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Same, as well as serving me better ads that I will be more susceptible to in a more euphoric state of mind.
It's always a good exercise to keep in mind how fantastic new tech will be forced into shitty capitalism-driven forms when it actually hits.
Should any of Apple's boffins be reading... I desperately want active breath monitoring. Like measuring breaths per minute. Like nudging me when I'm holding my breath. These features would greatly help me with managing chronic pain. Also, the "pulmonauts" are doing a bunch of cool new stuff. Active breath monitoring would be a boon. "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Hardcover" by James Nestor [2020-05-26] https:…
Is this even remotely feasible though, technologically? I briefly tried using the Muse headband, a cheap (~$200) brain EEG device that connects to your phone via Bluetooth, and it was pretty much a disaster. It had five metal contacts across the forehead, but could never keep all five correctly working, so it was constantly showing errors in the app about insufficient data. Given that we still haven't figured out how…
We are making an EEG headband for increasing the efficiency of deep sleep, and though we are still improving on our data reliability, using the right materials and structure, it can be much more reliable than Muse.
Earphone EEG already exists, they don't use "metal contacts", and neither do we. There are conductive silicones, and conductive fabrics which better conform to the skin and provide good signal quality and comfort.
However, they still don't work well with movement. This is the challenge I see with in-ear.
A neuroscientist I know just bought a pair of Emotiv MN8 (https://www.emotiv.com/mn8-eeg-headset-with-contour-app/) earbuds, and said they wanted to try it while running. I have serious doubts that will work, as all EGG is susceptible to movement noise.
But in ear silicone conductive tips while meditating, I think that will be fine. LGs I think are out this year, Emotiv already are, there are a few others as well.
The other alternative is fNIRS, which is more similar to an ECG monitor in your smartwatch. It is measuring bloodflow through the brain, but there is a delay between bloodflow and brain activity, so it was a non-starter for us as we are responding to your brain activity in real-time, but I think for meditation or similar uses it would be fine, and maybe even preferred.
Should any of Apple's boffins be reading... I desperately want active breath monitoring. Like measuring breaths per minute. Like nudging me when I'm holding my breath. These features would greatly help me with managing chronic pain. Also, the "pulmonauts" are doing a bunch of cool new stuff. Active breath monitoring would be a boon. "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Hardcover" by James Nestor [2020-05-26] https:…
> Should any of Apple's boffins be reading... I desperately want active breath monitoring I don't think it's a great idea to call people boffins and then ask them to do something for you.
Is this even remotely feasible though, technologically? I briefly tried using the Muse headband, a cheap (~$200) brain EEG device that connects to your phone via Bluetooth, and it was pretty much a disaster. It had five metal contacts across the forehead, but could never keep all five correctly working, so it was constantly showing errors in the app about insufficient data. Given that we still haven't figured out how…
It's probably a couple decades away, but at least it's feasible.
Should any of Apple's boffins be reading... I desperately want active breath monitoring. Like measuring breaths per minute. Like nudging me when I'm holding my breath. These features would greatly help me with managing chronic pain. Also, the "pulmonauts" are doing a bunch of cool new stuff. Active breath monitoring would be a boon. "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Hardcover" by James Nestor [2020-05-26] https:…
It's tangential to this but the integration of biofeedback with headphones reminded me something I've dreamed of having off and on for years. I would really love a music player that uses some kind of biological sensing data to help inform what it plays. When I'm exercising I'd love for my phone to be able to figure out my intensity through some metrics (heart rate, respiration, skin temperature, accelerometers) and s…
Just getting as advanced as “this human normally puts chilled music on at this time of day, which is also the time many people go to sleep in this time zone” would be a start.
It's tangential to this but the integration of biofeedback with headphones reminded me something I've dreamed of having off and on for years. I would really love a music player that uses some kind of biological sensing data to help inform what it plays. When I'm exercising I'd love for my phone to be able to figure out my intensity through some metrics (heart rate, respiration, skin temperature, accelerometers) and s…
Same, as well as serving me better ads that I will be more susceptible to in a more euphoric state of mind.