{"id":4933,"date":"2014-03-18T18:51:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T23:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2021-11-12T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:48:13","slug":"android-wear-another-reason-thinking-content-wearables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/android-wear-another-reason-thinking-content-wearables\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Wear &#8211; Another Reason We Should Be Thinking about Content for Wearables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The wearables market just heated up even further, with <a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/sharing-whats-up-our-sleeve-android.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google announcing Android Wear<\/a>, a new project to extend Android to wearables.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-18-at-4.40.47-PM1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4936\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-18-at-4.40.47-PM1-300x200.png\" alt=\"Android Wear Smart Watch Example\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-18-at-4.40.47-PM1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-18-at-4.40.47-PM1-216x144.png 216w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-18-at-4.40.47-PM1.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the announcement post on their blog, Google said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s why we\u2019re so excited about wearables\u2014they understand the context of the world around you, and you can interact with them simply and efficiently, with just a glance or a spoken word.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Google plans to begin with watches, which will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>give you real-time information, notifications, and suggestions<\/li>\n<li>respond to voice commands<\/li>\n<li>monitor your health and fitness<\/li>\n<li>access and control other devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developers can check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/developer.android.com\/wear\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android Wear Developer Preview<\/a>, which allows you to create wearable experiences for your existing apps to see how they appear on round and square devices.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s announcement of Android Wear is just another example of why those of us in the content business should start thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wearable-technologies-mean-content-managers\/\">producing content for wearables<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/QrqZl2QIz0c<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you nervous about producing content for the tiny screen?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wearables market just heated up even further, with Google announcing Android Wear, a new project to extend Android to wearables. 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