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Los Angeles QS MeetupDevice Show & Tell
Aug 27th, 2011
Eric BlueBlog: http://eric-blue.comTwitter: @ericblue
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What is the Quantified Self?◦ A brief definition
My gadgets◦ Activity: FitBit◦ Weight + Blood Pressure: Withings (scale + HRM)◦ Sleep: Zeo◦ Heart Rate: Garmin FR60 heart rate monitor◦ Location: GPS (Qstarz)◦ Mental Focus: NeuroSky
Other interesting devices/services◦ Currently in Market◦ Future devices◦ Where to find more?
Overview
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Multiple Terms◦ The “Quantified Self”
Coined by Kevin Kelly (kk.org) and Gary Wolf (aether.com)◦ Personal Informatics◦ Life Logging
Self-Knowledge through numbers◦ Analyze trends and set goals for self improvement
Recording of daily activities (fitness, sleep, geolocation)◦ Monitoring and display of information to various
devices, systems, and tools◦ Encompasses tracking more subjective things like mood
What is the Quantified Self?
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Fitbit – http://www.fitbit.com Used for overall fitness tracking
◦ Total steps, distance, calories burned◦ Logging ‘activities’ / workouts◦ Occasional sleep tracking◦ Use premium analytics for goal setting
My Gadgets - FitBit
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WiThings – http://withings.com Used for weight management
◦ Wireless “Wi-Fi” enabled scale◦ Tracks weight (lbs)◦ Tracks body composition (fat %, BMI)◦ Frequently use iPhone app to monitor progress and trends
My Gadgets – WiThings Scale
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WiThings – http://withings.com New Blood Pressure Monitor
◦ Measures Systolic, Diastolic, & BPM◦ Plugs into iPhone, iPad, or iPod◦ Supports Microsoft Health Vault
My Gadgets – WiThings BPM
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My Zeo – http://myzeo.com Used for sleep tracking
◦ Tracking overall sleep health ZQ score
◦ Tracks total time spent sleeping Breaks down normal/deep/REM sleep
My Gadgets - Zeo
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FR60 – http://garmin.com Heart Rate monitor
◦ Chest strap to measure BPM Communicates data to watch Optional GPS addon
◦ Syncs to computer & http://connect.garmin.com
My Gadgets – Garmin FR60
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MindWave – http://neurosky.com Measures brain waves
◦ Single-channel EEG◦ Focus/Attention level
Beta, alpha, theta, delta◦ Many games available from the NeuroSky store
My Gadgets – NeuroSky
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Qstarz - http://www.qstarz.com/ Used for location tracking
◦ Stores GPS coordinates every 5 secs Gets precise latitude, longitude Speed and elevation data
◦ Saves waypoints and track data◦ Tracking since 9/2010 – 700K coordinates!
My Gadgets – Qstarz GPS
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Fitness◦ BodyMedia FIT
(http://www.bodymedia.com/)◦ Philips Direct Life
(http://www.directlife.philips.com/) Sleep
◦ WakeMate (http://wakemate.com/)
Other Devices – In Market
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MyBasis◦ (http://mybasis.com/)◦ An amazing watch that tracks
Heart rate Body temperature 3D accelerometer
(activity, sleep, any movement) GSR – Galvanic Skin Response
Tracks sweat levels (workout intensity + stress)
Other Devices – Coming Soon [1]
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Green Goose◦ (http://www.greengoose.com/)◦ Quirky name, interesting concept!◦ low-cost sensors on real objects
Sensors are stickers & last 1 year Attach to
Tooth brushes – how often do you brush? Dog leash – walk the dog lately? Book bags – kids home from school? Water bottles – are you drinking enough H2O? Medication bottles – are elderly relatives taking
medicine?
Other Devices – Coming Soon [2]
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The Quantified Self Guide◦ http://quantifiedself.com/guide/
Personal Informatics◦ http://personalinformatics.org/
The Quantified Self Forums◦ http://forum.quantifiedself.com/
Where to Find More?