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The Moto 360 in 3 minutes
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Very Nice video of Moto 360.Such a awesome watch.
Hi Jyoti !
Thanks for your comment, you can comment any business application idea you might have and win the watch!
Good Luck
The Moto360 is ready for shipment, let’s start the contest!
Business Application Idea
1.We can use the Google Cloud Messaging for android to notify a user of new messages or events even when the user is not actively using your application like any website etc.
On Android devices (Moto 360), when a device receives a push notification, your application’s icon and a message appear in the status bar. When the user taps the notification, they are sent to your application. Notifications can be broadcast to all users, such as for a marketing campaign, or sent to just a subset of users, to give personalized information.
2.We can use this watch for swipe in and swipe out purpose in any companies
Example: replacing Id cards with Moto 360 watches.
So i’ll have a go:
1. How about CRM on your wrist (maybe with Salesforce API). So a location trigger (office of client for instance) or a voice command could show a stack of cards with client info that a user can swipe trough: recent conversations, projects, phone calls, notes etc.
2. A location based to do list. I think this specifically works well on a watch, so set to do’s for certain locations (Like talk to Thomas when i’m at the Sogeti office in Amsterdam) and it will notify you next time your there. Also other way around: “Ok watch, set to do for this locations; etc..”
You could use it to track process information. In a long production line, is there any holdups? A quick view on the moto and I can see if there is any problem up ahead. Even better in a very dirty environment where you use gloves.
Workforce task management application.
Some thoughts about the features:
– get short info about task (when, where, what). Navigation can be used if necessary to get to destination.
– confirm/accept task with a simple swipe
– report any issues during task process (use voice input to create logbook entry which will be attached to task or use text chat to get in touch with service operations manager)
– report task completion with a simple swipe (software will update all information about the task like task duration, location info and issues reported)
– next task will pop up on the watch and the process starts again
Ideal for any services company like facility management or hotel industry to track work tasks.
Workforce task management application. Some thoughts about the features:
– get short info about task (when, where, what). Navigation can be used if necessary to get to destination.
– confirm/accept task with a simple swipe
– report any issues during task process (use voice input to create logbook entry which will be attached to task or use text chat to get in touch with service operations manager)
– report task completion with a simple swipe (software will update all information about the task like task duration, location info and issues reported)
– next task will pop up on the watch and the process starts again
Ideal for any services company like facility management or hotel industry to track work tasks.
Great video Jean-Baptiste. What is the battery life of the Moto360? Do you find that you are charging every night?
Business use: If you can set up the watch to vibrate once for right turn and twice for left turns (or different vibrations to differentiate between the two) increasing in intensity as you get closer to the turn, you can enable Maps and would not need a voice-guided GPS. For delivery drivers, they can just wear the watch and have it guide them to the customer locations without need to listen to voice instructions of a GPS. =)
Hi karen,
Thanks for your message!
Regarding the battery, I am generally ending the day at 15-20% battery, I have therefore to load it everyday. However the wireless loader is really great for transforming in alarm clock, so it is really convenient!
Hope this helps!
Have a great day & good luck!
Business use case:
Set up the watch for two different types of vibrations: one for right turn and one for left turn.
Allow the vibration to increase in intensity as you approach the turn.
Use the watch as “vibration” guided GPS. No need to listen to the GPS talk but just let the watch guide the delivery drivers to the destination. Can enable the watch to have a cache of deliveries for the day and it just guides the drivers to destination after destination tied to their packages.
I’m a personal Fitness Trainer and I absolutely want this watch! I see myself using it with my business everyday!
-Location triggers to log time at the gym with a client onto spreadsheets
-using maps on the watch while guiding my clients on fitness runs.
-voice memos while with clients when my hands are not free
-quickly sync my fitness live stats to a public viewable chart for group exercise
– view emails or notifications discretely, while training my clients.
-take remote pictures with phone and upload them social media.
-not to mention keep track of my pulse and steps. Wellness in the workplace is so important!
Not just for fitness, it can be used for so many business.
The basic ability to keep working while hands free with quick viewable notifications on the watch is so appealing. And there are so many android wear faces to customize with business attire.
I’m definitely going to get this watch. 🙂
Karina
Hi karina,
Thank you for your message!
Happy to see that you are also getting the potential of such wearable device!
Wishing you best luck for the contest!
1. I propose to create an app that is based on motion gesture. Like I make a F in the air and Facebook opens, I make a gesture C and call Log opens. Each user trains its own set of gestures for different apps. and we don’t need to open an app to make gestures. The app keeps running in background and looks for action only when a gesture is made.
