Prototyping wearable devices used to be something that required specialized skills in electrical engineering, embedded development, and mechanical engineering. Today, thanks to the maker revolution, we can combine our deep knowledge of programming with basic electronics, soldering skills, and access to a 3D printer to create useful devices. In this session, we’ll take a quick tour of some of the options and then do a deep dive into creating a wearable prototype using off the shelf boards. Through live demos and coding examples, we will take an idea and turn it into a working prototype that can communicate with a Android device over bluetooth.
Lance Gleason
Polyglot Programming Inc.
Lance Gleason has been a computer nut ever since his dad bought him a computer when he was a kid. After getting a BS and MS in Computer Science, he worked on a number of large projects as a Java developer and architect for companies like Kodak, CNN, and GE. These days he is the CEO and founder of Polyglot Programming LLC. which focuses on Ruby, mobile and wearable software development. Lance regularly speaks about Ruby/wearable development at conferences around the world and is the co-organizer of the Atlanta Sensors and Startups Meetup, Ruby DCamp ZA, and Rubyfuza (the only Ruby conference in Africa). He is known to practice interspecies pair (purr) programming with his orange tabby, Allie, and when he’s not writing code, you will find him diving with sharks, trekking through Chernobyl, sampling wine, cheering on the Springboks or perfecting his biltong recipe. Follow Lance on Twitter @lgleasain.
Job Title:
Founder and Lead Engineer
Speaker Presentations
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 11:00am
Wearables / Smart Technology
The Software Developers Guide to Prototyping Wearable Devices