Our search for apps and app ideas that can be extended through the Sony SmartWatch kicked into full gear at last week’s AnDevCon and with great success. We got a great response from those attending the SmartWatch session and lines of developers eager to share their SmartWatch app extension ideas with our judges. Close to 100 SmartWatches were handed out among the 1,200 developers in attendance.
In addition, we will today start to ship the first SmartWatch devices to those developers who have applied online. Read on to learn how you can submit your apps/app ideas and get a free SmartWatch, as well as promotion in Sony online media channels if your app is successful!
Magnus Helgstrand, Accessories Engineer at Sony Mobile.
AnDevCon, the annual technical conference for software developers building Android apps, took place last week in the San Francisco Bay Area. Given that it is attended by intermediate to advanced developers, it provided the perfect vehicle for presenting a SmartWatch developer session from Magnus Helgstrand, one of our engineers in the accessory team at Sony Mobile. Magnus spoke to a packed audience, going over the full features of SmartWatch, the Smart Extension SDK including the SmartWatch sensor API, and how to use the accelerometer in Android applications.
Magnus Helgstrand presenting the SmartWatch developer session at AnDevConIII.
Here is some of the feedback we got from the audience:
- Really nice API! It took me less than 1 hour to make a new app to run on SmartWatch.
- Excellent potential with this device. Looking forward to trying out new ideas with it.
- Seriously considering extending one of my apps to the SmartWatch.
For more information about his session (called “SmartWatch Development 101: Transforming the Mobile User Experience through Sony Smart Accessories”) check out the slides in his SmartWatch presentation.
SmartWatch submission updates
In the coming week, we will start sending out SmartWatches to selected developers who have submitted proposals through the online survey. We have selected a few of the most interesting ideas among those who applied early. For all developers who have already submitted proposals (either in person or online), you will receive an email notification from the selection committee whether or not your proposal was accepted. We will continue to scan the ideas you send in and ship devices until June 26, when we close the application forms.
Get a free SmartWatch and get promoted in Sony’s social media channels
The Sony SmartWatch app campaign was kicked off a few weeks ago, and aims to find the most brilliant apps and ideas for SmartWatch, Sony’s micro display for Android smartphones. Most importantly, we’re looking for existing apps that have great SmartWatch potential – such as apps with existing services that can show notifications on the SmartWatch. We’re also looking for apps in progress, apps that could be paired with any of the SmartWatch’s API features – notification capabilities, accelerometer, control API and widget API. So if you’re a developer with an existing app, or with a good idea and a plan to create one, you can still submit your proposal to us online, and if we like the idea, you will get a free SmartWatch to help start you developing.
SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro.
Our main objective for this campaign is to increase the number of SmartWatch-supported apps on Google Play. Therefore as a bonus, if you create and upload your SmartWatch app extension to Google Play before June 26, 2012 (given it’s a solid app), we will also send you Smart Wireless Headset pro. On top of that, if yours is a really cool or useful app, we might ask to promote your app Sony’s social media channels, like the Sony Mobile Facebook page (with close to 7 million fans). You might also be part of Sony’s Recommender app, installed on more than 10 million Sony Xperia™ smartphones.
To submit your app proposal and possibly get a free SmartWatch, and find out all the details about the campaign, check out our SmartWatch app campaign post. For more information on how to get started developing SmartWatch app extensions, check out the Smart Extension SDK.
Talented developers found at AnDevCon
At AnDevCon, we invited attendees to submit their forms and pitch their ideas to us in person. Although we had long lines to deal with, we got several great app ideas, ranging from medical to maritime to military uses, and nearly 100 people went home with a SmartWatch of their own. We also spoke to two of our Sony engineers, Anupam Nath and Ke Chang, who were evaluating the ideas submitted at AnDevCon.
Ke Chang, engineer at Sony Mobile.
– Developers were really interested in the SmartWatch at AnDevCon, says Ke Chang. It was great seeing everyone’s enthusiasm and if the ideas people pitched us will materialise, there will be a lot of really cool new apps for SmartWatch soon.
Anupam Nath, Staff Engineer at Sony Mobile.
– We received so many innovative ideas from so many awesome developers all day long, Anupam Nath adds. It’s tremendous to see people excited about this product, and coming up with ideas that really could help people enrich their lives.
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Do you have an existing Android app that would work well with SmartWatch? Or do you have a working idea for a SmartWatch app? Check out the SmartWatch app campaign post and submit your proposal right away to get a free SmartWatch. Happy developing!
More information
- Learn more about the Sony SmartWatch app campaign.
- Download and learn more about the Smart Extension SDK.
- Apply for a free SmartWatch using this form.
- Apply for a Smart Wireless Headset pro and promotion in Sony’s online marketing channels using this form.
- Download a copy of the SmartWatch presentation from AnDevCon.
- View photos from AnDevConIII and other Sony Mobile developer events on Picasa.
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