Forget about Smartphones; Smart Jewelry is the new wave of the Market

Every day we see something which is new that takes our breath away. With the advent of technology, things which we could imagine till a couple of years ago, are now being converted into reality. Technology is so vast that it reaches out to every person in some form or the other. Even the younger generation is familiar with the concept of smartphones, laptops, applications etc.



A decade ago, smart phones were a thing that only the elite could afford but now, every 5th person in USA has a smartphone. Even smartphones are now becoming outdated and smart jewelry is making its way in our day to life. On an average, a smartphone user checks his/her mobile phone 150 times daily. The basic concept of this smart jewelry is to reduce that usage by 60%.



Some of the companies which are manufacturing smart jewelry are:

Smarty Ring

It is a tiny little stainless steel gadget which is available with the option of either green or blue LED lights. Equipped with features which will keep you abreast with the updates on your cellphones without glancing at the latter, this gadget allows you to control your music, click pictures, chat, e-mail, check time and other social media updates. Amazing isn’t it?

MEMI Bracelet

This product uses wireless technology to communicate with your iPhone. You can download the app on your mobile and choose who can communicate with you and at what time. You can create a priority list and this bracket will send you notifications accordingly. It is a smart piece of jewelry which also gives you the notifications for calls, texts and calendar alerts.

O.R.B Bluetooth Headset

This product is a unique combination of a ring and a headset. When the user is wearing it like a ring it will display the calls, text messages, calendar appointments etc. To turn this ring into a headset, the user simply needs to twist it and place it over the ear. It is a unique piece of smart jewelry which serves a dual purpose.

At this stage, it is very difficult to comment on the product which will be rated better amongst the three listed above. However, a conclusion that we can draw by looking at these devices, is that the way technology is being used is rapidly changing and soon the human race would feel incomplete without technology.



This blog post is written by Omnie Solutions, a web application development company with expertise in enterprise and mobile app development for smart devices.    

Google Announces Smart Contact Lens Project for Better Glucose Level Monitoring

It is official… Google is working on a project called ‘Google Smart Contact Lens’ which is intended to help diagnose the Glucose level of the human beings. However, the officials at Google have quoted that the product is currently at a very initial stage but so far is on the right track.



Wearable technology such as Google glass is already becoming an integral part of the IT world and with this new invention, technology is coming closer to human beings. As per Google, they are initiating this fight against the biggest problem of the world-Diabetes.



Diabetes affects one in 19 people across the globe and one in 12 people in the United States of America. It is difficult for all those people to check their blood sugar level after every couple of hours and this smart contact lens will be a perfect solution for all those people. Now they do not have to prick themselves but can diagnose their blood sugar levels without any blood test.



These smart lenses are being developed by the experts at Google along with some medical professionals. This specific project is being carried out at the very famous Google X labs. Besides this project, it is also to be believed that scientists at Google X Labs are also working towards the project of ‘driverless cars’ and ‘Wi-Fi transmit balloons’.



As per an official representative of Google, these contacts are equipped with wireless chips and a glucose sensor. The final contact lens is the sandwich of two lenses which will have zero irritation on the eye of the user. It will be like any other ordinary lens available in the market. This lens is capable of measuring blood sugar level once per second.



Google is also trying hard to put LED lights inside the lenses that would flash the user with a warning when the blood sugar level will rise too low or high. The wireless antenna which Google is intended to put inside the smart lens is thinner than a human hair.



At this initial stage, Google is not able to comment on all the features that this lens will be equipped with. However, they are certain that this lens will be a game changer and people would soon be switching to this lens once it is launched in the market. It is needless to say that this lens would be connected to your smartphone, wearable devices etc. where it will send you the message with the status of your current blood sugar level.



Currently this lens consists of an antenna, rectifier and a small glucose sensor.



While excited about their prototype, Google warned that there is still a lot more work that needs to be done before it could be turned into a useable product.

Technology Trends that Will Expand Their Way in 2014

Finally we are in 2014! We all have made our resolutions and hopefully we are going strong about it. Looking back, we see so many things which have changes our life in last one year. Certainly, technology played a very vital role in that.



So to give tribute to the technology which has changed out life for better, we have shortlisted the predicted trends which will make their way in our life in 2014. They are-

1. Wearable Devices

Enough has been speculated about wearable devices but the reality is that everyone wants one and they will have it in 2014. Google is very aggressive about making the Google glass a regular gear and with the latest features they are offering, we are sure that Google glass will be a huge hit in 2014. It will become part of an essential technology.

2. Smartphones will be bigger and curved

Smartphones will be bigger yes, you heard us right! They will be bigger and more curved. People are becoming so use to using their smartphone that they want bigger screen in order to enhance the quality of their work and mobile companies will willingly accommodate this request from them.

3. Mobile money will grow

2014 will be marked as the revolution year for mobile money because online shopping will be taken over by mobile shopping. PayPal has already said that in 2013 they have seen 36% growth in mobile transactions. This percentage will increase manifolds in 2014 and people will be opting for mobile money.

4. Expansion of technology in the healthcare sector

Healthcare sector was considered as a traditional sector well, not any more. We will see the transformation of traditional healthcare sector into the hi-tech well organized healthcare management. Hospitals will be investing more on centralized data procurement and mobile apps. More and more tech companies are evolving in to create solution for better healthcare. For example, recently Google announced smart' contact lenses that monitor glucose levels.  

