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Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by aberman »

I was fortunate enough to know these guys while they were building the wakemate prototypes, and even luckier to have had the opportunity to sleep with one (of the devices) for a week. It has made a tremendous difference in how I feel when I wake up. Congrats guys!

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by vaksel »

so how come wakemate can get their product built and shipped in 6 months, and techcrunch is still working on the crunchpad since 2008?

Especially when you consider that wakemate is doing something a little bit more complicated than just throwing a bunch of common components together?

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by tptacek »

vaksel wrote: post #7

so how come wakemate can get their product built and shipped in 6 months, and techcrunch is still working on the crunchpad since 2008? Especially when you consider that wakemate is doing something a little bit more complicated than just throwing a bunch of common components together?

Probably because (1) Wakemate has simpler price constraints, and (2) because the software integration required for Wakemate is simpler than for that of an entire general-purpose computing device?

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by kalvin »

ntoshev wrote: post #6

Why not just an iPhone app: tie the phone to your wrist and let the accelerometer record the movements. Would it drain the battery, or is the iPhone too heavy?

It exists. But yes, people don't like attaching the phone to their arm. http://www.iphoneappsfinder.com/productivity-apps/absalt-eas...
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