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It’s the Futures of the Smartwatch, Transportation, and On-Demand from LAUNCH Mobile, Wearables & IoT! First, Eric Migicovsky, founder and CEO of Pebble, shows us his latest in timeround and talks with Jason and Peter Rojas (co-founder of Engadget and Gizmodo) about how apps are becoming more integrated into smartwatches and where the technology is headed. Second, Jason, Peter, and Janice Fraser (Director, Innovation Practice at Pivotal) explore the Future of Transportation with Skully, a motorcycle helmet with a heads-up display that provides information like speed, upcoming traffic, weather, and maps to keep the driver’s eyes on the road, and Automatic, a device that connects to the car, allowing users to access all of the car’s data and become better drivers. Third, they look at the Future of On Demand and apps as a service with with Luxe (valet parking), Scout (personal travel concierge), and Wrapify (make money while you drive). LAUNCH Mobile, Wearables & Iot was presented by our friends at Pivotal.
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Eric Migicovsky – Pebble
1:20 – 5:58 Welcome, Introduction
5:59 – 8:42 Kickstarter
8:43 – 13:10 Smartwatch not a replacement for the phone
15:18 – 19:09 Apps becoming more integrated, voice response to notifications
19:10 – 22:40 People are using Pebble to track their bodies
22:41 – 26:48 Watchfaces the next big thing
26:49 – 28:55 Battery life
28:56 – 30:25 E-Paper Screen
30:26 – 32:09 Straps
32:11 – 34:17 New Pebble Apps
Panel 1 – Future of Transportation
36:02 – 40:01 Skully Welcome
40:02 – 41:02 What Led to the Idea
41:03 – 42:46 Smartphone Companion App
42:47 – 44:35 Transportation
44:36 – 45:58 Helmets
45:59 – 47:17 Automatic Welcome
47:18 – 49:53 Demonstration of Product
49:54 – 51:55 Biz
51:56 – 53:56 Doesn’t Support Electric Vehicles :(
53:57 – 56:19 Fleets
56:20 – 58:28 Insurance
58:29 – 1:00:30 Navdy
Panel 2 – Future of Apps as a Service/On Demand
1:00:31 – 1:03:39 Luxe Welcome
1:03:40 – 1:05:08 Cost of Transportation – Story gets more and more complex
1:05:09 – 1:09:40 Use Cases
1:09:41 – 1:11:24 Drivers and the Supply Side
1:11:25 – 1:13:06 Welcome Scout
1:13:07 – 1:15:15 Arc that Users Follow
1:15:16 – 1:16:55 Assistants Very Passionate about City
1:16:56 – 1:18:56 Just Two Cities
1:18:57 – 1:20:41 Welcome Wrapify
1:20:42 – 1:22:50 Campaigns Available
1:22:51 – 1:24:08 Three Criteria
1:24:09 – 1:25:15 Swarm Idea
1:25:16 – 1:26:32 Profile of the Driver
1:26:33 – 1:28:52 Platform to Create a Wrap
1:28:53 – 1:30:30 Doctors on Demand
1:30:31 – 1:34:34 SherpaShare
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