005: The Evolution of the Smartwatch w/ Laurent Le Pen

I'm sure many of you are wearing an Apple Watch, Samsung Gear or other gadget on their wrist right now. This market started to gain attention when the first Apple Watch launched in 2016 - and the market has advanced in terms of technology & sales since then - but the question is, what does the future hold for the smartwatch? Is it the one size fits all model of the large vendors? Or is it better to customise the smartwatches to target specific users or use cases? In this podcast, we'll talk to Omate's Laurent Le Pen, a smartwatch industry pioneer, to find out how he views this evolving market.  Show notes: 01:30 Introduction to Omate 02:20 How did someone from France end out starting a device manufacturer in Shenzhen? 03:50 The market segments and challenges Omate targets - Elderly Care, Children, Lone Workers 07:00 Deep dive into the Omate's Elderly Care solution 10:50 How Omate brought together the supply and demand sides of the market, including SafeMotion, Credit Mutual Arkea and Medical Guardian, to launch their Elderly Care management solution in France and the US 12:45 Omate's innovative Wearables-as-a-Service (WaaS) business model  15:15 The challenges in launched a wearables service in the healthcare industry 17:20 Omate's Nanoblock children's watch - and the importance of end-to-end security 21:10 The latest device and solution launches from Omate 24:00 What has prevented wearables from living up to the hype? 30:50 The fun round of questions, including Laurent's side project, the Oclean smart toothbrush Laurent's details  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentlepen/ Twitter: @llepen @omateofficial www.omate.com  Follow the TechBurst Asia podcast via: www.TechBurst.Asia  LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/techburst-asia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TechBurstAsia/  Twitter: @TechBurstAsia SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/techburstasia Libsyn: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/techburstasia Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/techburst-asia-podcast-with-charles-reed-anderson Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BpaO2GWyQqalpeWX2q82c