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I have another app idea. Quite a bit less sophisticated than what's proposed in the article. But still technically challenging: it's called FaceWatch. You use
by anonu 7y ago
I have another app idea. Quite a bit less sophisticated than what's proposed in the article. But still technically challenging: it's called FaceWatch.
You use the accelerometers in a smartwatch to detect a hand getting closer to the face. If a threshold is breached an alarm is raised on your phone. The pavlovian response is to avoid touching your face and potentially spreading diseases from you hands.
Downsides:
You would need two smart watches.
You would need to code an "eating mode".
- yunusabd 7y agoNot exactly what you describe, but a similar idea that uses your computer's webcam: https://donottouchyourface.com/ https://donottouchyourface.com/
- tailspin2019 7y agoI've written such an app, which was originally designed for Eczema sufferers to stop touching/scratching their face. I am about to release a beta version (free) aimed at reducing face touching for the Coronavirus. Would you mind if I used your proposed app name "FaceWatch"?
- anonu 7y agoIt's yours!
- tailspin2019 7y agoGreat, thank you. I'll comment back here with any updates. The app is very simplistic but I thought it might be worth getting it out there sooner rather than later in case it turns out to be useful to someone. Even if one person can help themselves learn to avoid touching their face and reduce the risk of COVID-19 it will have been worth doing.