Gesture based Authentication can be implemented. Like we do a signature in the air with our smart phone and the watch gets unlocked.
Beautiful video JB,
it is a good overview of this device capabilities.
For the business case part, it would be perfect if you use your watch as universelle device to command your home, turn on the light, deactivate your alarme, manage your house temperature, switch on your TV and so on.
Florian
Business Use: Two Factor Authentication.
Emergency alert
This is an application that you activate when you might get into an emergency situation such as before walking alone through a tunnel. Then you have to press a button or touch the screen and as soon as you lift the finger from that button/screen, the device will send an emergency call to a friend/the police to an internet portal as well as send the current position and recorded sound
Trigger Panic alarm using accelerometer
Triggering Events
1) A specific pattern of hand taps on the watch triggers a panic alarm.
E.g. 3 taps activates the alarm app, 3 more taps confirms raising the panic alarm. Useful for kids/women/elderly people to discretely raise an alarm when in trouble
2) A sudden drop captured in the elevation.
E.g. person with a watch in hand suddenly falls on the floor. Useful for old people, heart patients, lone hikers
3) No movement detected for a long time (outside of typical sleeping hours), could trigger an alarm
Possible Action
– Activates video and audio on your watch,
– Makes video calls to assigned list of people
– Sends your location information as a text message to assigned people
– Discreet mode could enable only one way communication, for panic situations where you don’t want the attacked/intruder to know that an alarm is raised
Consumers
– Kids, Elderly people, Women, People staying in remote locations, Adventure sport enthusiasts
– And possibly Presidents and Politicians, after all these secret service failures 🙂
Trigger Panic alarm using accelerometer
Triggering Events
1) A specific pattern of hand taps on the watch triggers a panic alarm.
E.g. 3 taps activates the alarm app, 3 more taps confirms raising the panic alarm. Useful for kids/women/elderly people to discretely raise an alarm when in trouble
2) A sudden drop captured in the elevation.
E.g. person with a watch in hand suddenly falls on the floor. Useful for old people, heart patients, lone hikers
3) No movement detected for a long time (outside of typical sleeping hours), could trigger an alarm
Possible Action
– Activates video and audio on your watch,
– Makes video calls to assigned list of people
– Sends your location information as a text message to assigned people
– Discreet mode could enable only one way communication, for panic situations where you don’t want the attacked/intruder to know that an alarm is raised
Consumers
– Kids, Elderly people, Women, People staying in remote locations, Adventure sport enthusiasts
– And possibly Presidents and Politicians, after all the secret service failures 🙂
Nice video well done!
When Apple announced Apple Pay with the iPhone… this would be a great addition to a watch as well where you could pay for items by waving your arm at the cash register.
Quick Alert
This is an application that you activate when you get into an emergency situation like walking alone through a tunnel or finding something suspicious. Then you can just press a button or touch finger on the screen and as soon as you lift the finger from that button/screen, the device will send an emergency call/alert to a friend/the police and send your current position and recorded sound to another device or to an internet portal.
Security is a must in business context, and also a need.
Moto 360 could be used as a relatively secure “cryptoken”:
– First thing is to use it in “offline mode”, this increases the security (no way to access or compromise the watch via the handheld/phone paired with it since they do not communicate in “offline mode”) and at same time gives more freedom (you do not have to have your handheld/phone with you).
– Second, is to rely on classical PKI infrastructure (certificates, public/private keys, etc…), PKI algorithms and probably OpenSSL standard and library.
– Third point is to add extra layer, encrypt everything related to data (especially the private keys) stored on the watch and use in the business context. A pin display can easily be made, and the pin itself can be used to cipher/decipher data stored on the watch prior to using it, and also acts as a proof of knowledge possession to increase security (having the watch + having the keys + knowing the pin + etc…).
But what about the input and the ouput data?
If we keep the “offline mode”, using the microphone might be interesting to provide input (imagine a challenge/response mechanism). The output is restricted to the screen itself or a bluetooth audio device paired with the watch.
A not so futuristic scenario example:
The challenge (no replay attack possible) is sent by air, encoded into sound and then received in the microphone of the watch.
The user provides one or more pin in order to sign the response of the challenge which will be displayed as a QR code on the display, and later on scanned. Since it is now possible to pair a bluetooth device, it would be possible to instead, send the signature of the response encoded into sound and process it accordingly on the system who validates the authentication.
