Android Wear: Capitaine Train on your wrist

I must admit, I've been impressed with Android Wear so far. I was cynical but decided to get one to play with, and even just having notifications on the wrist comes in handy in so many situations for doing quick triage (while driving, while in a situation where pulling out a phone would be rude, etc). Displaying a QR code on the screen to get on a train (or even plane) is a great idea, and it might not even be long before they can do contactless payments with NFC..

I think we're still in the early days of this stuff (the Diamond Rio age prior to the iPod being released, if you will) but I see a lot of promise here.

Re: Android Wear: Capitaine Train on your wrist

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Post by wluu » Thu, Jul 31, 2014, 12:12 PM UTC

Cool. I like the idea of having a QR code displayed on screen.

Maybe you can do something similar to replace boarding passes for airlines? Many airlines these days allow you to do a web checkin at home etc.

Anyway, this reminded me that a friend created an app for Google Glass to show nearby transit options (trains/trams/buses etc) and their departure times.

https://github.com/longzheng/PTVGlass

So glasses vs watches?

To be honest, lets pick an arbitrary future date (eg: 5, 10, etc years from now) what type wearable tech would we be wearing?

Re: Android Wear: Capitaine Train on your wrist

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Post by bertil » Thu, Jul 31, 2014, 2:12 PM UTC

wluu wrote: post #5

Cool. I like the idea of having a QR code displayed on screen. Maybe you can do something similar to replace boarding passes for airlines? Many airlines these days allow you to do a web checkin at home etc. Anyway, this reminded me that a friend created an app for Google Glass to show nearby transit options (trains/trams/buses etc) and their departure times. https://github.com/longzheng/PTVGlass So glasses vs watches…

> Maybe you can do something similar to replace boarding passes for airlines?

I haven't seen it on Android Wear yet, but Norwegian (low cost airline in Scandinavia) has that on their (iPhone) app. The app is pretty much only that actually: you can't use it to buy, but you can check-in, see gate information and have a QR boarding pass.

Actually, the apps of most companies that I've used in the past year (Air France, Luftansa, Finnair) offer the same.

Re: Android Wear: Capitaine Train on your wrist

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Post by bergie » Thu, Jul 31, 2014, 4:06 PM UTC

bertil wrote: post #6

wluu wrote: post #5

Cool. I like the idea of having a QR code displayed on screen. Maybe you can do something similar to replace boarding passes for airlines? Many airlines these days allow you to do a web checkin at home etc. Anyway, this reminded me that a friend created an app for Google Glass to show nearby transit options (trains/trams/buses etc) and their departure times. https://github.com/longzheng/PTVGlass So glasses vs watches…

> Maybe you can do something similar to replace boarding passes for airlines? I haven't seen it on Android Wear yet, but Norwegian (low cost airline in Scandinavia) has that on their (iPhone) app. The app is pretty much only that actually: you can't use it to buy, but you can check-in, see gate information and have a QR boarding pass. Actually, the apps of most companies that I've used in the past year (Air France, L…

There are two airlines that already provide this on Android Wear: American & Delta.

Re: Android Wear: Capitaine Train on your wrist

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Post by on_and_off » Sat, Aug 02, 2014, 12:50 PM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #4

Looks pretty slick. I must admit, I've been impressed with Android Wear so far. I was cynical but decided to get one to play with, and even just having notifications on the wrist comes in handy in so many situations for doing quick triage (while driving, while in a situation where pulling out a phone would be rude, etc). Displaying a QR code on the screen to get on a train (or even plane) is a great idea, and it migh…

Paypal already have an Android Wear app (not my payment solution of choice, but that's a start). The platform is pretty much what I have been hoping for, for quite some time : situation triggered glance-able cards. It is not perfect (as with any v1 platform, even one based on an existing one) but the platform has a lot of potential. Now I am mostly waiting for fashionable android wear watches. It looks like the Moto 360 will be the first one of that kind (even though I fear it might be just a little too big).