding
design,
engineering
early education
startup
QC/IP

11. Supply Chain & Manufacturing
● Component/parts sourcing
○ Hardware making lessons learnt from Apple
● Manufacturing/assembly
○ Lemnos Labs is helping startups find right China manufacturers
● Transportation
● For international markets
○ Made in USA vs Made in China
○ Raspberry Pi are going to be made in UK

12. Challenges
● Cloud/Mobile/Device -- syncing among
multiple platforms
● Real-time requirements
● Multiple users / connectivity
● Energy harvesting / wireless charging
● New sensors & batteries rapidly evolving

13. Implications
● Paradigm shift in App design
● Different forms of information I/O
● Real action to intelligence & data
● Crowdsourced models enabled (Tile)

14. A day in the future

15. Open Questions
● How does wearable devices change human behavior?
● Which device will become the integrator of what
functions? (Glass? Watch? Ring? Phone?)
● What new problems can these solve?
● Does China’s manufacturing infrastructure provide
advantage over US? Is cost really an issue?
● Which will run faster, US or China?
...
● Sensor within the human body?! (Singularity)

16. References
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3t-iTBUMsg

17. Happy Mid-Autumns!