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iOS 8 'Healthbook' App Depicted in New Mockups
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If you are struggling with your weight, go to the gym or go running or something. Looking at your data in some health app on a phone really wont help you about that
Really? I had no idea
Btw, health data such as calories taken in and calories burned is very important. Plus an app like this will probably make following your daily health routine easier. I know you may not need it but millions of other people probably will find it useful.
Cool. More data for NSA to collect.
At least they could see how a zombie turning virus is spreading
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The Borg
This is just another example of the future being the Borg. Healthbook will be like many other different health apps which are out there. But it will be good and it will the default app and it will be one that you trust. So it will end up being the one that folks use. With less usage of the other health apps, they will slowly go out of business.
I've got a fitbit and I like it. But I doubt that I'm always going to have a fitbit, while I am sure that I'm always going to have at least one iOS device (and likely at least two). So buying into this App for the long haul is going to make sense to me.
I just think it is going to be a little lame when me and all my friends are wearing the nearly identical little band on our wrists. But 90% of my friends have iPhones, so I suspect lots will get the iBand.
This is just another example of the future being the Borg. Healthbook will be like many other different health apps which are out there. But it will be good and it will the default app and it will be one that you trust. So it will end up being the one that folks use. With less usage of the other health apps, they will slowly go out of business.
I've got a fitbit and I like it. But I doubt that I'm always going to have a fitbit, while I am sure that I'm always going to have at least one iOS device (and likely at least two). So buying into this App for the long haul is going to make sense to me.
I just think it is going to be a little lame when me and all my friends are wearing the nearly identical little band on our wrists. But 90% of my friends have iPhones, so I suspect lots will get the iBand.
So turn us into a nation of hypochondriacs? I guess sit will be a positive change from a nation of reality TV followers, but just barely...
I can imagine Alan Harper rushing into an ER hysterically screeching something about his readout showing he has _____...
Another step on the road to a narcissistic navel gazing society. I don't see this working out well for some people.
I can imagine Alan Harper rushing into an ER hysterically screeching something about his readout showing he has _____...
Another step on the road to a narcissistic navel gazing society. I don't see this working out well for some people.
I think the point you miss is in the collation and correlation of the human health data. Currently there's not really an app or device which allows all data to be correlated into one app.
The other part is not so much discipline but the ability to record cause and effect.
Currently most people will visit their doctor every 3 months or more to be told their blood pressure has risen.
With devices such as iWatch (if indeed it has a health component) then you are able to see the steady ride in blood pressure everyday. You are also able to correlate why this occurred. Its not always just food and exercise.
That for where it will be very successful and additionally very helpful for Doctors to diagnose you in a much better fashion.
The answer is always in the data.
Really? Your current excuse for being unhealthy and overweight is "well, there isn't an app for it yet"?
Yeah, this app will solve all your problems. I'm feeling like I could use an extra million dollars, if only Apple would make a Finance app. Damn them!
I've been working out and dieting and lost 20 pounds over the last 2 mounts. I'm just saying an app like this will make it easier for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Thanks for the input though!
I actually really like the cards. I don't have Passbook on my iPad so I've never seen this kind of design. It seems like a more useful spin on the traditional tab metaphor.
Monitor Blood Sugar Levels-How?
Like you I do several blood-sugar tests for my diabetes/exercise/food balance every day. IF the iWatch did this without the need for a drop of blood that would be amazing & I'd buy one!!!
Or anything else that could do that without blood-shed!
Like you I do several blood-sugar tests for my diabetes/exercise/food balance every day. IF the iWatch did this without the need for a drop of blood that would be amazing & I'd buy one!!!
Or anything else that could do that without blood-shed!
Big Data w/ Little Knowledge
I hope the Government doesn't come down on Apple for providing all this data to people that haven't a clue as to what it means or what they should do with it. They recently came down on 123andMe because people were taking improper actions based on their genetic makeup. All we need are a bunch of idiots taking the wrong actions based on data they know nothing about.
It takes doctors 6 or more years of post graduate study to get a fair understanding of what all these numbers mean. Now we're going to have a bunch of high school dropouts making health and life related decisions based on this data. The uneducated users will be seen as the victims of big business interests. Those with the most money will get hit with paying for it, which means Apple. I would think this article is making the world's second oldest profession drool in anticipation.
