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Mastering Android Wear Application Development

By : Siddique Hameed, Javeed Chida
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Mastering Android Wear Application Development

By: Siddique Hameed, Javeed Chida

Overview of this book

Wearable technology is the future of mobile devices. It looks set to be a breakthrough technology, just like the iPad was before it. With the Apple Watch being widely regarded as a success, all eyes are now on Google to provide a similar device for its users. Keep your skills ahead of the competition and be one of the first to fully understand this powerful new trend. This book will give you a very solid understanding of the philosophy, thought process, development details, and methodologies involved in building well-designed, robust Android Wear applications. We cover the advantages and disadvantages of the wearable computing paradigm and provide a good foundational knowledge for you to build practical, real-world wearable apps. You will learn about the various tools, platforms, libraries, SDKs, and technology needed to build Android Wear apps. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in building Android wearable apps.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering Android Wear Application Development
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

About the Reviewer

Mark Elston is a software architect for an automated test equipment company working primarily in the IC and mobile device test world.  However, his 30 years of experience includes developing aircraft and missile simulations for the Air Force and Navy, hardware control systems for NASA, and tester operating systems for commercial products. He has also developed several Android applications for fun.  His latest passion is delving into the world of Functional Programming and Design.

I would like to thank my wife for her understanding when I had a chapter to finish reviewing. I would also like to thank Suzanne Coutinho for giving me the opportunity to work with her and the Packt team on this project. It has been enlightening and entertaining. Finally, I would like to thank the authors for taking even my smallest comments into account. It is a pleasure to be part of a project where your inputs are valued.