LA Quantified Self Meetup (08/11) - Device Show & Tell

Los Angeles QS Meetup
Device Show & Tell
Aug27th, 2011
Eric Blue
Blog: http://eric-blue.com
Twitter: @ericblue

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?
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Overview

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
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What is the Quantified Self?

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
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My Gadgets - FitBit

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
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My Gadgets – WiThings Scale

WiThings – http://withings.com
New Blood Pressure Monitor
Measures Systolic, Diastolic, & BPM
Plugs into iPhone, iPad, or iPod
Supports Microsoft Health Vault
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My Gadgets – WiThingsBPM

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
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My Gadgets - Zeo

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
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My Gadgets – Garmin FR60

MindWave– http://neurosky.com
Measures brain waves
Single-channel EEG
Focus/Attention level
Beta, alpha, theta, delta
Many games available from the NeuroSky store
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My Gadgets – NeuroSky

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!
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My Gadgets – Qstarz GPS

Fitness
BodyMedia FIT
(http://www.bodymedia.com/)
Philips Direct Life
(http://www.directlife.philips.com/)
Sleep
WakeMate
(http://wakemate.com/)
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Other Devices – In Market

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)
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Other Devices – Coming Soon [1]

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?
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Other Devices – Coming Soon [2]

The Quantified Self Guide
http://quantifiedself.com/guide/
Personal Informatics
http://personalinformatics.org/
The Quantified Self Forums
http://forum.quantifiedself.com/
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Where to Find More?

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