SDC 2017 Session: #recycleyourgalaxy #galaxyupcycling

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: Minhyung Ko – Samsung, Kyle Wiens – iFixit

Galaxy Upcycling aims to re-use Galaxy phones as upcycled IoT devices. Learn about the platform which provides open-source mobile software and social marketing services to create new value for the IoT eco-system. We will also explain what the Galaxy Upcycling is and why upcycling is sustainable.

SDC 2017 Session: How the World’s Most Accurate Weather Is Making Devices Smarter

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: David Mitchell – AccuWeather

Soon, your car will guide you away from a severe thunderstorm. Your home will stop watering the lawn when rain appears in your forecast. Your inhaler will warn you about upcoming conditions that could cause an asthma attack. Your phone will keep you dry by suggesting “stop by the coffee shop and enjoy 10% off lattes while you wait out the storm.” With the pace of new connected device rollout increasing, the future is happening now. AccuWeather’s VP of Emerging Platforms David Mitchell will discuss how AccuWeather – the world’s most accurate weather provider as named by the largest independent accuracy study ever conducted – is working with leading companies now to bring these advances to life. He’ll discuss how developers, both large and small, are using our APIs in exciting ways to set the trend for change in digital media. Learn how you can work with us and our expansive weather and location data to enhance your products and create all new consumer-driven solutions.

SDC 2017 Session: Gear 360: New SDK Unleashed!

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: Ungsik Kim

In this session, we suggest the SDK package of 2017 Gear 360 and how to make customized your own application/service to control, capture, processing and make a live streaming using an affordable spherical camera (Gear 360). We will be focusing on actual use cases.

SDC 2017 Session: B2B2C Models & Tools for Wearable Applications

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speakers: Jeffrey Cooper, Kavitha Gopalan

We’ll take a look at a B2B2C model for your application. B2B2C is an option you have to essentially resell a smartwatch, with your application preinstalled in some cases depending on the model. We’ll look at Fitness & Sports, Wellness, and explore other ideas to stoke your creative problem solving skills. First we’ll explore the device and its capabilities, adjunct services that make reselling easy, and some technical guidance on various tools to pull it all together, such as in-app-purchasing, authentication, becoming a seller (including the Beta store), and building iOS Gear support.

SDC 2017 Session: Savor Every Byte: Network Data Performance

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: Royi Benyossef

Savor every byte – Let me be your guide on how to reduce connectivity costs and improve storage efficiency and user experience for your Android applications. In the session we’ll review case-studies I have encountered where application developers drained the user’s data plan without meaning to and explain how you can avoid it in your applications thus serving you users better and reduce churn.

SDC 2017 Session: Emotional Intelligence: GIFs and Visual Expression in Mobile Communication

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: David McIntosh – Tenor

Mobile messaging dominates personal communication, with people now relying heavily on visuals to express their thoughts and feelings. Thirty years after its creation, the GIF is exploding as a primary way people communicate – and as a valuable marketing medium for content creators and brand advertisers. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the power of visual expression – including data insights from the Tenor Emotional Graph and real-world expertise from top marketers activating consumer engagement using GIFs.

SDC 2017 Session: Samsung Internet VR: Bringing Virtual Reality to the Web

Samsung Developer Conference 2017 Session
Speaker: Alban Donoyel – Sketchfab, Laszlo Gombos, Damon Hernandez – Samsung

Excited about web based virtual and augmented reality? This talk will feature invited experts from various sectors of the immersive web community that will introduce frameworks for creating WebVR/AR experiences, showcase content partners using the technology today, cover the evolution of Samsung Internet on GearVR devices, and take a look at upcoming trends defining the future of this medium.