An Ottawa Summer Full of Innovation, Making and Wearable Tech
There’s no slowing down for us this summer. From IoT meetups to speaking at a Wearables industry event, and working on our own D1 MakerLab projects, we’ve been busy!
But one of the highlights for us so far was being introduced to the We Are Wearables tech community, a grass roots organization whose mission is to promote the adoption and development of wearable technology.
The group was originally started in Toronto by Tom Richal and then quickly expanded with a second chapter in Chicago. Than earlier this summer, an Ottawa chapter was born – a community we’re proud to sponsor and be a part of.
The We Are Wearables Ottawa (WWOTT) chapter held it’s inaugural kick-off meeting this past June at Systemscopes office in the heart of the byward market. The event featured over a 100 members from Ottawa’s tech community and an expert panel of industry veterans, passionate about design, technology and wearables, including our own VP of Industrial Design – Mr. James Henderson.
Other notable speakers WOTTT Members included:
- GestureLogic: @GestureLogic & @LEOHelps (A Design 1st Client)
- Leonard MacEachern: @Maceacla
- Lee Silverstone: @LeeJSilverstone
- Gymtrack: @GymtrackCO
- Rob Woodbridge: @RobWoodbridge
- Kyle McInnes: @KyleMcInnes
- MakerSpaceNorth: @MakerSpaceNorth
Check-out some of the Twitter feedback and photos from the event:
1st meetup of @WeAreWearables #Ottawa was a big hit! Kudos @tomemrich & @GreenbergJen on getting ball rolling http://t.co/kQYj1odwUL #wwott
— Luc Lalande (@LucLalande) June 30, 2015
Ottawa is wearables! A look back at the first #WWOTT (including photos) http://t.co/Dh4TtpQABd #cdntech pic.twitter.com/c3b7QgeYdu
— We Are Wearables (@WeAreWearables) June 30, 2015
Some shots of the tech demoed at last night’s @WeAreWearables Ottawa #WWOTT @leohelps @gymtrackco
#WearableTech pic.twitter.com/FZeecbnLIg — Tom Emrich (@tomemrich) June 24, 2015
With @GestureLogic, @WeAreWearables product demo fitness intelligence, shirts and shorts #wwott pic.twitter.com/9YbfSXWO5W
— Phonesavanh (@PhonesavanhT) June 23, 2015
Pre session demos are going strong @gymtrackco @gesturelogic @leohelps #WWOTT pic.twitter.com/VK8vaskMSK
— We Are Wearables (@WeAreWearables) June 23, 2015
Discussing #ottawa ’s suitability for wearable tech. We say its great with lots of potential! #wwott pic.twitter.com/wWQmgxuQah
— AirBear (@loveairbear) June 23, 2015
