Every Breath You Take

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SHOW HN2023

348points
118comments
#113of 3,109 in 2023
Top 4%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

8 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.00.

Idea: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Using accelerometer to estimate breathing rate is a novel approach

    From 2 comments
    • wow. This is incredible for multiple reasons. I've seen apps that somehow read what looks like an ecg from the h10, so maybe there's further pretty pictures to be made. Not sure…
      mohaba on HN
    • This is awesome. I love when people can find a signal in ostensibly disconnected data. This finally answers the nagging question I've had of how my watch can measure my rate of…
      ultrarunner on HN

Objections

  • Installation fails on non-macOS systems

    From 2 comments
    • I have a H10 and i am a tech geek. Just trying this out now will update with my findings. failed at installing, Collecting pyobjc-core==9.2 Downloading pyobjc-core-9.2.tar.gz…
      fud101 on HN
    • This looks great, I really want to try it! When trying to run it on my Mac, it crashes with the error message "Info.plist must contain an NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription". I've…
      stenmorten on HN
  • README is hard to follow

    From 1 comment
    • This looks super cool! I just tried it out and am having a hard time following the README. > The blue circle shows your breathing control What does this mean? What should I be…
      stickperson on HN

Requests

  • Support for other chest strap heart rate monitors

    From 3 comments
    • This looks amazing. Have you seen benefits from HRV training? Would it work with other chest strap pulse meters?
      adamgordonbell on HN
    • I'm curious, have you explored compatibility with other hardware as well, like the Polar H7 or even other types of physiological monitors? We've conducted a study comparing…
      guzik on HN
    • This is really cool! I have a Wahoo Tickr sensor already, is it possible to use with that or is something missing in these other sensors that the Polar has? I'm going to try…
      HAL9OOO on HN

Questions

  • Whether raw ECG data can be accessed

    From 1 comment
    • This is really great! Thank you. I developed a breathing app (https://www.lungy.app) last year - we're actually doing a study at the moment looking at how heart rate variability…
      lukko on HN

Alternatives named

  • HeartMath

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for sharing. I've been dealing with health problems since a covid infection and have been experimenting with breath work. I haven't been able to find something that shows…
      ocescrundest on HN
  • Garmin watch

    From 1 comment
    • I've found my HRV (measured by a Garmin watch) directly correlates with my anxiety levels. So much so, that I use it as a marker to check in with myself, because stress and…
      sirsinsalot on HN
  • Welltory

    From 1 comment

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