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Beginning Android Wearables

With Android Wear and Google Glass SDKs

Apress

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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.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introducing Android Wearables

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 3-15
  3. Notifications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Reviewing Notifications for Android

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 19-54
  4. Android Wear

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
    2. Running Apps Directly on Android Wear

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 95-128
    3. Android Wear User Interface Essentials

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 129-171
    4. The Wearable Data Layer API

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 173-213
    5. Creating Custom Watch Faces

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 215-272
  5. Google Glass

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
    2. Running Apps Directly on Glass

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 275-293
    3. Glass User Interface Essentials

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 295-348
    4. Gesture and Voice Recognition

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 349-379
  6. Android Wear and Glass

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 417-417
    2. Location and Orientation

      • Andres Calvo
      Pages 419-475
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 477-486

About this book

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.

About the author

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

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Buying options

Softcover Book USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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