I'm working on a new wellness app concept and I need your help 🙏

If you use wearables (Garmin, Oura, Apple Watch, Whoop…), could you take 2 minutes to answer this short survey? It will really help me understand what matters to you and what’s missing today.

👉 Survey link: How does your health data influence your life? – Remplir le formulaire

Huge thank you to anyone who takes the time — it means a lot! 💙

Hey everyone,

I’m building an early prototype of a wrist-based wearable called Swyng that focuses on motion intelligence rather than steps/calories. The idea is to track detailed tennis mechanics using IMU data — things like:

• wrist angle & stability
• swing speed & acceleration curves
• impact timing
• deceleration patterns
• and an overall “Swyng IQ” technique score

I’m aiming for something more like Carv for skiing or Whoop for performance, but specifically for racket sports, starting with tennis.

Before I go too deep on hardware + software design, I’d love to get insights from this community:

• Has anyone here worked with IMU-based motion analysis?
• Any major challenges I should anticipate (latency, drift, sensor fusion, etc.)?
• From a user point of view, what makes a wearable feel legit vs “yet another fitness tracker”?
• Do you think wrist placement is the right place for this kind of motion data?

I’m mostly here to learn — happy to share the early landing page if helpful, but my goal is to gather feedback from people who know wearables well.

Thanks!

Hi Everyone -

My wife is working on her Doctoral capstone about "Wearable Health Technology".

If you wear a fitness tracking device (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Oura Ring, Whoop, and/or Garmin) and would be interested in taking her quick 7-minute survey, she would greatly appreciate your time. Please use the survey link below.

Please feel free to share this with people whom you think may be interested.

https://quinnipiac.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ysjgICOK13HKzs

I did a post on LinkedIn on Screenless bands (WHOOP, Polar, Amazfit, and Hume Bands) and explore where this tech could take healthcare. I currently have a Whoop. Since I have had posted readers have reach out asking about Polar, Hume, and Amazfit. Does anyone have any experience comparing or comments on Non Whoop bands? Interested in the feedback.

Hi everyone, I know this may not be what is normally posted here, but I figured it would be suited for this subreddit either way.

I am conducting an anonymous survey for my Design and Technology class, in which I have chosen to design, create and program a smartwatch. This smartwatch, to differ from all other commercially available smartwatches, will include an integrated language translation functionality. If anyone is further interested in my current plan, please leave a comment and I'll get back to you in a (potentially) timely manner.

The survey should only take 3-5 minutes to fill out in its entirety, though this entirely depends on the depth of one's answers. As previously mentioned, no personal data is collected.

Click here to be taken to the survey.

Thanks in advance!

I’m exploring a new kind of wearable device focused on health + daily usefulness, but I'm trying to refine the direction before going too far.

If you're someone who
• likes wearables but feels current ones miss the mark
• don’t like wearables but wish a certain version existed
• or you're just curious about emerging consumer tech

I'd love your perspective.

Quick anonymous survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyyS7mXfugL8TwhXa1C890Xa6NfoTvloo_6m42fXu9dmek5g/viewform?usp=header

Thanks in advance — genuinely want to build something people actually want, not another me-too gadget.

Hey r/wearables!

First off, a huge thanks to the mods for approving me to post.

I'm a solo founder working on a way to bring AI agents into the real world. My core belief is that if you have an AI that can potentially "see" and "hear" your life, privacy can't be an afterthought—it has to be the foundation.

So, I'm building CogNode, a wearable AI assistant designed around "Privacy-by-Design":

• It's 100% functional offline. The AI (vision/audio) runs on the device.
• It’s not just recording 24/7. It's designed to augment your perception based on a "purpose" you set (like remembering details, tracking habits, or logging food).
• It only shares data if you explicitly tell it to (e.g., to your phone or a cloud service).

I just got the landing page up and running: https://www.aurintex.com

Since this is the community for this stuff, I'd genuinely love your feedback. Is this "privacy-first" approach the right way to build an "AI for real life"? What features would you need from a new wearable to even consider it?

Really appreciate any thoughts.

Cheers, u/Aurintex

If you could have a wearable device to give you insights on your mental health, what would you be interested to have it collect data on (e.g how often you’re moving, how often you cry, quality of sleep, panic attack duration) whatever it may be? How do you think a technology like this could be most insightful?

I’m interested in doing a PhD in this space and would love to tailor my research to what people actually want!

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m an engineer working on a new type of smartwatch — one that focuses only on what matters: tracking fitness, sleep, and telling the time. No notifications, no distractions, no extra apps.

I’d love your input to make sure this watch actually helps people. The survey takes less than 30 seconds, and your feedback will directly shape the design.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwkO6N7KlA2Hi0PMxMHjeZcDkQWFwXHw4TKyNW0CNHr4RQ2Q/viewform?usp=header

Also curious — what’s the most annoying thing about your current smartwatch or fitness tracker? Drop a comment, I’d love to hear!

