WakeMate to begin shipping in march
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WakeMate to begin shipping in march
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Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#2Damn. I literally had an idea to build such a device last night, looks like somebody beat me to the punch :p
Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#3Damn. I literally had an idea to build such a device last night, looks like somebody beat me to the punch :p
Multiple people.
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#4Damn. I literally had an idea to build such a device last night, looks like somebody beat me to the punch :p
Multiple people. http://www.fitbit.com/
Don't forget http://www.myzeo.com
Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#5Damn. I literally had an idea to build such a device last night, looks like somebody beat me to the punch :p
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#6I recently bought the sleep cycle alarm app for my iPhone for $2 bucks. Works like a charm for what it advertises.
THus I wonder what differentiates WakeMate from Sleep Cycle?
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#7I'm disappointed they haven't corrected "works on all phones" on the front page. Still not true.
Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#8I recently bought the sleep cycle alarm app for my iPhone for $2 bucks. Works like a charm for what it advertises. THus I wonder what differentiates WakeMate from Sleep Cycle?
I've also been using Sleep Cycle since the first WakeMate delay and I've been thinking about this in some detail. Here are the conclusions I've come to:
* WakeMate seems to be primarily competing on price (!) against FitBit and Zeo. The problem is, Sleep Cycle way undercuts them.
* I would be willing to pay for dedicated hardware that would free up my iPhone for music listening before bed(like Zeo or FitBit). Unfortunately, WakeMate doesn't help in this regard.
* There are times that I think Sleep Cycle is inaccurate, but I think it's "good enough" in a lot of sleep circumstances. Dedicated hardware should improve over a bed accelerometer a bit, but I don't think the additional accuracy alone is worth $48
* I'm hoping WakeMate's statistics and analysis meet or exceed the Zeo, but to be honest Sleep Cycle's stats are "good enough" for a variety of circumstances.
I really do think they're in trouble, quite independent of the shipping delays. Unless they can come up with some novel feature that nobody else can emulate, I can't really see how they can improve enough on Sleep Cycle to capture enough of the market. I think their best bet is almost to avoid the iPhone now.
Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#9I recently bought the sleep cycle alarm app for my iPhone for $2 bucks. Works like a charm for what it advertises. THus I wonder what differentiates WakeMate from Sleep Cycle?
I've also been using Sleep Cycle since the first WakeMate delay and I've been thinking about this in some detail. Here are the conclusions I've come to: * WakeMate seems to be primarily competing on price (!) against FitBit and Zeo. The problem is, Sleep Cycle way undercuts them. * I would be willing to pay for dedicated hardware that would free up my iPhone for music listening before bed(like Zeo or FitBit). Unfortu…
for me, the biggest hurdle to sleep cycle is that it needs to be physically on my bed whilst i sleep, whereas WakeMate is a wrist band.
i used sleep cycle for a while, however the phone would fall off my bed or i had to place it under my pillow (which is not recommended because of heat). plus, i don't really like having the phone that close to me whilst sleeping.
i look forward to WakeMate, i think it will be a more complete solution.
Re: WakeMate to begin shipping in march
#10I recently bought the sleep cycle alarm app for my iPhone for $2 bucks. Works like a charm for what it advertises. THus I wonder what differentiates WakeMate from Sleep Cycle?
I wouldn't have thought to look for something like this! I found out there's an Android app that tries to do the same thing called 'Gentle Alarm'.