The basis for the Basis and a bit of Fitbit
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Jerry Matczak shares his experiences using the Basis health tracker, discussing features, pros and cons, data available and how it compares with the Fitbit. Presented at the June 2014 Indianapolis Quantified Self Meetup.
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- 1. The basis for the Basis (and li2le bit of Fitbit) Jerry Matczak, June 7, 2014
- 2. Who Dat? • Basis Science was founded in 2011 • Pre-‐orders in late 2012 • Broad shipping broadly in late 2013 • Sold to Intel in March 2014, for 100 million • $199 for the device (not so cheap) “Basis was founded by Nadeem Kassam, Bharat Vasan, and Marco Della Torre in early 2011, receiving $32.3 million in funding, including a Series B round of $11.8 million that included funding from Intel Capital.” TechCrunch
- 3. What does it do? Click for video
- 4. How Do It Know? Unique to Basis is it’s mul]-‐sensor approach to tracking -‐ both Biology AND Mo]on. • Heart-‐rate sensor (op]cal blood flow) • Skin temp (accurate to tenth of a degree) • Perspira]on (calculated from galvanic skin response) • 3d Accelerometer
- 5. Behavioral approach -‐ Habits Unlock new Habits when You gain enough points E-‐mail no]ces report progress upon sync • met habit goal x ]mes this week • Sleep report
- 6. Why Limit The Habits? I’d like to define my own habits, e.g… • 30 min walk between 6-‐7 AM • Sleep before 10:30 during weekday • Target heart rate 4 x week
- 7. Ac]vity Details – Way Cool!
- 8. Ac]vity Pa2erns – Ok
- 9. Insights A 7 day journal of Basis summary data, scores and badges
- 10. Sleepy]me Data – Love it
- 11. I wish…longitudinal views December 4, 2013 Heart Rate: 82 bpm May 23, 2014 Heart Rate: 68 bpm Can only see 1 Day at a ]me Like to track trends over ]me – Correlate to ea]ng, weight loss, meds (not in this case), stress levels, et al…
- 12. Love! Meh Feh! LOVE!!! • Sensors (biology & mo]on) • Ac]vity Details • Sleep Details • Interac]vity of the views • Seamless mode switch (walk, run, bike, sleep) Meh… • Habits • Points / Rewards • Look and Comfort • Charge (bout 3 days max) • Device interface (both bu2ons & auto-‐light mo]on) • Ac]vity Pa2erns Feh!!!!!… • Craosmanship • Charger (mini-‐USB anyone?) • No Data Export • No Public API • No app or device integra]on • No Social • No longitudinal views
- 13. Overall View • I get it! I see why Intel bought them • Minimal Viable Product approach – the good and the bad • REALLY go2a provide API and integra]on… soon! There’s a window of opportunity • Basis + Fitbit is great for me. Both pass “Turnaround” test for
- 14. Best of Two Worlds? Fitbit Zip Basis B1