History tells us: we need wearable technology heroes | Dan Eisenhardt | TEDxVancouver
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2015
- In a crisp presentation, Dan Eisenhardt reminds us that vanity is a powerful force that prevents full technology adoption, slows the pace of change and holds us back from reaching our maximum potential. Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015.
Getting a new piece of technology from the drawing board to mass adoption takes a lot of hard work. Dan Eisenhardt learned this lesson firsthand. As the co-founder of smart eyewear pioneer Recon Instruments, he brought the first consumer heads-up display to market in 2010. In doing so, he turned a technology once reserved for the military into an affordable solution for sports. In 2015, Recon was acquired by Intel.
Today, as an executive in Intel’s New Devices Group, Dan continues to lead the Recon team and to play a pivotal role in the evolution of wearable devices. He believes that the next generation of wearable technology shows enormous promise to transform our lives in profound ways, but distinct challenges loom ahead, and not all of them are technical.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Spot-on presentation. Was not at all surprised when Intel acquired Recon.
ReconJet is a seriously cool piece of kit. Its fundamentally changed the way I ride my mountain bike / road bike. The development roadmap for this piece of tech is limitless.
Love it. Dan is super inspirational.
This was a really good talk! Changed the way I look at wearables.
Dan E is definitely right about head-mounted being the place to be, but think devices have a way to go. Most stuff out now is kinda big and bulky - I got a pair of Jets just because I wanted to play with them, develop some custom apps, etc, but I'm really looking forward to v2. That's where the crazy stuff is going to happen
My mate got a pair of Recon snow goggles and reckons it's the best tech purchase he ever made. Can see where his kids are on the mountain, check the run maps at new resorts, etc
Been following Dan for some time now - really eager to see what he can achieve with the big support Intel can bring.
Good to see someone looking behind the narrow-minded vision of Fitbit etc. Having instant access to big data is what's going to drive the next evolution of business and life as we know it
Something wrong with the audio coding on this video: The ad plays fine, but audio on this video only comes through the center channel and subwoofer. ??
Will be interesting to see if the price cut on the Apple watch is going to be the real tipping point for wearables. Bit easier to infiltrate with something that is already acceptable fashion, even if it has some very real limitations.
+.irish buy and android watch they are cheaper and they work on both iphone and androids.
I have a Recon Jet! :)
Here comes the future! People may get hung up about aesthetics but they're missing the big picture.
People really need to pay attention to wearables. And not just in the CE arena - the really exciting stuff is happening on the enterprise side. Google is going to be playing catchup for a while - they screwed up by letting Glass out on that side first.
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You shouldn't be reading text-messages while riding, not even on a display. And it's NOT like a speedometer. Reading takes much more time and thought than people imagine. Otherwise, it would be safe to bring your phone up to your eyes to read the message - but studies show it's too much of a distraction.
Also, it's not just vanity. Privacy is a factor. People don't want to be recorded. I want to be able to stop and talk to people without having to remove a complicated gadget and hold it
I'm not against this. My background is electrical engineering and I like technology. And, I think those glasses do look cool, so I have no idea what he's talking about when he claims they look bad. But I'm very skeptical that those actually make you safer. He cites no formal studies - no research - and you can simply not look at your phone while riding, and you'll likely be safer than when wearing those glasses.
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Personally, I don't mind looking like a cyborg if it lets me see into the future. Get over your so-last-century ideas of what humans should look like