Bellabeat Leaf, FINALLY a good looking wearable!

[LukaP]

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/16/bellabeat-leaf-a-health-tracker-for-women-will-now-track-your-reproductive-cycle-too/

 

 

 

With the Bellabeat Leaf, a piece of “smart jewelry” that can be worn as a necklace, pendant, bracelet or brooch to track activity, sleep and stress levels, the company is adding new features to the app and device itself that allows women to track their overall reproductive health.

Smart devices for women trying to get pregnant. not bad.

 

 

 

 

The Leaf is one of three items in Bellabeat’s lineup of health trackers for women, which also includes the Bellabeat Shell – a monitoring system for expecting moms – and the smart scale called the Bellabeat Balance.

Not sure how i feel about a pregnant woman checking her status via a smart device, instead of her own feelings and symptoms...

 

 

 

What’s appealing about the Leaf isn’t only the functionality it provides – it’s one of only a few activity monitors that also tracks breathing (as a proxy for stress levels) – but also its form factor. Unlike some wearables which tend to include bulky, plastic-y bands that make them look more like sports watches, the Leaf is made of recyclable European wood and steel, and looks like jewelry many women would actually wear.

THIS!!! apart from a few smart watches (namely Moto360 and Pebble Steel) all of the wearables market just looks so silly, hope the push happens, for better looking devices

 

(also, just realised this is apparently a slovenian startup... you go girl )

[Sidiox]

I thought you said good looking?

 

I'm not all too sure I can see the use of this, although innovation is cool

[Guest]

That means that they will need to wear Y (ones that show their boobs a lot) shirts so sensor is able to touch where it needs to touch.

So its only season gadget.

[shujin]

yeah good looking device sadly those don't have great use in my opinion their kind of a gadget

[the jolly roger]

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/16/bellabeat-leaf-a-health-tracker-for-women-will-now-track-your-reproductive-cycle-too/

 

Smart devices for women trying to get pregnant. not bad.

 

 

Not sure how i feel about a pregnant woman checking her status via a smart device, instead of her own feelings and symptoms...

 

THIS!!! apart from a few smart watches (namely Moto360 and Pebble Steel) all of the wearables market just looks so silly, hope the push happens, for better looking devices

 

(also, just realised this is apparently a slovenian startup... you go girl )

sooo they are maketing it for first time pregnant moms that are paranoid about knowing about their baby's health?

[AnnoyedShelf]

To me it's not that good looking.  I actually prefer the look of the Razer Nabu.  Too bad they don't make one that fits my tiny wrists :'(

[LukaP]

I thought you said good looking?

 

I'm not all too sure I can see the use of this, although innovation is cool

 

 

That means that they will need to wear Y (ones that show their boobs a lot) shirts so sensor is able to touch where it needs to touch.

So its only season gadget.

 

 

yeah good looking device sadly those don't have great use in my opinion their kind of a gadget

never said its a great device but it looks much better than wearables of today

[jayctech]

I mean.. The Kairos smartwatch looks pretty good.

[Guest]

I've always wondered why people need to track their sleep... Like, i'm pretty sure i know when i'm awake and when i've been asleep. Unecersarry features in my opinion, i know when i'm stressed. I don't need an app to tell me that. 

 

But definitely one of the better looking wearables on the market 

[pALdesu]

Sound interesting but it will have to be very cheep to justify the very narrow usability.

 

And as far as looks go I guess we have different tastes =)

[Guest]

never said its a great device but it looks much better than wearables of today

you got me there

[Guest]

Also I dont get these companies that stuck heart beat sensor in small thing that we wear usually and call it "High-Tech health improvement live changing (to better ofc) gadget".

[Geekazoid]

Off Topic: 5,000 posts! Finally!

@LukaP

[Sidiox]

never said its a great device but it looks much better than wearables of today

I quite like the look of the Moto 360 and Pebble Steel though tbh, although I agree that wearables haven't yet figured out a good design for themselves

 

Also gratz on the 5k

[JAKEBAB]

This looks really nice id gladly get one for my future wife especially for the pregnancy feature.

[Mister Snow]

Beam me up Scotty! 

It does look good and from looking at it's exterior you would never think that it's some kind of device.

[ZetZet]

I've always wondered why people need to track their sleep... Like, i'm pretty sure i know when i'm awake and when i've been asleep. Unecersarry features in my opinion, i know when i'm stressed. I don't need an app to tell me that. 

 

But definitely one of the better looking wearables on the market 

Some people feel like they sleep okay, but wake up tired. Some people sleep walk. Some people have nightmares, but don't remember them and also wake up tired. Should I go on?

[Guest]

Some people feel like they sleep okay, but wake up tired. Some people sleep walk. Some people have nightmares, but don't remember them and also wake up tired. Should I go on?

 

Nah it's ok. 

[ForsakenLive]

They should make a similar device for men, that turns on a bright light and send a text to your friends each time you get a boner!

Maybe not.

[kacper]

I've always wondered why people need to track their sleep... Like, i'm pretty sure i know when i'm awake and when i've been asleep. Unecersarry features in my opinion, i know when i'm stressed. I don't need an app to tell me that. 

 

But definitely one of the better looking wearables on the market 

It can be quite useful, especially EEG with proper software . For polyphasic sleepers or for anyone who wants to get most of their limited time for sleep.

EEG also helps quite a lot when you're testing different nootropics or psychostymulants.

 

As for the stress - real data are much more useful than "I know when I'm stressed" when it comes to pinpointing what causes it and what works best for us to deal with it.

 

So yeah. It's really useful , at least for some time until you learn how to read your body.