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Building off of the momentum of past successful conferences, Golden Networking takes Wearable Computing Conference 2014 http!""www#wearable$computing$conference#com% global! New &ork Cit', (an )rancisco, *ondon, (eoul and +unich, ,-ow Wearable .echnologies are /e0olutioni1ing +obile Wireless 2nternet, -ealthcare and )ashion,# ew !ork Cit"# !# $S% &'anuar" 22# 2014( -- According to CNN, Patrick Jackson has developed an app for Google Glass, Google's experimental head-mounted computer, which feeds important information directl to the e e-line of firefighters in an emergenc ! "hen a #uilding is on fire, ever second counts for the first responders rushing to the scene! $his computer-savv firefighter in North Carolina is hoping a #it of futuristic weara#le technolog and clever programming can help save time and lives, themes that will #e covered at Golden Networking's "eara#le Computing Conference %&'( )http*++www!weara#le-computingconference!com,, -.ow "eara#le $echnologies are /evolutioni0ing 1o#ile "ireless 2nternet, .ealthcare and 3ashion-, forums to #e held throughout %&'( in New 4ork Cit )Januar 5&,, 6an 3rancisco )1arch '7,, 8ondon )1a %9,, 6eoul )6eptem#er %:, and 1unich )Novem#er %&,!

; routing information directl to Glass, the app can save firefighters from having to stop what the 're doing in order to reach for a radio, smartphone, ta#let or computer! Jackson plans on adding even more useful data in future versions, like information on specific #uildings including #lueprints, potential #uilding ha0ards and contact information for owners! A firefighter might #e a#le to sa an address out loud or simpl look at a #uilding with the Glass camera to retrieve information! Glass can also record the first video of a situation when crews arrive! $hat earl documentation

will #e important to fire investigations down the line! 3or now, Glass isn't compati#le with the ox gen masks firefighters wear on the ground, so the app is more for external personnel! Jackson's Glass sta s #ehind in the truck! A self-taught programmer, Jackson first started tinkering with computers when he was < and later spent a ear stud ing computer science in college #efore transferring to the =niversit of North Carolina, Asheville, for an environmental management and polic program! .e #ecame a firefighter and didn't do much with computers for another decade! $hen, a#out four ears ago, he purchased a smartphone and was inspired to start programming again! -6ince then 2've taught m self wa more than 2 ever knew a#out programming! 2've developed an Android app, an iPhone app and a Glass app,- Jackson said! .is first pro>ect was the Android app 3irefighter 8og, which similarl routed ke information directl to the smartphone, including text messages from fire and ?16 dispatchers, streams of emergenc radio feeds, and location information for fires and near# h drants! Jackson sa s more than %&,&&& people have downloaded the apps! $o get his hands on Google Glass, Jackson su#mitted his idea to Google's 2f2.adGlass competition! .e raised mone to cover the cost of the hardware through an 2ndiegogo campaign and received the device in 6eptem#er! @ther fire departments and researchers also are experimenting with weara#le technolog , thanks to a recent availa#ilit of afforda#le weara#le sensors that can track vitals and environmental factors like air Aualit and temperature! $he "eara#le Advanced 6ensor Platform, or "A6P, can track a firefighter's location as well as ph sical data such as heart rate, #reathing and activit levels in real time! A ;elgium finalist for 1icrosoft's 2magine Cup created a s stem that com#ines location sensors and augmented realit glasses to help firefighters move around #uildings when there is minimal visi#ilit ! "hen he's not fighting fires or perfecting his app, Jackson is working on another possi#l lifesaving use for Google Glass* an app to help administer CP/! =sing the #uilt-in accelerometer in Glass, the app can measure how fast someone's chest compressions are and instruct the person to go faster or slower! Golden Networking's "eara#le Computing Conference %&'(, -.ow "eara#le $echnologies are /evolutioni0ing 1o#ile "ireless 2nternet, .ealthcare and 3ashion,- will examine weara#le technologies' functions, application, the competition and possi#ilities for economic and personal growth! "eara#le Computing Conference %&'5 is produced # Golden Networking )http*++www!goldennetworking!net,, the premier networking communit for #usiness and technolog executives, entrepreneurs and investors!Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking # sending an email to informationBgoldennetworking!com! )edia Contact* Julia Petrova 1edia /elations Coordinator Golden Networking C'-('(-3@/=16& >petrovaBgoldennetworking!com http*++www!goldennetworking!com $3nds$