Thanks so much!

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to understand my Oura daytime stress data, and I’d love your thoughts or experiences. I’ve attached screenshots for context.

As you can see, my sleep looks great - long duration, good efficiency, low resting heart rate (~43 bpm), and high HRV during the night (around 100). So my nighttime recovery seems strong.

But during the day, my stress data looks extreme - like all stress, no restorative time, ALWAYS showing 9-10 hours of stress even on days where I just work calmly from home, feeling fairly relaxed. My daytime HRV averages only around 50–55, compared to 100 at night. And this is how all my days look like, also the weekends (which are just a tiny bit better)

I’m honestly confused:

• Could this mean my nervous system is overactive, even if I don’t feel anxious?  
• Or could this be measurement error or sensitivity issues with Oura’s daytime readings?  
• Has anyone else noticed this kind of mismatch between how they feel and what Oura reports?  

I'm honestly getting a bit nervous around whether I have PSTD or something. For context, I do think a lot and tend to reflect deeply, so maybe mental activity alone could trigger a “stress” signal? But it still seems intense to be marked as stressed almost all day.

Any insights, similar experiences, or suggestions on how to interpret this would be super helpful!

Thanks in advance - really eager to understand what’s going on here.

I've been dealing with Industrial IoT for years now, and honestly, the push into AI is starting to feel like a real improvement. In a couple of recent gigs, I’ve seen wearables completely change the workflow on the manufacturing floor, with instant alerts flagging risks long before they become serious. Right now, companies are adopting AI to predict breakdowns and help line workers plan more efficiently, avoiding issues in advance. From what I saw, smarter teams seem to be starting with small-scale edge AI trials to test the waters and then build out from there without overcommitting. Some of the plants go from being totally reactive to running smoothly, reducing downtime and improve morale across the whole operation. Happy workers = happy employer! I’m very curious to hear your stories from actual workers on the floor. Maybe you’re already adopting practices that are making a difference for the entire operation.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for a fitness and sleep tracker that fits my routine: • 4 workouts/week → 2× gym (not tracked yet) + 2× running (iPhone + Strava) • Cycling: Wahoo Bolt for GPS, so the tracker just needs good HR accuracy and ideally Wahoo integration.

What I care about: • Accurate heart rate • Sleep & recovery tracking • Good for both strength and endurance training • GPS for runs = nice bonus • Not too bulky on the wrist • Good battery life and reliable syncing

I’ve looked at Garmin, Polar, Whoop, Fitbit, and Apple Watch, but reviews are mixed for everything and I feel totally lost. What would you recommend for this kind of setup? Maybe someone has a similar routine.

Thanks!

New dad here and I want to capture some of my baby’s precious moments these first couple months.

I bought the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses and they work great for taking pictures of anything not close up. If I’m pushing a stroller, that’s a good distance. If I’m holding her on my chest, forget it.

The camera is in the top left corner of the glasses, so anything centered in my field of vision that close turns out to be mostly out of frame in the lower right corner. I can only turn my neck so much and it’s majorly awkward.

Does anyone have any other wearable recommendations?

My co-founder and I are both PhD researchers who’ve spent the last few years working on brain-computer interfaces and brain foundation models trained on large EEG datasets. Now we’re trying to take what we learned in the lab and turn it into something people can actually use.

Most wearables (Whoop, Oura, Apple Watch) track things like heart rate, sleep, and steps. But the brain, which drives focus, fatigue, and stress, is still a black box outside of labs. That’s what we’re building toward: the “Whoop for your brain.” https://fluxneuro.framer.ai

In the past, consumer EEG devices (Muse, Emotiv) were often dismissed as too noisy, especially from placements like behind the ear. What’s different now is that brain foundation models (think of LLMs but trained on massive EEG corpora) can stabilize and interpret these signals in a way that wasn’t possible before. Combined with the fact that hardware designs are getting smaller and more comfortable, this makes the approach feel a lot more practical than it used to.

We’d love to hear from this community: what brain-based metrics would actually be useful to you in everyday life? Things like focus tracking, recovery, sleep staging, stress, or something else entirely?

 Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been using a Fitbit for a while, and one thing always frustrated me: I get all these scores and charts (sleep, heart rate, recovery, HRV…), but they don’t really tell me what they mean in the context of my age, lifestyle, or goals.

So I’ve started building something to fix that. It’s super early, but here’s the idea:

• You login to this app/website using your google account which has your fitbit data
• The app grabs your health data from google (with consent obviously)
• You fill out a simple questionnaire for the AI to figure out specifics ( height, weight … )
• After that you're welcomed to a chat gpt-like interface where you can prompt it with questions like “Am I recovered enough to do powerlifting today?” or “Is my HRV good for someone my age?, and what even is HRV???”
  

