New open compute platforms are coming, with profound implications for devices with a screen and the companies that make them. Leveraging the Smartphone ecosystem and Moore’s Law, entrepreneurs are creating a new class of devices. These devices, built as general purpose compute platforms, are cheap enough and small enough to disrupt legacy closed, single function devices.

Start-ups and giant global companies like Sony Ericsson and Motorola have identified the wrist, or the Smart Watch, as the primary application to launch these new platforms. The Smart Watch is only the starting point, a beachfront for this opportunity.

Can the market for wearable devices expand beyond the wrist. Will a minimal interface, “Glance”, become a break-through, like multi-touch? Will Wearable Devices spawn an ecosystem of entrepreneurs building new Apps and services? What are the challenges of start-ups creating the Wearable Platforms?

Hear about opportunities and implications for entrepreneurs at the next MIT/Stanford Vlab event. Click here to register.

When:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6:00 – 7:00pm  Networking and Refreshments
7:00 – 8:30pm  Panel Discussion and Q&A

UPDATE:
CNET’s press coverage: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57360777-76/when-will-wearables-be-wearable/