Professional Android Wearables - Softcover

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.

Master the Android Wear platform and join the wearable revolution

Wearables are the next wave of mobile technology, and Google’s just-released Android Wear SDK has opened up a whole world of exciting development possibilities. Professional Android Wearables invites you into the very latest mobile platform with hands-on instruction for building Android Wear apps. The authors—two leading researchers in wearable technology—explain the new paradigm of device-extending wearables and provide the toolset you need to make your Android Wear app ideas a reality. Get in on the ground floor of wearable app development with Professional Android Wearables.

Professional Android Wearables

• Provides experienced and novice Android developers with hands-on instruction in creating apps using Google’s new Android Wear SDK
• Explores the future of wearable devices and pervasive Internet connectivity, providing the background you need to take best advantage of the trend
• Describes every step in the process of setting up an Android Wear development and testing environment
• Demonstrates how to create notifications, use voice input, work with round screens, and push data in Wear
• Features downloadable source code for three start-to-finish, real-world projects

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