WakeMate: The Home Stretch

#1

Post by itsandrew » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 4:52 PM UTC

WakeMate: The Home Stretch
blog.wakemate.com

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

#2

Post by michaelfairley » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 4:58 PM UTC

The pictured wristband and the concept drawing are not what I would describe as "relatively close". Other than that, I'm excited to get my Wakemate.

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by spydertennis » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:10 PM UTC

michaelfairley wrote: post #2

The pictured wristband and the concept drawing are not what I would describe as "relatively close". Other than that, I'm excited to get my Wakemate.

Good point, post edited. We've learned during the industrial design process that concept drawings can be difficult to realize. The wristband is close to being something we are very happy with.

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by covercash » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:14 PM UTC

Sometimes I'll forget to turn the A/C on in the summer and I'll wake up drenched in sweat. The new wristband looks like it will soak up an awful lot of sweat and probably start to smell rather funky after a while. Is it washable?

If not, is the monitoring device removable so I can fasten it to my own elastic wristband? I'm thinking along the lines of a FitBit style component that I can clip to my LiveStrong bracelet?

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

#5

Post by asmithmd1 » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:18 PM UTC

"As far as we’re aware, no commercial product has made use of Apple’s authentication 2.0B coprocessor chip over Bluetooth yet so we’re not surprised by the number of strange issues we’ve encountered."

Is this why there is a dearth of iPhone/iPad accessories? How much can they talk about their experiences given the fact that the protocol is under an NDA?

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by hop » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:26 PM UTC

Wakemate: I could design you a silicone bracelet and have renderings today, a rapid prototype tmrw, a prototype silicone part made off a cast of the RP in a few days, make changes as desired, then get them tooled and start shipping parts by next month. Just, you know, if your into that sort of thing :)

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by c1sc0 » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:32 PM UTC

hop wrote: post #6

Wakemate: I could design you a silicone bracelet and have renderings today, a rapid prototype tmrw, a prototype silicone part made off a cast of the RP in a few days, make changes as desired, then get them tooled and start shipping parts by next month. Just, you know, if your into that sort of thing :)

What kind of silicon bracelet are you talking about? Something like the LiveStrong? Just curious, what's the cost of these things?

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by spydertennis » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:42 PM UTC

hop wrote: post #6

Wakemate: I could design you a silicone bracelet and have renderings today, a rapid prototype tmrw, a prototype silicone part made off a cast of the RP in a few days, make changes as desired, then get them tooled and start shipping parts by next month. Just, you know, if your into that sort of thing :)

Haha thanks for the offer! We've been thinking about offering different models of wristbands down the line. If you could send me an email (contact[at]wakemate[dot]com) we'd love to talk.

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by pclark » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:42 PM UTC

So with WakeMate I'll have to wear a bracelet and keep an app running on my iPhone whilst I sleep?

Re: WakeMate: The Home Stretch

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Post by mrduncan » Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 5:47 PM UTC

I'm not one of the pre-order customers, but I'm curious if the bracelets are washable, or how they can be cleaned. It seems like it'd need to be laundered just like sheets if you're wearing it every night.