Building
off of the momentum of past successful conferences, Golden Networking
takes Wearable Computing Conference 2014
(www.wearable-computing-conference.com)
global: New York City, San Francisco, London, Seoul and Munich, "How
Wearable Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless Internet,
Healthcare and Fashion".
New
York City, NY, USA (February 16, 2014) -- According to a report
by CNN
(http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/tech/innovation/google-glass-firefighter),
Patrick Jackson has developed an app for Google Glass, Google's
experimental head-mounted computer, which feeds important information
directly to the eye-line of firefighters in an emergency. When a
building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders
rushing to the scene. This computer-savvy firefighter in North
Carolina is hoping a bit of futuristic wearable technology and clever
programming can help save time and lives, themes that will be covered
at Golden Networking's Wearable Computing Conference 2014
(http://www.wearable-computing-conference.com),
"How Wearable Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless
Internet, Healthcare and Fashion", forums to be held throughout
2014 in San Francisco (March 18), London (May 29), New York City
(July 31), Seoul (September 25) and Munich (November 20).
A
self-taught programmer, Jackson first started tinkering with
computers when he was 7 and later spent a year studying computer
science in college before transferring to the University of North
Carolina, Asheville, for an environmental management and policy
program. He became a firefighter. About four years ago, he purchased
a smartphone and was inspired to start programming again. "Since
then I've taught myself way more than I ever knew about programming.
I've developed an Android app, an iPhone app and a Glass app,"
Jackson said.
His
first project was the Android app Firefighter Log, which routed key
information directly to the smartphone, including text messages from
dispatchers, streams of emergency radio feeds, and location
information for fires and nearby hydrants. Jackson says more than
20,000 people have downloaded the apps. To get his hands on Google
Glass, Jackson submitted his idea to Google's IfIHadGlass
competition.
By
routing information directly to Google Glass, the app can save
firefighters from having to stop what they're doing in order to reach
for a radio, smartphone, tablet or computer. Jackson plans on adding
even more useful data in future versions, like information on
specific buildings including blueprints, potential building hazards
and contact information for owners. A firefighter might be able to
say an address out loud or simply look at a building with the Google
Glass camera to retrieve information.
Google
Glass can also record the first video of a situation when crews
arrive. That early documentation will be important to fire
investigations down the line. For now, Google Glass isn't compatible
with the oxygen masks firefighters wear on the ground, so the app is
more for external personnel. Jackson's Glass stays behind in the
truck.
Other
fire departments and researchers also are experimenting with wearable
technology, thanks to a recent availability of affordable wearable
sensors that can track vitals and environmental factors like air
quality and temperature. The Wearable Advanced Sensor Platform, or
WASP, can track a firefighter's location as well as physical data
such as heart rate, breathing and activity levels in real time. A
Belgium finalist for Microsoft's Imagine Cup created a system that
combines location sensors and augmented reality glasses to help
firefighters move around buildings when there is minimal visibility.
The
future is here, with the production of a new generation of
technologies such as Google Glass, Apple "iWatch" and
Samsung Galaxy Gear, among others, that will allow users to interact
with computing devices that are worn by the bearer under, with or on
top of clothing. Wearable Computing Conference 2014 will review the
latest developments in San Francisco
(http://www.wearabletechnologiessanfrancisco.eventbrite.com),
London (http://www.wearabletechnologieslondon.eventbrite.com),
New York City
(http://www.wearabletechnologiesnewyorkcity.eventbrite.com),
Seoul (http://www.wearabletechnologiesseoul.eventbrite.com)
and Munich (http://www.wearabletechnologiesmunich.eventbrite.com).
Golden
Networking's Wearable Computing Conference 2014, "How Wearable
Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless Internet, Healthcare
and Fashion," will examine wearable technologies' functions,
application, the competition and possibilities for economic and
personal growth. Wearable Computing Conference 2014 is produced by
Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net),
the premier networking community for business and technology
executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and
sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email
to information@goldennetworking.com.
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