very nice.
is there a sdk from Polar? How do you go about writing such apps that talk to HRM?
Thanks
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#42I clicked on the link really excited about learning how to control the minds of my friends and family so I could finally get them to do my bidding but was slightly disappointed to learn it only helped me control my own mind. But seriously, I'm glad someone took the time to take something as beneficial as meditation and make its impact quantifiable. I'm excited to try it out.
If an app designed to help you meditate is getting you really excited, is it a success or a failure?
Yes.
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#43Excellent! I was already tinkering with building an app to monitor heart rate using this exact sensor. Now I don't have to finish the app.
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#44I just bought this and will try it out tomorrow, but I'm a little disappointed to see that viewing previous sessions requires that I create an account. Does that mean the only way to track my progress is by uploading my data to your site?
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#45I just bought this and will try it out tomorrow, but I'm a little disappointed to see that viewing previous sessions requires that I create an account. Does that mean the only way to track my progress is by uploading my data to your site?
Unfortunately, for this release the answer is yes. But there will be an update out in the next week to allow you to keep everything private and stored on the device. Thanks for downloading and thanks for your patience!
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#46very nice. is there a sdk from Polar? How do you go about writing such apps that talk to HRM? Thanks
Hey hariss,
So there isn't an API for this from Polar. Instead, it's a Bluetooth LE device you'll need to find and sync with.
Bluetooth LE is really exciting in that it's the first wireless communication available that is completely open on iOS devices.
If you need help getting started, email me. My email is my username at gmail dot com
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#47Feel free to ask me any questions, thanks for all the comments. I have a blog post coming up about how I developed the concept using an Arduino and Clojure to measure my meditation. You can read a bit about that over at my blog: http://www.kpkaiser.com/mindhack/hacking-meditation-with-the...
Looking at the heart rate charts on the front page, it seems that the rates during meditation are actually much higher on average (eyeballed at 92 bpm) than the rates while surfing the internet (eyeballed average of 75 bpm) (and while the meditation rates have a lower variance, their mean seems to be in about the same range as the absolute highest heart rates while surfing the web). As someone who knows nothing about…
From my own experience measuring heart rate while meditating, my heart rate is at lowest at normal sitting rest rate and often even a few beats higher. This surprised me.