Wellness and technology, the quantified self movement

Well that ties in with what I'm being told - important but difficult to measure.

I agree that "more accurate" isn't really helpful and it's a claim I'm always wary of. But as I said I'm mainly just curious about interest/peoples use or experience as there are some other products on the market already. So for now the assumption would have to be that this could accurately measure your hydration levels and notify you.

I think the idea of the data being transmitted is more for professional sports.

Hydration and nutrition being the two biggest enemies to any high intensity endurance sport.

No, that'd be oxygen transfer.

Hydration and nutrition as limiters come into play far more when the intensity is lower and the duration is longer.

Didn't someone come up with skin patches that measured hydration or did I just dream that?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120327091057.htm

or http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/hydration-sweat-patches.htm

well this is no1 on google: http://www.mc10inc.com/consumer-products/sports/hydration-sensor/

not sure its worth getting in on this stuff yet, the technology is too immature better to wait until the market develops and the products are more useful

well this is no1 on google: http://www.mc10inc.com/consumer-products/sports/hydration-sensor/

Google? It's all about DuckDuckGo in this post-Snowden world :)

not sure its worth getting in on this stuff yet, the technology is too immature better to wait until the market develops and the products are more useful

Early adopters help the market mature. I'm too old now to wait.

If you didn't see it then it's worth watching the Horizon programme about QS that was on a few weeks ago. Some quite interesting stuff in it. Think it was called "Monitor Me".

Quantified Self has been on my reader list for a while.

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/03/28/biostamp-temporary-tattoo-wearable-electronic-circuits-john-rogers-mc10/
may be a repost as I don't follow this thread, but thought it might be of interest.

If you didn't see it then it's worth watching the Horizon programme about QS that was on a few weeks ago. Some quite interesting stuff in it. Think it was called "Monitor Me".

That's what kicked off some chatter about FitBit and prompted this thread to be created.. linky..

Watch this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038p1pm

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/03/28/biostamp-temporary-tattoo-wearable-electronic-circuits-john-rogers-mc10/
may be a repost as I don't follow this thread, but thought it might be of interest.

Yeah, from hugo7 about 5 posts ago. Specsavers >>>

I'm not clicking on links in here...

Don't worry, there's no homeopathy in here. This is all about 'measurables'. #diluted

Ok, thanks Hippy.

That beddit gadget looks interesting. I've signed up.

It's amazing how new agey this thread title is, especially compared with the monstrous nerdery contained within.

yes, I thought it was going to be something else entirely...
(still refuses to click on the links)

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/polar-loop-firstlook.html

Click it Hoefla, go on....

http://techland.time.com/2013/09/18/google-vs-death/

http://blog.cozycloud.cc/productivity/2013/09/18/power-naps-power-snack-power-training/

the one thing that drives me a little nuts is that there's no unified site to view everything.
fitbit is about the closest I can find, as it links to foodzy/myfitnesspal/etc... but not Strava (fucking Strava's fault).

Every company is trying to own the whole thing, which means none of them share their data and all want to consume everyone else's.

It's stalemate... they're all shit.

so there's nothing ? I found Quantid but seems to be an app only. Also, doesn't have much intergration yet.

Human/API was interesting, but there's not much info about it