IOT AND WEARABLES 
SK Telecom 
David Y. KIM 
AppKorea Mobile Conference 2014
AGENDA 
I. THE CHANGE OF ICT PARADIGM 
II. THE WORLD OF SMART THINGS 
III. THE PRESENT OF WEARABLES 
IV. THE FUTURE OF WEARABLES
I. THE CHANGE OF ICT PARADIGM
BEFORE THE SMART PHONE 
Voice Call Messaging Mobile App 
2007
DISRUPTIVE CHANGE 
혁신적인 변화는 산업이 민주화될 때 
나타난다. 즉, 특정 기업, 국가, 단체가 
독점하고 있던 산업이 일반인에게 
넘어갈 때 혁신적인 변화가 일어난다. 
- Chris Anderson, ‘MAKERS’
WITH THE SMART PHONE 
2008 
SDK & App Store Gold Rush App as a Service
NEXT OF THE SMART PHONE 
2012 
2014 
Open Hardware Gold Rush Hardware as a Service
BOOM-BUST-BOOM 
Gartner’s Hype Cycle 
Hardware as a Service 
App as a Service
II. THE WORLD OF SMART THINGS
EXAMPLES OF IOT DEVICES …
INTERNET OF THINGS ?
SMART PHONE 
Most Powerful & Personalized 
Mobile Device 
Knows the user’s CONTEXT, 
Let things know that 
Extended by Apps 
Connect/Change with APP 
Source: AnandTech
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT 
Smart 
Things 
Wearable Device 
Internet 
of Things 
Appcessory
SMART THINGS 
Things; 
• with Intelligence 
• with Connectivity 
• with Sensor 
• with App 
Combination of Hardware and Software Source: Flickr of ‘Dave Gray’
WORLD OF THE SMART THINGS 
Future Product = Hardware controlled by Software with Network 
Future World = Digital World + Physical World 
Digital World 
Sensor 
Physical World 
Cloud 
BigData 
Analysis 
Actuator AR
II. THE PRESENT OF WEARABLES
RESEARCH FOR WEARABLES 
Wearable Device is; 
• to attract other’s attention 
• to make me a trendsetter 
• a fashion accessory 
There is a Gap between 
What we get and What we expect 
“Wearable 
Devices” 
“ Fashion” 
“ Accessory” 
“ Toy” 
“ My Trend” 
Source: SKT 소비자 리서치. ‘13.11
SMART WATCH & SMART BAND 
• More Sensors 
• Always on – Display & Battery Life 
Microsoft Band 
Fitbit Charge/ChargeHR/Surge 
Samsung Gear S 
LG G Watch R 
Kairos T-band Source: Indigogo 
Apple Watch 
ASUS ZenWatch
SMART GLASSES 
• Consumer usability 
• Lots of technical breakthrough 
Google Glass 
Recon Jet 
Epson Moverio BT-200 
Oculus Rift DK2
WITH FASHION 
‘입을 수 있다’ vs. ‘입어서 예쁘다’ 
“Design is the fundamental soul of 
a human-made creation.” 
- Steve Jobs 
Fitbit & Tory Burch 
‘MICA’, Opening Ceremony & Intel
BY HUMAN 
Privacy vs. Assistance 
Controllability vs. Gene 
From Digital World, 
To Physical World
FOR CONTEXT 
Five forces; 
• Mobile 
• Social Media 
• Data 
• Sensors 
• Location
QUANTIFIED SELF 
2nd generations 
Embrace, MIT 
혈압실시간측정기, UNIST 
Google’s BioSensor & Contact Lens 
3LLabs’ FootLogger 
LikeAGlove’s Smart Garments 
Zikto’s Arki 
Fashion Wellness Healthcare
CONSIDERATIONS OF WEARABLES 
Fashion & Identification; 
• Not Electronic Devices 
• Customizable 
• Modularized / Made to Order 
• Focus on the Context
III. THE FUTURE OF WEARABLES
INTEL MAKE IT WEARABLE 
Nixie 
OpenBionics 
ProGlove 
BabyBe 
FirstVision 
Arc Pendant 
SnowCookie Wristify
DIVERGENCE OF SMART PHONE
NATURAL THINGS 
E-Textile: Smart Shirt
AUGMENTED HUMAN
PREDICT THE FUTURE ?
