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Show HN: Visualize Fitbit steps with Notch
Hi folks, wanted to get feedback on a project before making it 'public'. It's called Notch and the idea is to create a more fun UX for personal health tracking (using data from Fitbit, Fuelband, Withings, etc).
The demo project is a first experiment with this. The 'private' signup page is at http://notch.me/start.html. Users go in, add their Fitbit, and it creates a personalized infographic based on their Fitbit steps, like this: http://notch.me/p/7Isumkw5k2P1WhyeUVwFmj
Feedback is appreciated! Feel free to email me at eli@notch.me.
Thanks!
Eli
- tnash 14y agoThat's very cute. I like it a lot, good work. Is the info randomized, or do you get the same info every month (i.e. is it always the panama canal or are there other things? Like walk on the moon, or around NYC, etc.)
- eli-bryan 14y agoThanks! And yup, it changes based on how many miles you've covered.
- ZhannaSchonfeld 14y agoThis is cute idea. Seems like I would be more motivated to keep up my fitness with this type of breakdown.
- ecaroth 14y agoCool idea. Unfortunately I signed up and linked my fitbit, and it didn't load any of my data. Though I did enjoy the "creating suspense.." loading animation.
- eli-bryan 14y agoHa, glad you liked that part. Right now it's setup to only show the last month or so of data, so if you haven't tracked any steps since 3/27 it won't show you much. (if you've logged some steps since then though, please shoot me an email and we'll figure it out!)
- ecaroth 14y agoI use it every day, including tracking separate workouts so it should be loaded w/ data. Now it's telling me 'something is wrong with my username' when trying to login. Where can I find your email? FYI - on a side note, I'm the creator of fitbolt.com, which also integrates w/ FitBit. It's cool to see the different uses of their API people are coming up with! EDIT: found your email.. must be friday ;-)
- rahul_nihalani 14y agoThis is a great start. For me, staying motivated to be healthy and work out is all about having fun while doing it, and I think you're definitely on the right track with Notch. keep it up mate!
- tristan_louis 14y agoVery cool! Keep it up. This is awesome.
- sjs382 14y agoSignup doesnt appear to work. Chrome Dev Tools tells me: Uncaught ReferenceError: _gat is not defined
- eli-bryan 14y ago=X good catch! will fix in the next build.
- mhunter 14y agoI like it! I emailed you, would love to chat more.
- georgemcbay 14y agoSeems like a nice idea but the name is confusing for gamer geeks who will immediately assume this has something to do with Markus Persson or Mojang.
- eli-bryan 14y agoagreed. that was definitely a concern, but the name seems to resonate with people (and short, monosyllabic domain names are scarce). maybe we'll post as "Other Notch" in gamer contexts...
- hornbaker 14y agoMy hunch: the intersection between gamer geeks and fitbit users is not a large one.
- seltzered_ 14y agoWow. Really impressed with the design, it feels so warm!
- eli-bryan 14y agoThanks! Bruno Barros did the original (@IlustreBOB). He's crazy talented.
- ZanderEarth32 14y agoVery nice, love the idea of sharing this type of graphic with friends on Twitter. Any plans to integrate data from non-hardware based tracking devices (like Fitbit, Fuelband, etc.) but from other apps like Nike + GPS?
- eli-bryan 14y agoDefinitely (down the road). And not just health-specific things. There's all kinds of data that can serve as a (proxy) signal for health. e.g. physical activity is correlated with weather: http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1186/1479-5868-3-21 http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1186/1479-5868-3-21 and it's suggested that your diet can be affected by a bunch of different things: http://eab.sagepub.com/content/39/1/106.abstract http://eab.sagepub.com/content/39/1/106.abstract
- lurkinggrue 14y agoNice but please don't insult Opera users like that.
- Donito 14y agoLooks very nice... bought a Fitbit just now just to be able to try it out :/