Jawbone has produced a chart that demonstrates that the closer you are to a magnitude 6.1 earthquake, the more likely you are to wake up and move: Obvious, yes, but also interesting. First of all, it's a cool illustration of the uses of aggregated data; Jawbone checked the sleep data collected by its UP wearers and saw these interesting patterns. … [Read more...]
Are Identity and Science the Big Wearables Play?
Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman spoke yesterday at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference and laid out two big ideas that we've been talking about a lot around here: wearables and identity, and wearables as the generator of huge data sets. Rahman talked about using wearable devices as a means to interact with other connected devices and use them to customize your environment. Think … [Read more...]
Wearables, Big Data, and Sports
The elite German soccer team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is owned by one of the founders of the database company SAP, so it may not be surprising that they're also playing in the big leagues of technology. According to this story on SAP's site. Hoffenheim is sticking sensors in its players shinguards, clothes, and balls, collecting movement data, and breaking it down with SAP … [Read more...]