I wonder if something like this would be good for REM state tracking. I can really feel a difference when my alarm gets me up during REM vs normal sleep. I've tried smart watches, fitness bands, and even Withing's sleep tracking mat, but nothing has nailed the killer feature I want, which is a dynamic morning alarm that adjust to my REM cycle. I'd be willing to wear sleep earbuds if they had this feature!
Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
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#52It'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.
Congratulations, you have a new billion dollar startup idea to sell to Google for it to kill a few years later.
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#53I want an AI DJ to pick the right tunes when I'm running to fit my pace, where I am on the run (e.g., approaching a hill, near the finish), and my match heartrate. I hate having to do that manually. Sometimes you need to zone out for 10 miles, other times you need that kick at the right time to avoid the wall/bonk.
this sounds so sci-fi for when i used to be a runner "back in the day", but i know most game consoles already do this.
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It's an Apple related news.
If Google, for example, had announced this, the median response would be closer to your take.
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same, as well as serving me better ads that I will be more susceptible to in a more euphoric state of mind.
In reply to the iamnotdang comment below, which I don't seem to be able to comment on directly: There is sarcasm here, which is perhaps what you're referring to. But I'd argue here it's a form of satire which is also (slightly) informative. The reader doesn't have to work very hard to realise the argument being made that this is another greasing of the slippery slope we're on to Black Mirror style immersive surveilla…
It's a 1 hour old troll account that has already been banned.
Re: Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
#56It'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…
I am not sure you need any technology here. You pretty much always have the same cycling and running cadence; so pick a song that's 180bpm (not sure if that's right for running), and there you go. How much effort you exert depends on how long your strides are or what gear you're in, but if you're doing a big climb or something the beat of the music can remind you to keep your cadence at the optimal rate. (That said, do cyclists wear headphones? I don't. It's against the law here, and in general the sound-based situational awareness seems like something you don't want to give up. Make your computer beep at you if your cadence is out of range.)
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#57It'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…
I am not sure you need any technology here. You pretty much always have the same cycling and running cadence; so pick a song that's 180bpm (not sure if that's right for running), and there you go. How much effort you exert depends on how long your strides are or what gear you're in, but if you're doing a big climb or something the beat of the music can remind you to keep your cadence at the optimal rate. (That said,…
> ".That said, do cyclists wear headphones? I don't. It's against the law here, and in general the sound-based situational awareness seems like something you don't want to give up."
That's where bone conduction headphones such as Aeropex by Aftershokz come in: https://youtu.be/IACve6PlC8o?t=271 (That's a video link because it's to a guy using them on a bike, and saying they don't block situational awareness).
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#58It'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…
I am not sure you need any technology here. You pretty much always have the same cycling and running cadence; so pick a song that's 180bpm (not sure if that's right for running), and there you go. How much effort you exert depends on how long your strides are or what gear you're in, but if you're doing a big climb or something the beat of the music can remind you to keep your cadence at the optimal rate. (That said,…
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#59Is 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…
Biofeedback for meditation shouldn't be that difficult. I guess their ambition with this idea is around that level.
I have used a single electrode Muse headband so I guess yours is more advanced, but I can believe that AirPods would have better and more reliable skin connection than the device I have used.
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#60It'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…
Last night while I was choosing something to fall asleep to, Spotify suggested Nirvana’s Nevermind. 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.
Creative. Spotify usually just plays ads to keep me from falling asleep.