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Normally when talking about fitness tracking we are talking about embedded systems with very limited capacity both in terms of compute power and storage. You ca
by gchamonlive 2y ago
Normally when talking about fitness tracking we are talking about embedded systems with very limited capacity both in terms of compute power and storage. You can use on-device storage to buffer tracking data, but any relevant and long term assessment and storage of the data has to be done off-site.
- yencabulator 2y agoIt's an Android/iOS app. On-device storage is measured in gigabytes, on-device CPU is very capable.
- zekrioca 2y agoThey are commenting about smaller devices such as a smart ring or a smart watch. Running a web server on such devices is the best way to deplete their battery.
- davisr 2y ago[flagged]
- gchamonlive 2y agoData isn't only about being able to store and process it, but correlate to other metrics and reliably persist the result.
- davisr 2y agoNo, the "correlate" in this software is to put a mark on the chart when you ate certain things. > Track and annotate everything about your meals and workouts The rest is calculating calories from a meal (wow, multiplication) and charting. I could store and process this data with paper tape and a relay computer before my coffee was done brewing.
- worthless-trash 2y agoPaper tape fitness app when ?
- satvikpendem 2y agoThis app is not about biometric fitness tracking as in smart watches, it is about manually tracking workout information. In that case, there is no need for a server to start with.
- nolroz 2y agoHuh, I totally don't get this conjecture... What do you consider fitness tracking? In my mind a basic fitness app is essentially a replacement for a journal.
- GenericDev 2y ago[dead]