tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86257428935162504962024-03-05T02:13:34.118-08:00On a WIMMI'll let you know what's interesting for the W<small>I</small>MM One and future W<small>I</small>MM devices.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-86191922938192005022012-04-24T10:32:00.002-07:002012-04-24T10:32:33.582-07:00Still Around!Sorry to all that I've disappeared lately... I've been neck deep in a couple of projects. But I an interesting WIMM related thing on the horizon with high certainty of it happening! More in the next few weeks...
-BradBrad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-37651734638450701282012-03-17T12:13:00.000-07:002012-03-17T12:13:43.778-07:00So You Want a Watchface Idea?Make this bad boy or something heavily inspired by it. I can't even begin to tell you how cool I think this would be!<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38573518" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-21953999951098469062012-03-09T17:25:00.000-08:002012-03-09T17:25:50.347-08:00Lots of great user reviews @ Amazon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moneyspruce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fake-amazon-reviews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="http://www.moneyspruce.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fake-amazon-reviews.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It was great to pop over to the WIMM One page at Amazon and see a slew of new user reviews. If you haven't written yours yet, go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056BIYQA/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=componentxcom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0056BIYQA" target="_blank">there and write one</a>. This is how we get more people playing in our sandbox. While you're there, mark the helpful reviews as helpful.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-67674888057293781042012-03-07T18:07:00.000-08:002012-03-07T18:07:37.402-08:00vCard app in the forums<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4C543pl8ZCo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21104943-vcard-share-your-business-card-via-qr-code" target="_blank">Cool little vCard app</a> by Nolte Burke is in the forums. I'll do a review of it when it hits the store. But for now, check out his video (left). It's a nicely done app with some useful technical accomplishments that I'm sure he'll apply to more micro apps.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-38387760087196648562012-03-07T11:44:00.000-08:002012-03-07T11:44:25.682-08:00WIMM One Now in Stock Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.com/admin/images/cargo_ship-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.com/admin/images/cargo_ship-3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Good news! Amazon has the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One in stock again, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056BIYQA/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=componentxcom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0056BIYQA" target="_blank">still for $199</a>. While you check out the link today, take a few minutes to write a review if you already have your W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One. More reviews mean more buzz on Amazon, which will mean more users for the enthusiasts, and more customers for developers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056BIYQA/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=componentxcom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0056BIYQA" target="_blank">Do It Now</a>.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-38497137133708567532012-03-05T16:16:00.001-08:002012-03-05T16:17:34.320-08:00Alltock Christmas and Valentine will be available again soon!<a href="http://alltock.com/Alltock_Watchfaces_files/shapeimage_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://alltock.com/Alltock_Watchfaces_files/shapeimage_3.png" /></a>In more "out of stock" news... A quick note to WIMM One users who have the Alltock Christmas and/or Valentine watchfaces installed. They've been temporarily removed from the Micro App Store (Beta) to make room for other watchfaces while WIMM works to improve the scalability of their Micro App Store. And that's fine with us, because Christmas and Valentines Day have passed and won't be back for many months.<br />
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We make side-loadable demos of our watchfaces <a href="http://alltock.com/Try%21.html" target="_blank">available here</a>. If you need your Christmas or Valentines fix, hopefully those will keep you happy until the are back in the Micro App Store.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-33508876255533616102012-03-05T14:26:00.002-08:002012-03-07T11:45:09.683-08:00WIMM One Currently Out of Stock<a href="http://content.costco.com/Images/en-US/browse/OutOfStock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://content.costco.com/Images/en-US/browse/OutOfStock.jpg" width="200" /></a>Bad news this morning for everyone who wants a W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One for every day of the week or those of you who haven't purchased your first one yet... Both Amazon and the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM web site show no available stock of W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One devices, with the WIMM web site offering guidance of 2-3 weeks before current orders will be shipped.<br />
