TED 22APR2015 – Quantified Self

Quantified Self with Health Technology Devices can be your Diabetes Monitor, Blood Pressure Cuff, Thermometer or others that you use to monitor your health daily, weekly or monthly. Ways to know what is going on without a Doctors visit. Quantified Self is to incorporate technology and data acquisition for all aspects of daily life in terms of inputs (e.g. food consumed, quality of surrounding air), states (e.g. mood, arousal, blood oxygen levels), and performance (mental and physical). Such self-monitoring and self-sensing, which combines wearable sensors (EEG, ECG, video, etc.) and wearable computing, is also known as lifelogging. You can even go from a wearable device to implants like the (ICDs)implantable cardiac defibrillators, these can last up to ten years and be used with smartphone apps to monitor many things along with helping heart failure patients. Types of Devices including Smartphone or Tablet Apps and Connected Medical Alert Devices: - Blood Pressure Levels - Sphygmomanometer blood pressure gauge. - Diabetes Monitors - Blood Sugar levels and Glucose Monitoring Bracelets. - Health Trackers - Wearables. - Blood Oxygen Levels - Wearables. - Glucose Meters - Urine Testers. - Hydration Trackers - Cups or Bottles. - Fitness Trackers - Smart Watches, Fitness Bands, Clips, Shoes or Clothing and Exercise Equipment. - Medication Trackers - Reminders and Alert Services or Apps. - Wearables - Smart Watches, Fitness Bands, Clips, Shoes or Clothing. - Heart Rate Monitors - Wearables. - Brainwave Monitors - Portable (EEG)Electroencephalography with Headphones and Headsets. - Cognitive Tracking - Apps. - Temperature Monitors - Wearables. - Posture Monitors - Clothing Sensor Clasp. - Sleep Monitors - Headbands, wristbands and Bed Sensors. - Dental Health Monitors - Connected Toothbrushes. - Fall Detection - Pendants or Wristbands. - Nutrition Monitors - Connected Scales or Eating Utensils. - Home Monitors - Motion, Door and Window, Bed Pressure, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, Cameras and many other home monitoring sensors. - Finance Monitors - Computer, Laptop Software and Smartphone or Tablet Apps. Tracking your Mood, Sleep, Health, Money and Fitness is all attainable today. Well now that you have all the tools, devices, gadgets and apps for your Quantified Self. What are you going to do with it? Some information might be helpful, but maybe too much is an overload in your life. You will have to decide. Remember to include your doctor if the information might be showing problems. Some Devices to consider NOW: Fitbit Beddit sleep monitor. Apple Watch Microsoft Band Hapi Products BodyMedia armbands. Nike Gear OnKöl Vigilant Scanadu Pebble Samsung Gear Android. NeuroSky Sony, LG, Motorola and many more... Wearables might be the HOT thing right now but remember you may NOT be able to do this with just one thing as this industry is in it's infancy. Apps and devices still need more time to mature, grow and advance. I look forward to the next five years when things will be more useful to you, then maybe you can become part of the Quantified Self Movement. The future solutions could be in the form of sensors for smartphones and tablets, glasses, clothing, and even implants. This will lead you to be able to control your health better and modify behaviors that extend lifespans and improve quality of life. With all the world-wide aggregated data new discoveries might be possible. Maybe even be more accurate than a Doctors diagnosis of some health issue. One will never know of what might become reality. So go out and Self-Quantify. References: Quantified Self Gadgets on Pinterest. Quantified Self on TechCrunch. Quantified Self on LifeHacker. The Ultimate Quantified-Self Device Already Exists: A Defibrillator article FastCompany. Quantified Self Gadgets on Quantified Self Guide to Self-Tracking Tools. The Beginner’s Guide to Quantified Self (Plus,