“Quantified Self Confidence”
July 12, 2011 | Terry Sharrer
This wristwatch-like band from Basis Technology (San Fransciso, CA) monitors heart rate, calories burned, physical activity and sleep, in answering such questions as “just how stressed out you are during the weekly project status meeting; exactly what time your husband’s snoring woke you up; and how to make your friends jealous with how relaxed you were at the 19th hole.” The product is not yet commercially available, but venture interest in this genre of product points to a rising market for wellness devices. MORE