The user is authenticated by the system sending the sound and scanning the QR code.
The other available output in “offline mode” is the vibrator or simply the user who reads the screen and forward itself the information (could be a sequence of number to type somewhere)
With an “online mode”, it adds more flexibility since the input and output can be send even via the network (local, internet, any connectivity linked to the handheld/phone), thus many scenarii are possible, but this will clearly decreases the security level.
Challenge/response for authentication was just an example, there are of course other ways to authenticate..
Security is a must and a need in business context: Moto 360 as a relatively secure cryptoken.
The watch is used in offline mode to increase the security, to prevent any access from the handheld and to add more flexibility (no need to have your phone nearby).
The watch is part of a PKI infrastructure and can store certificates, public and private keys.
Sensible data stored on the watch are also encrypted and decrypted on the fly temporarily when needed.
A pin display is easy to made and will also increase security.
The input (per example a challenge) can be provided to the microphone, encoded into an audio stream, replay is of course not possible. If we consider an online mode, it is even easier to provide the input via the handheld communicating with the watch.
The output (respectively a signed response of the challenge) can be provided by several ways, a QR code on the display which will be scanned for authentication purposes, an information displayed that the user has to recopy himself or even an audio stream (since it is now possible to pair audio bluetooth). Again, with online mode this will decrease the security but will allow to even use the network(s) that the handheld phone can reach.
Note: I do not know if posts are moderated so maybe my previous post was too long, this one is a shorter version.
Hi JB,
Facing an aging population, the issue of health is crucial.
Older people are becoming more and more dependent and need to be followed. And nothing but a smartwatch can become a daily (and nightly) assistant.
That may interest health care institutes and physicians.
The business application applies on a multiple level assistance :
– Monitoring the patient pathway: validation of the consistency of a medical schedule and optimization of its pathway.
– Measure of vital parameters like :
– NIBP : Non invasive blood pressure
– SO2 : Oxygen saturation
– HR : Heart rate
– T° : Temperature
These measurements may occurs more regulary and frequently. That should allow an early detection of a deviance (based on algorithm and abacus) and transmit an alert to a remote medical staff.
– Measurement of other parameters such as physical activity, sleep, … In the same way, an alert can be emitted in case of a bad fall for example.
– Medicine smart reminder : that indicates time and dosage to take depending on measured parameters. It’s all about live readjusment for dosage optimization. An automatic medicine injecter can be associated with the watch.
By storing data in the cloud, physicians can have access in real time to pathway, vital parameters and activity of their patients at their office.
The correlation of all these data will improve the prevention, optimize the patient journey and promote better diagnosis and ultimately reduce the cost of public health.
Hi there!
Thank you very much for all your messages. A lot of brilliant ideas have been proposed. It was quiet difficult to select the winner, but we need one and Thomas van Manen is our today champion for its “CRM & Location based to do list” business idea. Congratulations! You will be contacted for shipment address.
Want a new chance? No worries, we will be very soon back with a new challenge! So stay tune on labs.sogeti.com!
Enjoy!
Can’t wait until the wearable space matures – and so happy to see that Moto kicked it off with a round clock, instead of it always being square screens.
One thing – which i first heard of with the apple watch – was the vibrate once per hour to remind you to stand. Research has shown that sitting down for more than 1 hour dramatically stops your metabolism. By standing up for a few minutes, you prevent that from initiating.
Such small incremental improvements will help humanity in the long run.
stuff like beacon tech can help support weightloss by reminding you not to go in to candy stores, if you’re headed that way
can’t wait for the technology future ! 🙂
I like the design ! 🙂
Very impressive watch. I was concerned at first with how a “round” form factor would work for a wearable device but it looks like the UI design allows for immediate usability.
I’m looking forward to seeing how this market grows with regards to development, testing, and LOB application integration.
Business Use Case: Hands-free powerpoint presentations
Like many business people, I present frequently. Although I’d like to walk around the room during my presentations for a personal touch I find myself having to stay near my laptop so I can click a button to advance to the next slide or worst still my laptop goes to sleep in the middle of a presentation and I have to run back to the front of the room to wake it up. Sure, I could spend $40 to buy a presentation mouse but that is just one more item to have to lug around with my laptop and risk losing. Plus it makes it hard to use gestures when holding a mouse in your hand.
With an app on the Moto 360 I could walk around and interact more with the audience and add impact with gestures all while using the watch to advance the slides.