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Title: Apple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths Post by: HCK on November 26, 2014, 03:00:19 pm Apple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths
<article> <section class="page"> <p>The more we learn about the Apple Watch, the less it seems like a revolutionary departure from the existing wearable market.</p><p>In particular, it has a lot of overlap with Android Wear, Google’s own wearable platform.</p><p>That much became clear last week, when Apple released its design guidelines for third-party apps (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/WatchHumanInterfaceGuidelines/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014992-CH3-SW1). Parsing the guidelines alongside those for Android Wear reveals two like-minded approaches: quick, contextual interactions are paired with data collection from sensors.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2851514/apple-watch-and-android-wear-same-destination-different-paths.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths (http://www.macworld.com/article/2851514/apple-watch-and-android-wear-same-destination-different-paths.html#tk.rss_all) |