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I have not reached out to WIMM for comment on this, just noting it. But that doesn't mean we can't have some fun with wild speculation here! So here are some possible explanations for your consideration:<br />
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1. China is running at full capacity making iPad 3s, does not have time for W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM Ones right now.<br />
2. There are plenty in China, but would need to be <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/05/apples_massive_ipad_3_air_freight_deal_with_dhl_shaking_up_shipping_rates.html" target="_blank">transported by car</a> through Russia and Alaska before hitting the continental United States.<br />
3. The artist Christo has created a giant digital sign out of a matrix of 320 x 240 WIMM One units, plans to unveil it in the mountains of Southern California displaying "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/28/us/christo-umbrella-crushes-woman.html" target="_blank">Who's feeling lucky today?</a>" and a tiny, yellow umbrella.<br />
4. My Dad really wants one, therefore, not available to purchase at this time.<br />
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If you have an <i>entertaining</i> theory, please post in the comments.<br />
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<b>Update: </b>James from WIMM <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21099092-wimm-one-update-out-of-stock" target="_blank">posted on the forums</a>. They expect to be shipping again in about a week.<br />
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<b>Update:</b> Now back in stock as of Wedneday, March 7.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-7591277652979935602012-03-04T09:51:00.001-08:002012-03-04T09:54:20.499-08:00Quick Review: Precious<a href="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/ppydu1trqflszaj/?name=tGC0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/ppydu1trqflszaj/?name=tGC0.jpg" width="200" /></a>Quick glance of relevant information... That's what <i>Precious</i> does. It gives you recent market prices for an ounce of gold and an ounce of silver. These prices are updated each time your W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One syncs.<br />
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<a href="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/qbloog0wkihyigl/?name=423823_10151325016385422_513945421_22904198_1122192725_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/qbloog0wkihyigl/?name=423823_10151325016385422_513945421_22904198_1122192725_n-1.jpg" /></a>The display has a stack of gold coins with its price on top, a stack of silver coins with its price below, and the date and time of the last quote update. It's cute but not as extensive as, for example, the <a href="http://onawimm.alltock.com/2012/01/quick-review-stock-market-indices.html" target="_blank">Stock Market Indices</a> app.<br />
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Before I get to the rating, I want to offer a couple ideas about where apps like this could go. First though, this is a wonderful first screen. Easy to read, easy to act on. I would not mind seeing an "update now" button (with a shorter caption) that makes the app request an immediate sync, rather than having to fish back to Settings to get an update.<br />
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So some concrete ideas:<br />
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<ol><li>If the information is a available, add additional screens, accessible by swiping, that show trends for gold and silver, perhaps intraday, weekly, monthly, yearly, and historically.</li>
<li>Show prices relative to opening price for the day. I want to know if gold is spiking or taking.</li>
<li>Add platinum and palladium. These would distinguish the serious precious metals bug from the typical Ron Paul delegate. Keep the size of the icons and prices, but use vertical scrolling to get to the other prices.</li>
</ol>Here's the scenario I'm getting to... Imagine you're at lunch with an old friend and it's the first time you've shown them your WIMM One. You bring up <i>Precious</i> and see the stale price quotes. You tap "Update" and within 15 seconds have updated quotes. That's cool, fun, informative. Then you swipe right twice and down once and have a yearly chart for silver. Trends right on your wrist. Your old friend would be impressed.<br />
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I give this app 4 Ms. It's easy on the eyes. The developer, <a href="http://nolteburke.com/" target="_blank">Nolte Burke</a>, has figured out how to pull live information off the Internet periodically and display it nicely. I think the app could "go deeper" and be a richer, more interactive experience when you need that, while remaining quick and simple most of the time.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-71380382879994923482012-02-28T06:45:00.000-08:002012-02-28T06:45:03.223-08:00Neat concept: Elementary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/woyhtk5ga3v4kz9/?name=ic_launcher.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/woyhtk5ga3v4kz9/?name=ic_launcher.png" /></a></div>Steve S. posted his first build of "<a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21057746-elementary?page=1#post_21040611" target="_blank">Elementary</a>", a watchface that uses the periodic table of the elements (plus a special element with no protons called "Voidium" or "Vo") to tell the time.<br />
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I don't think his screen shots he included with the posting do the watchface justice, so try it on your W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One before passing too much judgement. It needs some polish in a few areas. With some effort in transitions and customization, this could really be a seriously cool watchface.<br />
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<a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21057746-elementary?page=1#post_21040611" target="_blank">Get it here</a>. Keep up the good work Steve!Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-4986306014862443872012-02-27T07:04:00.001-08:002012-02-27T07:07:24.416-08:00Teller reveals his secrets<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/12/04/news/photos_stories/teller--300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/12/04/news/photos_stories/teller--300x300.jpg" width="200" /></a>Teller (the less boisterous half of the magician duo Penn & Teller) has written a <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Teller-Reveals-His-Secrets.html?c=y&page=1" target="_blank">must read article</a> for any developer wanting to write great software for the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One. In this article, he reveals a few of his key secrets for making magic work.</div><br />
One important secret is to use the resource that most people won't: time. A trick that lasts 30 seconds in front of an audience may take weeks or months or even years to prepare. The "magic" here is that most people wouldn't use so much time to prepare a 30 second illusion.<br />
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That got me thinking a lot about what I enjoy about developing watchfaces for the little W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One. Per the <a href="https://dev.wimm.com/downloads/publish/MicroAppGuidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Micro App Guidelines</a>, a great Micro App (or watchface) is characterized by providing rich, timely information in short glances.<br />
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For the most part, the information itself is pretty easy to get. Ask the system what time it is, or lift code from the network sample to query some resource on the web. But presenting that information in an attractive, polished way to the user may take days or weeks of development to deliver "magic" interactions to your users.<br />
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For example. the basic functionality (display time in various formats, procrastinator watch) of my first <a href="http://alltock.com/Christmas_Instructions.html" target="_blank"><i>Alltock Christmas</i></a> watch took me about 4 hours and two glasses of wine late one Friday night. Adding a snowstorm took a couple hours the next afternoon. It was a week or so before the Advent calendar countdown was suggested by a friend. And it's been three months of refinement of the presentation and interactions.<br />
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Another example... The side columns of my <i><a href="http://alltock.com/Monogram.html" target="_blank">Alltock Monogram</a></i> watchface came together in a couple of hours after seeing a suggestion for an "elevator watch". Even some rich animation of the minute column in active mode and transitional effects from passive mode were pretty easy. But it took a couple of days of constantly using that watchface and being annoyed by the space in the center for the monogram idea to gel. At one point, I thought an animation of a two-lane highway in the center would be the ticket. And it took a lot of feedback from my first audience to know that, for example, the minute column animations were over-the-top, even distracting and disconcerting.<br />
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Be inspired by Teller. The resource you can use to your greatest advantage in developing your Micro App is the time you spend polishing and refining it. There aren't gazillions of developers in this space yet, and even when they arrive, are they going to have the time to out-polish and out-refine you on your app? If you put enough in, probably not.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-67274748558761340112012-02-24T07:47:00.000-08:002012-02-24T07:47:03.653-08:00Micro App Store Beta is here<a href="https://dev.wimm.com/assets/web_store_banner-202cdfdd62a27fdbddfe98c3ced8be4c.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="92" src="https://dev.wimm.com/assets/web_store_banner-202cdfdd62a27fdbddfe98c3ced8be4c.png" width="400" /></a>By now, everyone knows that the <a href="https://dev.wimm.com/store" target="_blank">Micro App Store Beta</a> is up and running. As an early adopter, you can get some cool apps and watchfaces for your W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One totally for free!<br />
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There were plenty of stories around the Internets announcing this important milestone. Perhaps the biggest business hurdle that the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One faces is a perception that it's just copying the iPod Nano, as discussed in the <a href="http://betanews.com/2012/02/23/wimms-android-wrist-computer-app-store-launches-in-beta/#comment-447307793" target="_blank">comment section of this story</a>. But remember, W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM's mission statement is not centered on a 1" square touch screen computer and watchband. It's about wearable technology, and will always exploit the differences between luggable (your laptop or tablet), carryable (your phone), and wearable (your watch). W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM is also about nurturing and cultivating a strong crop of third party developers, who will provide much if not most of the software value for the product. Thus the importance of the Micro App Beta Store.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-35801238481460459442012-02-19T01:01:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:01:40.997-08:00New: Alltock Monogram<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV2O6WU2GabQn7GoOCf-xDabmxGLcXA84SIENTTgMhVN17Xf76hwmhpuX56Uj18kEZiMNOiI8BSq_iPV3Wyj6Yoi8xiUC6jsmVJ8c0K8cJndkVacI8RuEb1KHpdDNZviNJiXkthwB9pI/s1600/icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV2O6WU2GabQn7GoOCf-xDabmxGLcXA84SIENTTgMhVN17Xf76hwmhpuX56Uj18kEZiMNOiI8BSq_iPV3Wyj6Yoi8xiUC6jsmVJ8c0K8cJndkVacI8RuEb1KHpdDNZviNJiXkthwB9pI/s1600/icon.png" /></a>In the WIMM forums this week, Ted L. <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21011878-elevator-watchface" target="_blank">posted an idea</a> about an elevator watch. It inspired me to do something entirely different. And the result is Alltock Monogram. It has an hour dial on the left and a minute dial on the right. Your two letter monogram, which you can set, is in the center. There is a choice of three color schemes now.<br />
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With this watchface, I tried to make the transitions really fluid. I still have some work to do, but I think you'll notice the startup animation and the screen wake animations as examples of that fluidity.<br />
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You can grab it <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/21029213-alltock-monogram" target="_blank">from the forums</a>.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-17635311469978677452012-02-18T22:54:00.000-08:002012-02-18T22:54:20.216-08:00USA Today: Android Branching Out<a href="http://www.antiochsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/usa-today-logo.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://www.antiochsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/usa-today-logo.bmp" width="200" /></a>Alice Truong at USA Today <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/story/2012-02-18/android-gadgets-truong/53132348/1" target="_blank">posted an article and short video</a> about how Android is branching out from phones and tablets. Example #1 is the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One watch, and her favorite apps are the calendar and the RSS reader.<br />
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It's great to see mainstream coverage of the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM One with context about how it fits into the growing Android ecosystem!<br />
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<i>Note: Ms. Truong is not aware that the developer kit can be had for just $199 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/WIMM-One-Wearable-Android-Device/dp/B0056BIYQA/ref=cm_cmu_pg_t" target="_blank">over at Amazon.com</a>.</i>Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-26080457349349330962012-02-16T23:06:00.000-08:002012-02-16T23:06:32.725-08:00Tutorial: Reading a Binary Watch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/m66hngctfy0lpdy/?name=launcher_icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/m66hngctfy0lpdy/?name=launcher_icon.png" /></a></div>Over on reddit, zagaberoo (aka Mike) posted an <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WIMM/comments/ptkt0/for_wimm_labs_reading_a_binary_watch/" target="_blank">interesting tutorial</a> on reading a binary watch like the one <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/20715927-the-boole-binary-watch-face" target="_blank">he made for the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM</a>.<br />
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Without reading the tutorial, I'm going to say that it's 1:17:24.37 pm. Now I'm going to read the tutorial... And... I now know that the top row is the day of the month. So it's the 13th or whatever month. 5pm. 24 minutes. 37 seconds.<br />
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Pretty cool Mike. I'll review this when I get a chance.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-83092225514282813932012-02-14T16:05:00.000-08:002012-02-14T16:06:28.974-08:00For the WIMM: Kinect Motion Detector and Alarm<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7VT00YN6vY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><i>For the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM</i> is a new blog segment I just came up with, inspired by this video. This guy Paul, <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/20997627-super-secret-night-vision-spy-watch" target="_blank">apologized for not focussing on a health and fitness app</a> and then came up with amazing integration with the Kinect, which he demonstrates in the video.<br />
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Obviously, there's a lot of work to make the experience perfect for the watch... But could you imagine simply deploying a Kinect in ever room in your home and being alerted when the kids get home or something is amiss? Pretty nifty.<br />
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I will call <i>a shot</i> right now. It might be <i>my shot</i> if I can make enough time, but someone else might do it better. An app that helps people manage pills -- what to take, when to take them -- will kill this contest. I am over at my 89-year old grandparents' home this morning. My grandfather has a list in roughly 16 point font of all the meds he has to take during the day. It is almost a page long. They are very conscientious with their meds, but I bet the error rate on taking them is better than 10% – meaning they either miss or double dose at least 1/10 times.<br />
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Of all the ideas shared there, I think this general one has the best chance of giving a very good, dedicated developer a very comfortable lifestyle if W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM has good fortunes ahead.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-14524353801828707372012-02-02T16:45:00.000-08:002012-02-02T16:45:37.664-08:00Article: 5 Ways I'm Using my WIMM One Smart Watch Today<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/x56LDYhNCkw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Josh Smith <a href="http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/02/02/5-ways-im-using-my-wimm-one-smart-watch-today/" target="_blank">delivered on his promised article</a> about that WIMM One that he's wearing now while reviewing watches that don't even exist yet. He's got some great videos in here, like the one I poached at right. As one commenter suggested, if tech blogging doesn't work out, maybe he has a future as a hand model. (And no, that's not a Rex Ryan joke.)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rating: </span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>I<span style="font-size: large;">–MMMM–½M</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I give this app 4-½ Ms, an excellent rating. It could get 5 Ms by identifying the fruit and giving some basic facts about it, such as growing season, domestic source, imports, etc.</div>Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-25149556633127321472012-01-27T04:19:00.000-08:002012-01-27T05:18:46.303-08:00Any WIMM Developers Out There?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/6xgudbbwwlzaifv/?name=WIMMDEVbadge.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://support.wimm.com/attachments/token/6xgudbbwwlzaifv/?name=WIMMDEVbadge.png" width="200" /></a></div>I want to start listing W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM Developers with websites in a section of Known W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM Developers at the right. Please leave a comment or drop me a note with your web presence to link to.<br />
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Also, be sure to <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/20896041-new-badge-for-wimm-developers" target="_blank">get this nifty badge</a> for your own web site if you develop for the W<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>MM platform.Brad Hutchingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311968930069483354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625742893516250496.post-29060394328939213122012-01-26T22:08:00.001-08:002012-03-04T09:55:12.277-08:00Quick Review: TIPP Calculator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>James Edmonds' <a href="http://support.wimm.com/entries/20703451-tipp-tip-calculator" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">T<span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span>PP Calculator</span></a> is a convenient little app for calculating restaurant bill tips and splitting the bill. Here's how it works.<br />
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1. Tap the "Bill" button (left), then adjust the bill using the "+" and "–" buttons.<br />
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2. Tap the "Tip" button (center), then adjust the tip amount using the "+" and "–" buttons.<br />
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3. To split the bill, tap the "Split" button and adjust the number of people chipping in with the "+" and "–" buttons.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a super simple app to use, a perfect tool for use on a watch, and gets the job done quickly. Swipe a screen over, and there appears to be a bar tab calculator under construction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can get in touch with the developer, James Edmonds at <a href="mailto:support@3kinds.com" target="_blank">support@3kinds.com</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rating: </span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>I<span style="font-size: large;">–MMMMM</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I give this app 5 Ms, my highest rating. This is a very nice micro-app.</div><br />
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