Airpods truly on track of becoming the real Agent Smith earpiece.
Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
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Re: Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
#92the general population, and surprisingly a lot of tech heads dont care about the implications of brain wave activity, linked to your identity - phoning home to a corporation of google's size? we're one thought away for being thrown into jail for shower thoughts that go slightly the wrong side of "publicly acceptable". i think ALL of this technology is incredibly cool and exciting, BUT - my excitement is hampered by t…
For all new employees, collect your assigned Apple laptop and Apple TruthPods at HR before proceeding to your floor.
Re: Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
#93I've been using a garmin for a while and it looks like my HRV gets worse as my propensity for a headache / migraine increases. It would be interesting to see if there is any correlation with brain activity and the other bio information it gathers so I can perhaps create an early warning system - not sure what it will do though, perhaps I'll just start my anti-migraine ritual sooner and maybe abort more than currently.
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#94Is 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…
Magnetic measurements are both physically possible and don't have muscle interference. For example https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.03534 is a magnetic field sensor that measures brain activity and runs off a USB port. It's probably a couple decades away, but at least it's feasible.
>It's probably a couple decades away, but at least it's feasible.
That seems far outside the realm of what should be patentable.
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#95A lot of negative comments here but I could see some merits to this (supposing it’s in an open source context and the data doesn’t go anywhere) For example, whenever you start to get stressed out, the thing will tell you to take a break. Little things like that. Instead of relying on your own level of mindfulness to get you there I think that little things like this could definitely improve quality of life, something…
>supposing it’s in an open source context and the data doesn’t go anywhere
But instead it's Apple.
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#96I 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!
I was considering buying the sleep tracking mat, and I'm sure it mentioned it had dynamic waking similar to what you mention - to be honest I looked at so many devices though. (Also would be useful for turning off un-needed devices around the house when I jump into bed!)
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#97the general population, and surprisingly a lot of tech heads dont care about the implications of brain wave activity, linked to your identity - phoning home to a corporation of google's size? we're one thought away for being thrown into jail for shower thoughts that go slightly the wrong side of "publicly acceptable". i think ALL of this technology is incredibly cool and exciting, BUT - my excitement is hampered by t…
> we're one thought away for being thrown into jail for shower thoughts that go slightly the wrong side of "publicly acceptable". Not really. That’s like being laughed at for being naked at a nudist camp. If nobody has privacy, all of those little thoughts become public and the perception of what’s acceptable shifts In a weird way privacy is a double edged sword and necessitates its own existence I think, in general,…
>Not really. That’s like being laughed at for being naked at a nudist camp. If nobody has privacy, all of those little thoughts become public and the perception of what’s acceptable shifts
No, it just means that anyone can be destroyed if they offend the keeper of the data.
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#98Started using EarPods (the wired ones) lately, love it. No charging, no signal issues, cost $24 so no stress about losing them. The future.
I'm the opposite, I have a pair of "Jabra" ear buds, bluetooth, 4 years old. I absolutely love them, I wear them constantly. I never thought I'd be able to do all my house work while attending a boring work meeting, but here we are. I guess the wired ones would work too, but the freedom of no cables and active audio pass through ? Hard to beat really?
Never ever have signal issues, how common is this with the AirPods?
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#99For years, I've dreamed of a gadget that would interrupt me, but only do so once my brain's activity levels have reached an adequate threshold of meditation, relaxation, or even contentment. The gadget of my dreams would then disrupt those relatively unmonetizable states of mind, which I tend to drift into from time-to-time, and with a much more profitable and optimized state of alertness using a variety of well-deve…
I for one welcome our new ad overlords. Who needs concentration anyway when everything is done by AI?
Re: Apple patents suggest future AirPods could monitor biosignals and brain activity
#100the general population, and surprisingly a lot of tech heads dont care about the implications of brain wave activity, linked to your identity - phoning home to a corporation of google's size? we're one thought away for being thrown into jail for shower thoughts that go slightly the wrong side of "publicly acceptable". i think ALL of this technology is incredibly cool and exciting, BUT - my excitement is hampered by t…
> we're one thought away for being thrown into jail for shower thoughts that go slightly the wrong side of "publicly acceptable". Not really. That’s like being laughed at for being naked at a nudist camp. If nobody has privacy, all of those little thoughts become public and the perception of what’s acceptable shifts In a weird way privacy is a double edged sword and necessitates its own existence I think, in general,…
I can't help but assume that people like you who don't value privacy have never had someone trying to hurt you