Now that technology is in such a progressive phase, you might start asking yourself where the next trends will come from. There are a whole lot of different factors that have to be considered in order to get a conclusive answer to that question. There’s no doubt that technology companies are innovating on the border of the future right now, and with that comes a whole lot of new technology. One of the most progressive forms of technology is wearable tech.
On Monday, August 12, 2013 at 6pm mobile Monday Silicon Valley held an event for mobile devices and wearables. Jono Bacon, Ethan Fassett, John Lin, Larry McDonough, and Simon Callan were on the panel for the night that was moderated by Victor Brilon. The development cycle for robust operating systems and hardware is not just a simple 2 week cycle for updates. This month we'll ask the experts to share the challenges from the inside on what they face trying to innovate in a highly competitive and high stakes industry of mobile devices and wearables.
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At MobileBeat 2013 wearable technology was the first thing up and all anyone could talk about all conference long. Whether it was the Pebble Watch, Google Glass the Oculus Rift, or what is new & next.
Wearables & What's Next:
In just a few years, Samsung went from a smartphone novice to a monetization machine. Hear how Samsung’s Chief Strategy Officer, Young Sohn, sees the future of mobile and the newest mobile trend, wearable technology.
Speaker
Young Sohn, President & Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung
Moderator
John China, Head of Relationship Management, Private Equity and Venture Capital Division, SVB
Wearables by Design:
Smartphones paved the way for tablets to dominate media consumption and “m-shopping,” and this evolutionary diversification continues. New form factors have emerged and now matured to reclaim specific features from the all-converging phone, by blending in more naturally with our lifestyle. Bracelets, watches, heads-up displays and smart fabrics are now sharing the landscape with our phones to collect or display streams, from fitness to location to health signals data.
Panelists
Jef Holove, CEO, Basis Point Gary Clayton, Chief Creative Officer, Nuance
On Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 at 8:00am thru Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at 6:00pm VentureBeat held it's 6th annual flagship conference on the future of mobile, MobileBeat 2013.
Program themes include but are not limited to:
Brands and agencies: Mobile advertising hell — or heaven Mobile advertising was a black hole of despair for anyone trying to make money from it — until this year. We’ll be looking at the impending multibillion dollar advertising spend on mobile. Heavyweights like Lucas Entertainment and Oreo demonstrated a keen mobile dominance in 2012. Hear who will master the shift from one-time campaigns to long-term customer engagement in 2013 and beyond.
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IT: Consumerization of the enterprise No longer can enterprise companies rely on phrases like “enterprise grade,” “5 9s,” (99.999 percent uptime) and “security” to excuse a poor blend of design and technology. You need security, scalability, and rock-solid reliability alongside intuitive human design. We will explore how you can blend all these concepts to build killer enterprise products.
Infrastructure/Cloud: Scale is beautiful, but implementation is key Networks and cloud systems aren’t just a back-end concern: You must set them up to follow strong design ethics too. They need to enhance, not detract, from the end-user experience. We will explore principles to help you avoid inevitable system failure, risky slowdowns, and end-user backlash.
Mobile money: More money, more problems Banks, businesses, and Bitcoin operators are finally pushing mobile to become a financial tool, not just for advertising and social networking, but for doing actual transactions. How do traditional and more specialized institutions maintain or gain relevance with today’s always-connected, incredibly demanding end-users and enterprises? Learn what the top players are betting on in the next few years, and see how it can affect your business.
Commerce: Mobile experience determines whether you live or die For big retailers, neglecting an integrated strategy for mobile encourages “showrooming” — when shoppers scope out products in physical stores but end up buying online. Whether you’re an online or offline retailer, you need to learn to reduce friction, collect meaningful data, empower sales, and increase customer loyalty. Mobile devices will not replace stores just yet, but they’re influencing what consumer expect: deals, service, and trust at the speed of LTE.
Wearables by design: Welcome to the post-smartphone era How will end-users communicate, consume content, and work in the next few years? Voice commands, hand gestures, and data-collecting wearable devices will all contribute to a ubiquitous network around us.
Mobile gaming gets serious Mobile game studios are no longer a sideshow: They now engage players by the tens of millions, dominate the top of the charts, and know how to get their ad spend back — be it by catering to whales (big spenders) or balancing freemium offerings with in-app content sales. Gaming is ahead of the curve on mobile monetization; it sets the example all mobile businesses should follow.
Mobile development tools In the past few years, a whole industry has cropped up to support new generations of mobile developers. Increasingly, tension has built up between the demands of native platforms and the potential of the mobile web. But better tools are needed to bring the promise of the web and true platform agnosticism to fruition. Reporting, debugging, porting and other concerns dominate mobile developers’ attention. This track will explore the tools on which the mobile world is built.
Digital lifestyle: Curating context in a connected world No matter the business you’re in, context is a critical part of whether you’re successful with your customers. If you are to remain on the cutting edge, you need to know the “who, what, where, when, and why” of your customer interactions. Find out how to maintain that edge from our experts onstage.
Here is a video from the event by Matt Marshall, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, VentureBeat:
