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Andy O'Donoghue

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

But it tracks your sleep, it tracks your stress and recovery.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

And there's none of that kind of clunky buzzing and notifications that you get from your smartwatch.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

So it is focused entirely on passive data collection, and it literally just weighs less than two and a half grams.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

But it does real-time recovery and stress tracking, no screen notifications, no distraction, built-in skin temperature sensor, so monitors early signs of illness or fatigue.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

And you own your data, no recurring monthly subscription fees, and six days of battery life, which is something, say, that you certainly don't get from an Apple Watch.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

Yeah, and these are also, I mean, we're really seeing more and more of these products.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

Therabody, many of your listeners will know them.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

They make really good massagers for kind of post-workout massage, that kind of stuff.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

But this is a blackout sleep mask that uses heat and vibration and a massage pattern tailored to your heart rate.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

So the idea is it melts away headaches or screen-induced stress.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

They cost about 200 euros.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

You'll find them all over the country.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

I've seen these in loads of electrical retailers.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

therabody have what they call smart sense technology and it's a tiny sensor that sits against your temple it reads your pulse and it adjusts the massard vibration to actively lower your heart rate and there is there's a few different modes there's a focus and a smart relax and a sleep mode but matt they're really really cool you can fully fold them and put them into their little case so you can take them on a long haul flight and you can also connect them by bluetooth to the therabody app

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

So you get this sort of guided sound therapy.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

So I think if you're a frequent flyer or a heavy screen user or you suffer maybe from tension headaches after work, that kind of thing, really nice way to decompress.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

This is just a really cool little thing that caught my eye.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

I saw this at a show recently, and it's a really nice smart bedside lamp and sound machine.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

And it uses a very gentle simulated sunrise alarm.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Tech Thursday: The Pivot From Fitness To Wellness Gadgets

And I, like many people in the country, use my smartphone as an alarm in the morning.