13 Quotes from the Keynote Speech at SDC 2014

SDC 2014 has officially kicked off with the opening keynote speech by Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, the president of Samsung Electronics. The main takeaway from the event was that Samsung will work with developers to achieve advancement in four main areas – Digital Health, Smart Home and wearables and virtual reality – through various software tools (check out the infographic on SDKs at SDC 2014 for more details).

In case you’ve missed the keynote speech at SDC 2014, here are the key quotes by Dr. Hong at Moscone West Center, San Francisco.

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1. Our theme this year is “Connected Living. Connecting Developers”

2. This week, we have 12 tracks and more than 100 workshops and sessions… covering mobile, TV, enterprise, location based services, gaming, and more.

3. The Samsung Digital Health Platform will help app developers, healthcare providers, hospitals, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies

4. Simband is a whole new generation of wearables, filled with advanced sensor technology for tracking important personal health information. In addition, SAMIIO can also aggregate big data from a variety of sources in the cloud.

SAMI can also aggregate big data from a variety of sources in the cloud.

5. When it comes to the Smart Home, the possibilities are endless.

6. This is why we believe an open platform enables manufacturers and developers to integrate and innovate… collaboratively. (In regards to Smart Home)

7. According to CSS Insight, Aabout 50% of wearable sales in 2018 will be devices that enhance the smartphone experience.

8. Samsung is an early pioneer in this market.  (In regards to wearable category)

9. And the same is true with our Next Big Thing… Virtual Reality.

10. Samsung, in partnership with Oculus, has developed the first mobile virtual reality headset powered by the amazing Note 4.  We call it Gear VR.

11. We’ve assembled some of the brightest visionaries, innovators, and developers right here at SDC.

12. As our innovation journey races forward… we cannot wait to see what you do next.

13. Thank you very much.

That goes for us as well. Thank you very much for reading. We plan to bring more information about the happenings at SDC 2014, so stay tuned!