[HN Gopher] Turning AirPods into a fitness tracker
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Turning AirPods into a fitness tracker
Author : cleverbit
Score : 117 points
Date : 2024-05-03 17:16 UTC (2 days ago)
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| lazerjesus wrote:
| is the app going to be released?
| zackify wrote:
| I was expecting to see the download link in the post too!
| cleverbit wrote:
| Thanks! I'll post it soon, stay tuned!
| ulf-77723 wrote:
| +1 for release. Strava Sync would be great - but keep it simple
| cleverbit wrote:
| Simple is the hardest thing. I'll look into Strava Sync and
| see what I can do!
| cleverbit wrote:
| I was curious to see if there'd be interest, but I'll open
| source the code and release the app soon!
| _Microft wrote:
| If you are planning to submit this here then you can do a
| ,,Show HN:" post which makes it clear that this is something
| you created yourself.
| cleverbit wrote:
| Will do, and thanks for the tip! The more you know! ;)
| photonbucket wrote:
| Feels like something Apple might want to do a first-party version
| of
| cleverbit wrote:
| thanks
| _Microft wrote:
| Is this data that could be fed into the Health app (type of
| training, time of training, repetitions, duration of training)?
| The Health app is relatively picky about what sports are
| supported though...
| cleverbit wrote:
| That's a great idea. HealthKit doesn't track anything at the
| granularity of the number of reps, and while it doesn't have a
| workout type specifically for pushups, this could probably be
| classified as Strength Training. I'll add it!
| _Microft wrote:
| Maybe there are other exercises with similar motion (squats?)
| that you would like to support as well? Great idea to use
| these sensors and I also like the idea of providing audio
| feedback btw.
| ok_dad wrote:
| A cool complex one would be burpees.
| cleverbit wrote:
| Love it! Yeah great idea!
| ttul wrote:
| I'd love to see whether you could tease out heart rate and
| respiration from this data. If you already wear an Apple Watch or
| Fitbit, that data is continually collected. Shoving everything
| into a time series model with enough samples might do the trick.
| cleverbit wrote:
| I'll see what I can do, thanks for the feedback!
| dameyawn wrote:
| Train AI had some time ago added AirPods (in addition to Apple
| Watch and phone) to their automated workout tracking:
| https://trainfitness.ai/
| w10-1 wrote:
| I've considered using CoreMotion data from AirPods to recognize
| at least yes/no head-shaking, but mainly targeting a vigorous
| shake in order to mute without hands or voice. An open-source
| example would be a great starting-point!
| kejaed wrote:
| Thanks for this, I've wondered if AirPods data could help me
| track if I'm grinding my teeth, I'll dig in now!
| riffic wrote:
| there's a whole lot of compute in those little cans. the case
| does too if I'm not mistaken.
| cleverbit wrote:
| The amount of engineering that goes into these things is truly
| phenomenal, as highlighted by the CT scans done by Lumafield -
| check it out here:
| https://youtu.be/kRpIg23qGY8?si=r2t8_8VHVCwkDDLP
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