I hope the Government doesn't come down on Apple for providing all this data to people that haven't a clue as to what it means or what they should do with it. They recently came down on 123andMe because people were taking improper actions based on their genetic makeup. All we need are a bunch of idiots taking the wrong actions based on data they know nothing about.
It takes doctors 6 or more years of post graduate study to get a fair understanding of what all these numbers mean. Now we're going to have a bunch of high school dropouts making health and life related decisions based on this data. The uneducated users will be seen as the victims of big business interests. Those with the most money will get hit with paying for it, which means Apple. I would think this article is making the world's second oldest profession drool in anticipation.
It will be successful
Fitbit, Jawbone UP, Withings Pulse, Nike Fuelband, Polar Loop, Bowflex Boost... I could go on. These manufacturers have sold hundreds of millions of these devices combined. Many of them integrate via Bluetooth to a smartphone. But it doesn't give the full picture, and whenever you integrate at the OS level, it gets a lot more interesting. The market is there, and Apple needs a new product introduction to keep Carl Icahn happy.
With this, Apple would be able to correlate the data between the M7 in the phone and the data pulled in from the watch. Also, notifications on the watch from an OS level. "Phone at 20%", that's useful info. Remember that Siri was an app before it was integrated into the phone itself. Being able to enter what I'm eating from the lock screen is going to be A LOT better than unlocking my phone, finding the app, waiting for it to open, typing it in...
The future?
Being able to just tell Siri what you ate / drank, what exercise you just did, etc.
Fitbit, Jawbone UP, Withings Pulse, Nike Fuelband, Polar Loop, Bowflex Boost... I could go on. These manufacturers have sold hundreds of millions of these devices combined. Many of them integrate via Bluetooth to a smartphone. But it doesn't give the full picture, and whenever you integrate at the OS level, it gets a lot more interesting. The market is there, and Apple needs a new product introduction to keep Carl Icahn happy.
With this, Apple would be able to correlate the data between the M7 in the phone and the data pulled in from the watch. Also, notifications on the watch from an OS level. "Phone at 20%", that's useful info. Remember that Siri was an app before it was integrated into the phone itself. Being able to enter what I'm eating from the lock screen is going to be A LOT better than unlocking my phone, finding the app, waiting for it to open, typing it in...
The future?
Being able to just tell Siri what you ate / drank, what exercise you just did, etc.
This, and the new Sony sensor that Apple picked out of the bargain bin and put a $50 crystal on top of.
I agree. I do get the urge to rant about how this app is just about as useless as the 50,000 health apps in the App Store, but in the end, it'll just be another bloatware app that I can't get rid of.
Here in the US it looks like poor health is a growing market.
That, and short term memory loss. This seems to be the case in the Apple ranks.
No no no no, this is a 110% useful feature. It's only a gimmick when Samsung or HTC does it, even if most of the users actually use it daily, it's still just a gimmicky, laggy, feature.
The truly terrible thing is that these apps aren't considered bloatware. All of a sudden, the definition of the word changed when Apple put 20+ apps on their devices that you couldn't get rid of . . . . . unless you want to jailbreak.
Oooooh, good point there. Siri + Healthbook = possible game changer. And it would integrate into Reminders nicely!
You missed my point. This isn't going to make anyone care. The same people who don't care will dismiss the product. The people who do care will appreciate it. But for the majority of the population, they will either:
1) Open the app and use it for a a day or so, to try it out, before putting it in their junk folder.
2) Put it in their junk folder right away, along with newsstand
Regarding your second point, you misunderstood me again. I'm not saying they shouldn't get into market x or market y. It is clear and obvious that the tech market is involving itself with health and fitness type gadgets at the moment; wherein Apple fits fine.
I just don't like that that is the market, and personally feel like they could skip this "limited" demographic market (I'm sure fitness bands will start dying in 4-6 years - after the fad/market for it declines), and instead work on something else. However I don't think they have anything else except the iTV coming up, so oh well.
I think you're exaggerating apple products. It's a new market, yes; 1 year ago there was basically just the pebble smart watch. I do think that apple will make the "best" smart watch available, but I doubt it's going to transform the smart watch industry into something ultimately more useful. It's not going to have a glucose reader; it's just going to be a possibly better spec'd, more intuitive pebble with better integration with iOS. It's not going to change anything though
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Thanks for your concern. I am however perfectly healthy; never been overweight, good genes, and a relatively balanced diet.
