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They need to get the battery life above "1 day". I think that's what's stopping MANY people. In my case, I almost need sleep tracking (diagnosed with a sleep di

They need to get the battery life above "1 day". I think that's what's stopping MANY people. In my case, I almost need sleep tracking (diagnosed with a sleep disorder).

trowawee 11y ago
I think I saw it here, but somebody had a pretty solid system for sleep tracking/making use of the silent alarms, which I've taken to using. Basically, you charge it twice per day, while you shower/brush/floss/eat in the morning and in the evening - basically, pop it off for an hour or so where you don't really need it and charge it then. It recharges really quickly, especially at lower battery levels.
jakejake 11y ago
Just curious what benefit do you get from sleep tracking? I had sleep problems for a while. I wasn't really sure how helpful it would be for an app to tell me I had a crappy night's sleep! Is there more to it than that?
- lectrick 11y ago
  It's evidence to show people (family, doctors, etc... and yourself). It's harder evidence than flaky human memory or "impressions" of how I slept, in any event. You can literally see how crappy your sleep is, on a chart. It's rather eye-opening, and if you have a wife or girlfriend who wonders why you're a space cadet today who can't get anything done, you can always point to the "4 hours of good shuteye" chart from last night (if it exists) lol
  - jakejake 11y ago
    Interesting, I guess it is always surprising when you actually log stuff as opposed to just going by memory.
PhantomGremlin 11y ago
diagnosed with a sleep disorder I think this is a great future market. It's quite unfortunate that, although the Apple watch has a pulse oximeter in it, the functionality is currently disabled. Reportedly because it would then be a medical device in the eyes of the FDA. Good sleep tracking, just that one function, could conceivably sell millions of units.
- lectrick 11y ago
  Wow. I sincerely hope they're working on that! Seems like a silly distinction to make

They need to get the battery life above "1 day". I think that's what's stopping MANY people. In my case, I almost need sleep tracking (diagnosed with a sleep disorder).

trowawee 11y ago

I think I saw it here, but somebody had a pretty solid system for sleep tracking/making use of the silent alarms, which I've taken to using. Basically, you charge it twice per day, while you shower/brush/floss/eat in the morning and in the evening - basically, pop it off for an hour or so where you don't really need it and charge it then. It recharges really quickly, especially at lower battery levels.

jakejake 11y ago

Just curious what benefit do you get from sleep tracking? I had sleep problems for a while. I wasn't really sure how helpful it would be for an app to tell me I had a crappy night's sleep! Is there more to it than that?

lectrick 11y ago
It's evidence to show people (family, doctors, etc... and yourself). It's harder evidence than flaky human memory or "impressions" of how I slept, in any event. You can literally see how crappy your sleep is, on a chart. It's rather eye-opening, and if you have a wife or girlfriend who wonders why you're a space cadet today who can't get anything done, you can always point to the "4 hours of good shuteye" chart from last night (if it exists) lol
- jakejake 11y ago
  Interesting, I guess it is always surprising when you actually log stuff as opposed to just going by memory.

PhantomGremlin 11y ago

diagnosed with a sleep disorder I think this is a great future market. It's quite unfortunate that, although the Apple watch has a pulse oximeter in it, the functionality is currently disabled. Reportedly because it would then be a medical device in the eyes of the FDA. Good sleep tracking, just that one function, could conceivably sell millions of units.

lectrick 11y ago
Wow. I sincerely hope they're working on that! Seems like a silly distinction to make