Anyone interested in these fitness or activity trackers based around biosensors? Talking about the likes of Withings Pulse ox, Jawbone up24 / up3 and basis peak / B1. They monitor HR, Sleep patterns and motion typically and report to apps on your smartphone through Bluetooth LE. They can be simple as more high tech pedometer right up to optical or impedance based HR monitor with sleep mode detection (REM, light and deep sleep). You wear 24/7 and they monitor your readings for analysis by the app.
The Withings pulse ox even reads you blood oxygen levels (sPO2 IIRC), the basis peak due out soon measures sweat levels, skin temp etc. (the sort of stuff useful for lie detectors I reckon). Biosensors is big business for the tech firms which is why Intel, Google, Microsoft and others are really buying into it big time. Intel took over Basis. IIRC Jawbone is owned by a Garmin. Microsoft have their own activity tracker that has smart watch functions too onthe market. Google have added some biosensors to their smart watch and Apple are supposedly going to be really big into biosensors with the upcoming Apple smart watch.
I was wondering if anyone has one, which one and how good is it? Reckon someone on here is as geeky as me in wanting one (with more money spare so hasn;t hesitated in tryin one).
I would like to monitor my sleep patterns but also use it as a training aid for fitness. So need a HRM in it too. REally don';t like those traditional sports monitors with the chest strap. Sleep and recovery is really important to fitness so I reckon that function could be very useful. I know I don;t sleep well enough these days (2 year old son makes sure of that) but a measure is good. Link that to how I feel in the day and you can improve things. just sleeping earlier in the night does not work for me but these things supposedly work out best routines if you believe the hype.
Any views on these?
The Withings pulse ox even reads you blood oxygen levels (sPO2 IIRC), the basis peak due out soon measures sweat levels, skin temp etc. (the sort of stuff useful for lie detectors I reckon). Biosensors is big business for the tech firms which is why Intel, Google, Microsoft and others are really buying into it big time. Intel took over Basis. IIRC Jawbone is owned by a Garmin. Microsoft have their own activity tracker that has smart watch functions too onthe market. Google have added some biosensors to their smart watch and Apple are supposedly going to be really big into biosensors with the upcoming Apple smart watch.
I was wondering if anyone has one, which one and how good is it? Reckon someone on here is as geeky as me in wanting one (with more money spare so hasn;t hesitated in tryin one).
I would like to monitor my sleep patterns but also use it as a training aid for fitness. So need a HRM in it too. REally don';t like those traditional sports monitors with the chest strap. Sleep and recovery is really important to fitness so I reckon that function could be very useful. I know I don;t sleep well enough these days (2 year old son makes sure of that) but a measure is good. Link that to how I feel in the day and you can improve things. just sleeping earlier in the night does not work for me but these things supposedly work out best routines if you believe the hype.
Any views on these?
