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Which particular sense are we talking
about here – common?
In a way, yes. You know that stage in life
when your parents are getting on a bit
and you start feeling like the grown-up,
not the other way around? Ugh, the
responsibility. Well, MySense is a
wellbeing analytics platform that lets
you keep an eye on someone’s health
from anywhere in the world – like Thailand,
Ibiza or Pontins, for example.Sounds well nosy... tell me more.
Using a combination of passive sensors
placed around the home and interactive
wearable sensors placed on a person,
MySense measures data points across
five themes of wellbeing (hydration,
anxiety, independence, nutrition and
mobility), while an app dashboard displays
an individual’s ‘normal’ behaviour then
highlights and notifies families or first
responders to any irregularities or signs
of danger.Where do the sensors go?
On the front door, on a chair, by the fridge,
next to a tap, in the toilet (ew!)... while the
wearables include a temperature patch,
pulse oximeter and sleep belt. Trials of
the system have been so successful one
NHS trust recorded a 58% reduction in GP
appointments, 80% reduction in hospital
appointments, 53% reduction in 999
calls, 100% reduction in 111 calls and 43%
reduction in unnecessary healthcare visits
to patients who wore the patches.Does this mean we should have been
clapping for wearables last summer?
Er, no. But MySense is set to make 2500
kits available to the public for the first time,
as so far they’ve only been available via
healthcare professionals and trusts – if the
system turns out to work as intended, it
could be a very clever way to take some
strain off the NHS in future. If you want
to see how they’re getting on it’s best
to visit mysense.ai, where you’ll also find
case studies from current users.WTF IS
MYSENSE?
For the love of nod
WITHINGS SLEEP ANALYZER
Withings has been snoozing on the job. How else do you explain
the handy upgrades given to its under-mattress slumber tracker?
Replacing the Withings Sleep, the Sleep Analyzer looks near-identical
but increases the ability to detect sleep apnoea, which gives breathing
problems to up to a billion people around the world. A daily score out of
100 is calculated by how deep, long and restful your night’s kip was,
and sharing that data with a doctor could help with diagnosis and
ongoing monitoring. It’s no gimmick: the sleep apnoea element has
been validated by separate clinical studies that, Withings says, come
close to matching the results from specialist clinics.
£120 / withings.comTake a look at Mi now
XIAOMI MI WATCH
We’re big fans of Xiaomi’s Mi Smart Band 5 (on p6 and p62) – but if you
want something with a bit more range, the fully waterproof Mi Watch
has a heart-rate monitor plus tracking of GPS, stress and SpO2. With
117 activities covered, it’ll also keep tabs on most people’s favourite:
sleep. There’s a 1.39in AMOLED display with 5D tempered glass and the
option of spare straps in black, orange, navy blue, beige, olive or yellow.
A 16-day battery life and over 100 watch faces to choose from, all for
under £100, sounds good to us... but that hasn’t stopped Xiaomi also
teasing an imminent Lite version.
€99 / mi.com