Thank you https://www.facebook.com/neotevan 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neotevan 
https://twitter.com/neotevan

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    IOT AND WEARABLES SK Telecom David Y. KIM AppKorea Mobile Conference 2014
  • 2.
    AGENDA I. THECHANGE OF ICT PARADIGM II. THE WORLD OF SMART THINGS III. THE PRESENT OF WEARABLES IV. THE FUTURE OF WEARABLES
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    I. THE CHANGEOF ICT PARADIGM
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    BEFORE THE SMARTPHONE Voice Call Messaging Mobile App 2007
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    DISRUPTIVE CHANGE 혁신적인변화는 산업이 민주화될 때 나타난다. 즉, 특정 기업, 국가, 단체가 독점하고 있던 산업이 일반인에게 넘어갈 때 혁신적인 변화가 일어난다. - Chris Anderson, ‘MAKERS’
  • 6.
    WITH THE SMARTPHONE 2008 SDK & App Store Gold Rush App as a Service
  • 7.
    NEXT OF THESMART PHONE 2012 2014 Open Hardware Gold Rush Hardware as a Service
  • 8.
    BOOM-BUST-BOOM Gartner’s HypeCycle Hardware as a Service App as a Service
  • 9.
    II. THE WORLDOF SMART THINGS
  • 10.
    EXAMPLES OF IOTDEVICES …
  • 11.
  • 12.
    SMART PHONE MostPowerful & Personalized Mobile Device Knows the user’s CONTEXT, Let things know that Extended by Apps Connect/Change with APP Source: AnandTech
  • 13.
    THE BLIND MENAND THE ELEPHANT Smart Things Wearable Device Internet of Things Appcessory
  • 14.
    SMART THINGS Things; • with Intelligence • with Connectivity • with Sensor • with App Combination of Hardware and Software Source: Flickr of ‘Dave Gray’
  • 15.
    WORLD OF THESMART THINGS Future Product = Hardware controlled by Software with Network Future World = Digital World + Physical World Digital World Sensor Physical World Cloud BigData Analysis Actuator AR
  • 16.
    II. THE PRESENTOF WEARABLES
  • 17.
    RESEARCH FOR WEARABLES Wearable Device is; • to attract other’s attention • to make me a trendsetter • a fashion accessory There is a Gap between What we get and What we expect “Wearable Devices” “ Fashion” “ Accessory” “ Toy” “ My Trend” Source: SKT 소비자 리서치. ‘13.11
  • 18.
    SMART WATCH &SMART BAND • More Sensors • Always on – Display & Battery Life Microsoft Band Fitbit Charge/ChargeHR/Surge Samsung Gear S LG G Watch R Kairos T-band Source: Indigogo Apple Watch ASUS ZenWatch
  • 19.
    SMART GLASSES •Consumer usability • Lots of technical breakthrough Google Glass Recon Jet Epson Moverio BT-200 Oculus Rift DK2
  • 20.
    WITH FASHION ‘입을수 있다’ vs. ‘입어서 예쁘다’ “Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation.” - Steve Jobs Fitbit & Tory Burch ‘MICA’, Opening Ceremony & Intel
  • 21.
    BY HUMAN Privacyvs. Assistance Controllability vs. Gene From Digital World, To Physical World
  • 22.
    FOR CONTEXT Fiveforces; • Mobile • Social Media • Data • Sensors • Location
  • 23.
    QUANTIFIED SELF 2ndgenerations Embrace, MIT 혈압실시간측정기, UNIST Google’s BioSensor & Contact Lens 3LLabs’ FootLogger LikeAGlove’s Smart Garments Zikto’s Arki Fashion Wellness Healthcare
  • 24.
    CONSIDERATIONS OF WEARABLES Fashion & Identification; • Not Electronic Devices • Customizable • Modularized / Made to Order • Focus on the Context
  • 25.
    III. THE FUTUREOF WEARABLES
  • 26.
    INTEL MAKE ITWEARABLE Nixie OpenBionics ProGlove BabyBe FirstVision Arc Pendant SnowCookie Wristify
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    Thank you https://www.facebook.com/neotevan https://www.linkedin.com/in/neotevan https://twitter.com/neotevan