Beginning Android Wearables gives you the skills you need to make effective apps for Android Wear-based smartwatches, fitness bracelets, connected home wearable controllers, and Google Glass.
Delight your users by giving them access to the information they'll need at the tips of their fingers.
Andres Calvo is a software engineer who has worked with wearable and mobile devices for over five years. He works for Ball Aerospace as a contractor at Air Force Research Laboratory, where he acquired an interest (read: obsession) with usability and user experience. Andres is fascinated by the potential that wearables including Glass and Android Wear have to provide unprecedented user experiences. During his free time, Andres develops applications for Android, Glass, and Android Wear both for fun and as a freelancer. He has received bachelor degrees in computer science and computer engineering from the University of Dayton. Visit his blog at http://ocddevelopers.com and contact him at andresacalvo@gmail.com
Beginning Android Wearables gives you the skills you need to make effective apps for Android Wear-based smartwatches, fitness bracelets, connected home wearable controllers, and Google Glass. Delight your users by giving them access to the information they'll need at the tips of their fingers.
This book is very practical and contains many examples that not only show you how to write code for Glass and Android Wear, but also demonstrate how to apply this code in the context of an app.
Part I - Introduction
1. Introducing Android Wearables
Part II - Notifications
2. Reviewing Notifications for Android
3. Customizing Notifications for Wearables
Part III - Android Wear
4. Running Apps Directly on Android Wear
5. Android Wear UI Essentials
6. The Wearable Data Layer API
7. Creating Custom Watch Faces
Part IV - Google Glass
8. Running Apps Directly on Glass
9. Glass User Interface Essentials
10. Voice and Input
11. The Camera: Taking Pictures and Recording Video
Part V - Android Wear and Glass
12. Location and Orientation
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I - Introduction
1. Introducing Android Wearables
Part II - Notifications
2. Reviewing Notifications for Android
3. Customizing Notifications for Wearables
Part III - Android Wear
4. Running Apps Directly on Android Wear
5. Android Wear UI Essentials
6. The Wearable Data Layer API
7. Creating Custom Watch Faces
Part IV - Google Glass
8. Running Apps Directly on Glass
9. Glass User Interface Essentials
10. Voice and Input
11. The Camera: Taking Pictures and Recording Video
Part V - Android Wear and Glass
12. Location and Orientation
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Beginning Android Wearables gives you the skills you need to make effective apps for Android Wear-based smartwatches, fitness bracelets, connected home wearable controllers, and Google Glass. Delight your users by giving them access to the information they'll need at the tips of their fingers.nThis book is very practical and contains many examples that not only show you how to write code for Glass and Android Wear, but also demonstrate how to apply this code in the context of an app.
Beginning Android Wearables gives you the skills you need to make effective apps for Android Wear-based smartwatches, fitness bracelets, connected home wearable controllers, and Google Glass.
Delight your users by giving them access to the information they'll need at the tips of their fingers.