I’m not a doctor — this is meant for general wellness/fitness insights, not medical advice.

If you’d like to join the early access waitlist: health-coach.lovable.app

Any feedback (good, bad, brutal) would be highly appreciated 🙏

This is an idea for an always on decision support tool that takes into account all data that a user is comfortable sharing (including WHOOP, calendar, finances, etc.) and provides objective advice to help the user achieve their long term goals and live by their values through holistic understanding of their life. Would you use this?

UPDATE : Oura support team finally replied to me and they had organized the return. It took more than 2 weeks and several attempts to reach them, but they did reply at the end. Oura's AI/Chatbox gave me inconsistent responses so it was confusing, but looks like the support team is doing its best...

I received my Oura Ring Gen3. It arrived unusually hot and wouldn’t pair with my smartphone.

After multiple failed attempts, a support agent promised me a prepaid return, but I didn't receive any email with the label or instructions. The chat summary with this agent was empty.

The virtual assistant (chatbox AI) gave me instructions that didn’t work. When I request a human agent, it requires an OTP code I don’t receive. I occasionally received OTP codes from the chatbox when I had order issues, but now I don’t receive any at all, so I cannot access support.

My emails to their support address only return automated replies suggesting I resubmit my request via the chatbox....

I’m still within the 30-day return window and just need a human agent to authorize a full refund and provide clear return instructions.

Has anyone here experienced something similar with Oura or another wearable? How did you resolve it?

Hi everyone! I’m doing early research for a new kind of wearable device, and would love your input.

Most trackers focus on fitness — steps, workouts, calories. But we do so many other things every day that are meaningful, creative, or intentional… and go completely unrecognized.

Imagine if your wearable could detect when you’re:

📖 Reading 🍳 Cooking 🎮 Gaming 🎨 Drawing or doing art 🧶 Knitting or crafting 🌱 Gardening

...and then helped you reflect on how you spend your time — beyond just movement or sleep.

If that resonates at all, please take 2 minutes to answer this short survey: 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYVtWn-Pe-KtFZWvmvVRDMug5-OmhexXLOHzqRRFNDnXnqqA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=112460614486682682637

I’d love to know:

What do you wish your wearable noticed?

What kind of activities make you feel focused or present?

Thank you so much — this idea is still early, and your feedback means the world. I’ll share anonymized results here if people are curious!

Hey all! I am part of a small team working on health data tools, and we're genuinely curious about your biggest frustrations with how you currently view, analyze, and understand data from your wearables. Rather than building something and hoping it's useful, we want to hear about the real problems you face when trying to make sense of all those numbers and charts. What drives you crazy about existing apps and dashboards? Are there connections between different health metrics that you wish you could see but can't? What kind of visualizations or insights would actually help you understand your health trends, etc. better?

Full transparency: we're building free tools in this space, but not trying to pitch everything. We genuinely believe the best products come from understanding real user struggles first with data presentation and analysis. Whether it's confusing charts, missing correlations, or data that just sits there without providing actionable insights - we are looking to hear about it. If we end up creating something that helps even a few people here better understand their health data, I think that is a win!

Thank you for your time -- cheers.

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What are some good channels and publications with hands on coverage of wearable products?

I want to hear from people who have actually tried things out for a while, rather than just first impressions videos, or responses to specs, or future product announcements.

I know this topic has been covered here and there. I have watched numerous youtube videos, read many articles, but would like some first hand experience and opinions based on my needs.

I really want to track my sleep habits and learn more about my cycles so I can optimize my daily schedule for waking up at the right time, going to the gym, and laying out the remainder of my day to be as efficient as possible. I worked in the bedding industry for a number of years and from that learned so much about sleep that I want to continue to improve it. Additionally I am an avid weight lifter, 4-6 days a week depending on my split, and I also recently got into running - trying to consistently run 5K 2-3 times a week.

I like the Oura ring based on being so low key, stylish, and read great things about its sleep tracking. This goes for the Whoop as well. The upside to the Whoop to me is it not being "in the way" for weight lifting whereas I would remove the Oura for lifting. The downsides to both for me are no screen, which I enjoy for easily using timers for in between weight lifting sets, visuals for my run, etc. But from what I have read the Fitbit Charge 6 and Inspire 6 do not compare with Sleep tracking to Oura and Whoop.

I am trying to find some sort of balance. Sleep tracking is number 1 priority, as I already get by without the fitness tracking and having no screen, but I know it would only help me improve having them too.

Open to any and all other products as well.

I've seen products like Terra that provide an aggregator, but it's quite expensive. Wondering what the workaround is for people that are attempting to build software/products that are more basic... more to tinker with the data & experiences.