"Spire" is a pebble-shaped device that allows you to record the depth of breathing in the iPhone app when you wear it. Psychological conditions (tension, calmness, concentration) are estimated from breathing, and when stress continues, it vibrates to call attention. It is a product born from research at Stanford University and is on sale at Apple stores. You can also see the number of steps and calories burned, so you can enjoy it as an unusual activity tracker.
Respiratory tracking device "Spire SP-1" Actual selling price 13,392 yen Now on sale https://spire.io/
The iPhone is always on. There is no off. Work contacts arrive day and night, and even attachments can be opened. If I couldn't open it, I wouldn't have had a computer at hand. Unless I turned off my iPhone or put it in flight mode, I lived a stress-free life. Still, I can't throw away my iPhone.
In that case, Spire's idea is to control the mentality by adjusting the breathing disturbed by stress.
Small and light
Spire is used by clipping it to trousers or bras. When you breathe, the depth of breath is obtained from the change in the force applied to the pressure sensor inside the Spire. Apply it as close to your skin as possible so that you can easily see the movements of your chest and abdomen.
The body is made of a smooth resin material and is smooth when touching the skin. The design like pebbles seems to be the image of a Japanese garden. There is no hole like a terminal to connect the cable, so it's okay if you accidentally put it in the washing machine (though it's scary).
The power supply is a lithium-ion battery, which can be used for 7 days on a single charge. The charging stand is shaped like a tray made of cork. It can be charged just by putting it on with wireless power supply. When charging, the blue light blinks softly like a firefly.
Wireless charging when placed on a cork-based power supply tray.There are no holes such as terminals in the main body, so it is okay to wash by mistake
When using it, first pair it with iPhone and Bluetooth, and register the age, gender, etc. in the application. Immediately after the setting is completed, breath tracking will start, and you will be able to see how many times you are breathing in one minute and what kind of psychological situation you are in. Although Japanese is confusing in some places, it makes me laugh, but the design is simple and the operation is easy to understand.
Records are displayed in chronological order. You can see the time of tension, calm, and concentration in minutes. When linked with iPhone apps such as calendars and photos, it's interesting to know where and what you were doing and what your feelings were. When a photo or schedule is included in the breathing record, it looks like a "breathing diary". You can also see the seating time and travel time, and use it as an activity meter. However, I do not know the psychological situation when moving.
Use by attaching to trousers or underwear. The Japanese words "OK" and "I'm confused" are strange.
You can see how stressed you were during the day
You can also see when you were stressed during the day
This vague man is me
I immediately put on Spire and tried to work. When I was thinking, "I don't know how unpleasant my work is," Spire vibrated and rushed. By default, you would be notified if you were tense for more than 2 minutes. In peacetime, the screen of the app that displays the calm sea was dyed red. scared.
I didn't think I hated work that much. The right side of the navel wearing Spire is vibrating all the time, which makes me feel uncomfortable. The app advised me to take a deep breath, so I took a deep breath with abdominal breathing. However, the vibration does not stop. On that day, I was still nervous whether I went home or talked to my wife. The tension was 5.9 hours in total, and the calm state was 0 minutes. The right side of the navel was vibrating all the time before going to bed.
Display the calm sea when it is in a calm state
The screen turns red when you are in a tense state
I was worried that I would die from tension if I kept going like this. However, from the second day, I was relieved that peace, concentration, and tension were clearly classified. I think that the numerical value has become stable because the average value (BPM) of the respiratory rate was taken to a certain extent.
On the second day, the measurement started in the afternoon, with 68 minutes of calm, 17 minutes of concentration, and 27 minutes of tension. It was a relatively peaceful day. That day was the day when Ultraman had a job of Nico Nico Live Broadcasting, which appeared as a guest, and I was in a tense state all the time before the performance. However, when the recording started, it was in a calm state. I've been in peace for two hours since then. He doesn't like work, but he likes Ultraman.
The psychological situation and the pictures (screenshots) taken at that time are lined up. I've been in peace since I started working with Ultraman.Ultraman is amazing
He doesn't know if he's right by himself, so when I asked Nishimaki-kun in his twenties to try it out, he was always focused on the first day. If I thought it was amazing, I was concentrating even when I was eating lunch. When I thought about it, I was nervous when I made a logo of my name with "a generator that can make a logo like Metallica". I'm not sure. Didn't you like Metallica?
Since then, I keep a breathing record with Spire so that I don't forget it.
As I continued to wear it, my breathing record gradually became stable. For example, I was impressed by the fact that there was no time for tension during the previous New Year holidays. On the first day of work, I was in a state of tension that was easy to understand, and I realized again that I hate work.
He was so nervous that he occasionally tried to stretch his scapula. After I started working, I was sometimes nervous at home, so I decided to set my iPhone to flight mode after I got home. I haven't noticed any noticeable changes in my psychological situation yet, but I was able to change my life for 13,392 yen.
What impressed me as a thing was that there were no buttons or displays on the Spire body. A wearable device is an accessory that has a sensor embedded in it instead of a jewel, and I felt that the accessory didn't need a button or display, so I thought it was a decent design.
At first, I was wondering if it was true that I could understand the psychological situation, but when I continued, it was interesting because I could get a record like that even if I was playful. If you've been working too hard lately and think you can't relax, give it a try.
Born in 1983, Kajimen has a hobby of housework. I am planning to evolve into a dad next year. Looking for news on Facebook.
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