Professional Android Wearables

The fast and easy way to get up and running on Android wearables

Written by an expert author team with years of hands-on experience in designing and building wearables, Professional Android Wearables covers how to use the Android Wear platform and other techniques to build real-world apps for a variety of wearables including smartbands, smartwatches, and smart glasses. In no time, you’ll grasp how wearables can connect us to the Internet in more pervasive ways than with PCs, tablets, or mobile devices; how to build code using Google’s Wear SDK for Android-enabled hardware devices; how Android Wear and other Android development techniques are capable of building several presented example projects; and much more.

Wearables are the next generation of smart mobile devices, it’s no wonder you will want to master Android Wear SDK to build smart wearable apps for a multitude of form factors and applications.

• Shows you how to navigate Android Wear SDK
• Clearly explains how to use the Android Wear platform to build real-world apps
• The companion website includes source code for all of the projects described in the book

If you’re an experienced Android developer looking to master Android Wear SDK to build wearable apps, you’ve come to the right place.

Table of Contents

Part I: Concepts
Chapter 1: Introduction To Android Wearables
Chapter 2: The Internet Of Things
Chapter 3: Platforms And Technology

Part II: Basic Building Blocks
Chapter 4: Notifications On Small Screens
Chapter 5: Developing Wear Apps
Chapter 6: Voice Input
Chapter 7: Pushing Data
Chapter 8: Location-Based Services On Android Wear

Part III: Projects
Chapter 9: Android Wear As Activity Tracker
Chapter 10: Smartwatch As Input
Chapter 11: Build Your Own Glass