![]() So if you’re a non-US customer you can take advantage of the killer feature for this sleep tracker – the ability to track with a high degree of accuracy signs and symptoms of sleep apnea. However, because of FDA regulatory rules, in the USA you are only able to buy the version without sleep apnea detection – this product is simply called Withings Sleep. This is the newest version with the latest sleep apnea features (see below). The default sleep product is called the Withings Sleep Analyzer. One point of confusion is that currently there are two models available. There’s nothing to wear, just place the device on your bedside table, climb under the covers and the device works magically in the background. With the Nest Hub the Soli sensors detect movement, breathing and heart-rate whilst you sleep, and seamlessly upload your data to the cloud. According to their website, Soli is ‘ a miniature radar that understands human motions at various scales: from your heartbeat to the movements of your body.‘ Sleep Sensing is a hardware/software platform powered by Soli, one of Google’s many spin-off projects. With the Gen 2 Hub however, there’s a brand new feature – Sleep Sensing – Google’s first foray into the world of consumer sleep tracking. And of course, you can implement voice control with a simple ‘Hey Google’ wherever the Nest can hear you. With Google Home integration the list of integration possibilities is practically endless. So, if you wanted, you could use Nest Hub 2 in the kitchen or living room to watch Youtube, Netflix, stream Spotify, whilst at the same time being able to monitor all the smart devices in your home including doorbells, security cameras, thermostats etc. Devices such as Somnofy, SleepScore Max, Amazon Halo Rise and the Google Nest Hub all employ the same type of technology, a type of low-energy radar transmitter which scans the body many times per second, allowing the device to detect tiny variations in your movement whilst you sleep, from which it can determine breathing and heart rate data. The other main group of nearable sleep trackers use a non-contact method to collect physiological sleep data entirely by means of radio frequencies. You can then access this data via your computer or smart phone. When you lie down, the sensor picks up your movement, breathing and heart-rate data and relays this back wirelessly to a cloud sever for analysis and processing. Both devices consists of a sensor strip which you place under your mattress or mattress topper. The Withings Sleep Analyzer and Emfit QS are examples of a nearable technology called ballistocardiography. As part of the ‘internet of things’, nearables encompass a range of objects and devices that contain sensors which can measure and collect data about yourself, and send this on to a smartphone, tablet, computer or cloud server for further analysis and processing. Nearable technology is not new, nor is it exclusive to sleep tracking devices. But essentially you could say that nearables allow you to achieve the same things as wearables without being physically attached to the consumer. That’s a simplification, but as with all new jargonistic terms, there’s usually some flexibility with definitions. ![]() You get it right? It’s like a wearable, but instead of something your wear on your body, the device merely has to be near your body. enter the new, exciting world of nearables. One that you never even have to touch again once you’ve set it up? What are nearables? One that you only had to use when you’re actually sleeping? One that you never have to worry about how much battery life you’ve got. what if there was a different type of sleep tracker.
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