If an athlete wanted a product like this they could get the nike fuel band, as that would interfere less with their exercises than a smart watch would. This product will be just like the pebble, but have better specs, and better integration with iOS. If you think there's going to be a glucose reader you're delusional lol
I have to expect some backlash for my harsh comments hah. Of course there will be many who can benefit from this product, and obviously the market is heading in this direction anyway, so it's not like it has been wrongly assessed...I just happen to stand up for my opinions and the side which they take.
Oh and by the way, in regard to "educating myself" - I am fairly educated about the subject. Just because you happen to need this product does not mean everyone else should also. If you cannot regulate your own life by yourself, then you probably need to do some "educating" yourself. If you were to "educate" yourself about food and nutrition you would know how to live a healthy life, and wouldn't need any medication. This is, assuming you don't have any diseases - which by the way obesity isn't one of (no matter what the AMA says).
That shot isn't necessarily meant for you (although meant to tickle), but my point is that while some may simply use it as a tool to better manage their life, it's not going to sway any of the people who don't care enough to continue that lifestyle, and therefore I think it is a wasted market.
TL;DR - Many people may buy the smart watch looking transform their lives --> Many people will stop using the smart watch for fitness several months into owning it.
No, I think the future is to have Siri watch...
BTW: I use the Nike Fuel Band, and a Garmin Edge on my bike. I have, so far, strenuously avoided the integrated iPhone type of systems. I don't want to be, nor need to be that reachable when I'm doing things for me. And integration isn't a big enough selling point for me either, but that's just me... I see it as a fad. Another way to avoid interacting with reality, ironically... We don't need 'total body monitors'. That's what spouses and partners are for... ;-)
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OMG, a type from my iPhone... crap, condemn me and please provide me with basic English lessons and proof reading lessons. Thanks!
What is holding people back now, that this app will provide? Will Siri "sigh" when you pull up to a McDonald's drive through?
Set an exercise schedule, drive less, take the stairs. Don't eat garbage, eat less meat. Does it take an app to remind you of this? It's common sense.
iOS 8 'Healthbook' App Depicted in New Mockups
Imagine this- You try a new diet and exercise regimen, and you enter in the data into healthbook. It tells you the your calorie intake and how many calories you burn, and it keeps a log of everything. You can keep track of how much weight you lose, calorie intake, calories burned, workout regimens, etc. in one app and make adjustments if necessary.
Predicting your next argument: "you don't need an app to do this, you can keep track in real life"
An app would make it easier, especially for people with organizational issues like myself, but that's a different story.
What is holding people back now, that this app will provide? Will Siri "sigh" when you pull up to a McDonald's drive through?
Set an exercise schedule, drive less, take the stairs. Don't eat garbage, eat less meat. Does it take an app to remind you of this? It's common sense.
Imagine this- You try a new diet and exercise regimen, and you enter in the data into healthbook. It tells you the your calorie intake and how many calories you burn, and it keeps a log of everything. You can keep track of how much weight you lose, calorie intake, calories burned, workout regimens, etc. in one app and make adjustments if necessary.
Predicting your next argument: "you don't need an app to do this, you can keep track in real life"
An app would make it easier, especially for people with organizational issues like myself, but that's a different story.
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Says the persons who types "more such as basic writing". Can you translate that for us?
lol
What is holding people back now, that this app will provide? Will Siri "sigh" when you pull up to a McDonald's drive through?
Set an exercise schedule, drive less, take the stairs. Don't eat garbage, eat less meat. Does it take an app to remind you of this? It's common sense.
It's funny how it's always common sense for people who don't struggle with their weight. Ya know Philip Seymour Hoffman... Don't abuse alcohol and drugs, it's common sense.
What is holding people back now, that this app will provide? Will Siri "sigh" when you pull up to a McDonald's drive through?
Set an exercise schedule, drive less, take the stairs. Don't eat garbage, eat less meat. Does it take an app to remind you of this? It's common sense.
For some, yes.
However in case you didn't notice obesity is a problem and not through lack of willpower.
Broken limbs, muscle strains, Diabetes, hormonal deficiencies, mental health issues, socioeconomics, locality, single parent family etc etc etc. are in factors and "eating right", "eating less", "just walk an extra 400 steps a day" is not the solution in these cases.
Its not so simple for everyone. Everybody has a different set of parameters to what keeps them healthy.
As with most products its not built for one demographic in mind. If you're young healthy and exercise regularly tracking steps per day is probably irrelevant to you but measuring your resting pulse after exercise to monitor recovery is very useful.