SPShradha Puriinfreecodecamp.org·Aug 21 · 7 min readWhy Two Emotions Can Produce the Exact Same Biometric SignalA few months ago I was sitting in a convention center about to deliver a keynote at an event, watching my Oura Ring throw up the same heart rate pattern it shows me when I’m at my Pilates class. Simil00
SPShradha Puriinfreecodecamp.org·Aug 14 · 9 min readWhy Your Wearable Needs Weeks of Data Before It Becomes UsefulI can recall the time when I first put on the Oura Ring and checked my readiness score the next morning as if I were checking an exam score. I saw something like 62 and I really started to panic. Was 00
SPShradha Puriinfreecodecamp.org·Aug 4 · 9 min readHow GPS Works in Wearables (and Why It Kills Your Battery)A couple of months ago, I went for a 10K run with three different devices on me. Why? Another long story of review deadlines and my own procrastination. By the time I was done with my run and got back00
SPShradha Puriinfreecodecamp.org·Jul 20 · 7 min readHRV Data Is Everywhere. Here's What It Actually MeansHealth data is having a moment. Of all the metrics receiving the most developer interest at present, there’s nothing like heart rate variability (HRV). It’s a feature found on every major SDK for wear00
SPShradha Puriinfreecodecamp.org·Jun 30 · 10 min readWhy Different Wearables Report Different Heart RatesMy partner and I have this thing where we check at what time our heart rates drop to their lowest during sleep, even though we sleep almost at the same time for a similar duration. He's on a Garmin, w00