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The basis for the Basis (and li2le bit of Fitbit) Jerry Matczak, June 7, 2014

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Jerry Matczak shares his experiences using the Basis health tracker, discussing features, pros and cons, data available and how it compares with the Fitbit. Presented at the June 2014 Indianapolis Quantified Self Meetup.

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The  basis  for  the  Basis  (and  li2le  bit  of  Fitbit)  

     

Jerry  Matczak,  June  7,  2014  

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Who  Dat?  

•  Basis  Science  was  founded  in  2011  •  Pre-­‐orders  in  late  2012  •  Broad  shipping  broadly  in  late  2013  •  Sold  to  Intel  in  March  2014,  for  100  million  •  $199  for  the  device  (not  so  cheap)  

“Basis  was  founded  by  Nadeem  Kassam,  Bharat  Vasan,  and  Marco  Della  Torre  in  early  2011,  receiving  $32.3  million  in  funding,  including  a  Series  B  round  of  $11.8  million  that  included  funding  from  Intel  Capital.”  

TechCrunch  

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What  does  it  do?  

Click  for  video  

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How  Do  It  Know?  

Unique  to  Basis  is  it’s  mul]-­‐sensor  approach  to  tracking  -­‐  both  Biology  AND  Mo]on.      •  Heart-­‐rate  sensor  (op]cal  blood  flow)  •  Skin  temp  (accurate  to  tenth  of  a  degree)  •  Perspira]on  (calculated  from  galvanic  skin  response)  

•  3d  Accelerometer  

 

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Behavioral  approach  -­‐  Habits  

Unlock  new  Habits  when  You  gain  enough  points      E-­‐mail  no]ces  report  progress  upon  sync  •  met  habit  goal  x  ]mes  this  week  •  Sleep  report  

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Why  Limit  The  Habits?  

I’d  like  to  define  my  own  habits,  e.g…  •  30  min  walk  between  6-­‐7  AM  •  Sleep  before  10:30  during  weekday  •  Target  heart  rate  4  x  week    

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Ac]vity  Details  –  Way  Cool!  

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Ac]vity  Pa2erns  –  Ok  

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Insights  

A  7  day  journal  of  Basis  summary  data,  scores  and  badges  

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Sleepy]me  Data  –  Love  it  

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I  wish…longitudinal  views  December  4,  2013  Heart  Rate:  82  bpm  

May  23,  2014    Heart  Rate:  68  bpm  

Can  only  see  1  Day  at  a  ]me      Like  to  track  trends  over  ]me  –  Correlate  to  ea]ng,  weight  loss,  meds  (not  in  this  case),  stress  levels,  et  al…  

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Love!  Meh  Feh!  LOVE!!!  

•  Sensors  (biology  &  mo]on)  •  Ac]vity  Details  •  Sleep  Details  •  Interac]vity  of  the  views  •  Seamless  mode  switch  (walk,  

run,  bike,  sleep)  

     

Meh…  •  Habits  •  Points  /  Rewards  •  Look  and  Comfort  •  Charge  (bout  3  days  max)  •  Device  interface  (both  

bu2ons  &  auto-­‐light  mo]on)  •  Ac]vity  Pa2erns    

       

Feh!!!!!…  •  Craosmanship  •  Charger  (mini-­‐USB  anyone?)  •  No  Data  Export  •  No  Public  API  •  No  app  or  device  integra]on  •  No  Social  •  No  longitudinal  views  

 

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Overall  View  

•  I  get  it!    I  see  why  Intel  bought  them  •  Minimal  Viable  Product  approach  –  the  good  and  the  bad  

•  REALLY  go2a  provide  API  and  integra]on…soon!    There’s  a  window  of  opportunity  

•  Basis  +  Fitbit  is  great  for  me.  Both  pass  “Turnaround”  test  for  

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Best  of  Two  Worlds?  Fitbit  Zip   Basis  B1  

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