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?