5. Mobile fitness will be the next ‘In’ thing

More and more people will be relying on their mobile for tracking their fitness goals and marking their progress. These apps will not only be focusing on the one part but they will offer the whole solution for the fitness. These apps will be game changer and they are likely to give very tough competition to gym’s and nutrition’s.

6. Augmented reality will be seen everywhere

We will see the unimaginable expansion of augmented reality in 2014. Every industry will be incorporating augmented reality towards their business expansion. There will be apps, devices, technologies which will use augmented reality in order to give their customer the best experience possible. For your better understanding, read this news: Omnie Solutions implements Asia's first 3D Digital Sand Model Solution for better border monitoring.    



All in all, the bottom line is that 2014 will be a year which will be full of technology and new devices. People will be more dependent on technology and mobile application development will be at its peak.

Why You Should Invest in IBM Worklight Whereas PhoneGap is Available at No Cost

About IBM Worklight there are many assumptions that show it is quite similar to PhoneGap as many enterprises and customers are still confused as why they should go for this highly paid tool as some other tools are available completely free of cost. It is quite obvious for the enterprises to raise this question but they should not only be concerned about its expenditure but what matters is what one gets after spending on it ROI i.e. return on investment.

However there lies much of difference between IBM Worklight and PhoneGap.

Technical Overview

Complete Package



IBM Worklight is a complete mobile app development platform whereas PhoneGap is a JavaScript bridge library used within your current IDE. There lies actually major gap between the two from usage point of view. However lot many things can be done within Worklight which cannot be done using PhoneGap library such as access common controls more native to the device (Options Menu, busy indicator, tabbars, etc). IBM Worklight controls PhoneGap and also helps to add to its competencies to provide deeper mobile solution.



Application Server



There is one special feature in IBM Worklight, as it helps to do centralized back-end connectivity with adapters, which are used for offline encrypted storage, unified push notifications and SMS delivery, and much more. But PhoneGap has no such feature related to server part.



Management Console



The management console works directly with the server in order to provide a MAM solution. This feature helps to update/disable applications, view some device statistics, monitor pushes and manage versions.



In conjunction with Native SDK's and IDE's the IDE can work properly. If you are using it to build an Android project then it can compile and export within the same IDE. All project layers can be created for an XCODE project for an iPhone. There may arise some need to tweak settings in xcode so that it can compile things.



The Mobile Browser simulator is good to be used for testing web code with PhoneGap capability testing that too within the browser.



The Shell coding is integrated and a common shell can be created for your App brand.



This new WYSIWYG is very good and can provide a common HTML support plus jQuery Mobile components and/or dojo mobile.



Full Life-cycle Management



IBM Worklight can offer a complete lifecycle application management whereas PhoneGap does not have any such feature.



Deeper & Robust Solutions



While creating mobile application as well as large solution IBM Worklight uses some part of PhoneGap as together these technologies can provide deeper and robust mobile solutions which are required by the growing businesses.
Yes it is true that PhoneGap is available at no cost and for IBM Worklight, the enterprises have to shed some dollars out of their pocket. But if you are looking at a fair comparison between IBM Worklight vs. PhoneGap, then these are the major areas which make the enterprises choose IBM Worklight:

Not only the enterprise will face the limitations in terms of the accessibility of the application on different platforms, they will also face the limitation in the following fields:

So if we compare the above given table, we can see why IBM Worklight is not available free of cost and where the enterprises will get the value for every penny spent. It is true that small solution is free and one can create application on PhoneGap but saying that PhoneGap itself is a complete solution is bit of an over statement which must not be said.

Key Benefits of Using IBM Worklight

IBM Worklight is an ample platform for building enterprise hybrid applications and native app whereas PhoneGap is used more for cross platform app.



Here are some of the top reasons why investing in IBM Worklight is worthwhile for mobile enterprises:



1. Planning for the Long Term - In future if you desire to develop an installable application then you can certainly save good amount of time and money just by investing in Worklight up front to ensure that your application is laid out in such a manner that it can be easily used as an installable application.



2. Cross Platform Mobile Apps Development - You can use Worklight to simplify the equation and create, run and manage apps, including HTML5, native and hybrid apps without need to customize applications for each mobile platform. As we are aware of the fact that Worklight can support a variety of mobile platforms so we can use a single shared code base to connect and synchronize your apps within an enterprise environment, cloud service or other applications. IBM Worklight easily supports various operating systems such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.



3. Easy Integration with Existing Systems - There is another benefit of it, the Worklight adapters can help us to easily avail services from multiple sources, re-package these services, combine them, and then make them useful at the client-side of your application in an easy, cohesive manner. They do have another added benefit they can help us to move some complex logic pieces from the client to the server end and hence help in easy maintenance. Also from a security viewpoint, they help you to mask the internals of your services and only expose what is needed by filtering out the unneeded data and thus by providing secure endpoints it can help us to limit what is desired by the potential attackers.



4. Reducing Development Complexity - You may desire to access Worklight’s internal libraries. The client-side API helps to greatly reduce the development complexity, offer features such as authentication and preference management and last but not the least centralized logging.



5. Time to Market is Very Less - Worklight helps to easily control your application version on Worklight Server, roll out any fixes, and then revert back to previous versions of your application that too without any action from your users.



6. Cost Effective App Development



Some small enterprises have developed the applications on PhoneGap and they are doing it nicely. However for large enterprises the PhoneGap would not be sufficient one, there is need to look into a complete solution with IBM Worklight.