Podcasts about Wearable

Wearable technology that gives you insights into your physiology can revolutionize your approach to stress, well-being, and overall health. These gadgets can show you the impact of menstrual cycles and open the doors for personalized stress management.  In this episode, Dr. Torkil Færø discusses using wearables to lower stress and finding balance in our fast-paced lives. Dr. Færø, with his expertise as a general practitioner physician and emergency physician, dives into the significance of heart rate variability (HRV) and how wearable technology can help in tracking and regulating stress levels.  Listen now to start making informed decisions to reduce your stress! For show notes, visit https://fivejourneys.com/podcasts/manage-stress-using-wearables/  Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/feelfreakingamazing/  Related Episodes Prevent Disease Using Biofeedback, with Dr. Torkil Færø Manage Stress and Become Resilient, with Dr. Stephen Sideroff How Stress Wreaks Havoc on Your Thyroid (And What You Can Do About It), with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi Start Your Day Stress-Free, with Dr. Stephen Sideroff Unlock Better Sleep and Hormone Balance, with Dr. Deanna Minich

In this episode, Join Adiel Gorel and Dr. Torkil Færø for an enlightening discussion about the emerging power of wearables to help us monitor and hack our health by properly interpreting the meaning all the data points wearables provide.    In this episode Dr. Færø discusses: The emerging industry of personalized medicine. Why listening to your body is not always enough. What does our heart rate and HRV reveal about the state of our health? How smart watches and fitness trackers help us mitigate our stress. Ways to decode your sleep and diet using wearables.

Ramadan is traditionally observed through visual cues like moon sightings and printed prayer timetables. Bank Al Etihad and VML Jordan have created a wearable tactile calendar to support blind and partially sighted Muslims engage in traditions independently. Amelia spoke to Basel Jumaa, Executive Creative Director, and Josh Loebner, Global Head of Inclusive Design, to learn more. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font. 

Send us a textProfessor Dr. Mark Kendall (BE PhD FRSA FTSE FNAI) is CEO & Founder of WearOptimo ( https://wearoptimo.com/prof-mark-kendall/ ), a private Australian health-tech company developing the next generation of wearable technology, redefining how we approach hydration and biomarker monitoring.Professor Kendall is also Vice-Chancellor's Entrepreneurial Professor at the Australian National University ( https://research.anu.edu.au/research-initiatives/wearoptimo ).Professor Kendall is a biomedical engineer, inventor, scientist, entrepreneur and business-builder with more than 25 years' experience in creating medical technologies to tackle key global health challenges, and companies licensing/advancing his patents/technologies have created a combined economic value of more than $2 billion for investors.​While at the University of Oxford, Professor Kendall was an inventor of the biolistics technology, commercialized with PowderJect (sold to Chiron Vaccines for US$1 billion in 2003), and then PowderMed, purchased by Pfizer for US$400 million in 2006. Professor Kendall was then Founder, CTO and a Director of Vaxxas (2011-2015), which was the commercialization vehicle for his Nanopatch vaccine delivery invention, featured in his TEDGlobal talk, which has more than 1 million views.In recognition of his innovation and translation of commercial technologies focused on the delivery of drugs to skin, and skin-based disease diagnostics, Professor Kendall has received more than 40 awards and accolades. These include the 2016 CSL Young Florey Medal, a 2012 Rolex Laureate Award for Enterprise and the Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research (2011). He was also named a 2015 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, winner of The Australian Innovation Challenge in 2011 and 2004 Younger Engineer of Britain. Professor Kendall's work has featured in diverse media outlets, including TEDGlobal, WIRED, ABC, BBC, NBC, National Geographic, New Scientist, Popular Science and Vanity Fair.Professor Kendall's international recognition extends to his election as a Fellow: of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI, USA); the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, (RSA, UK); and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).With a strong global network, and a significant international profile, Professor Kendall serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Biotechnology and is co-chair of the Australian Stem Cell Therapies Mission.Professor Kendall has a BE (Hons I) and a PhD, Mechanical Engineering from The University of Queensland.#WearOptimo #MarkKendall #WearableBiometrics #HydrationMonitoring #Dehydration #PeakPerformance #EliteAthletes #AgedCare #MarkWebber #CompanionDiagnostics #Theranostics #ProgressPotentialAndPossibilities #IraPastor #Podcast #Podcaster #ViralPodcast #STEM #Innovation #Technology #Science #ResearchSupport the show

Show Notes 4 April 2025Story 1: These smart contact lens prototypes could convince future me to ditch my glasses thanks to wireless power transfer and eye health biosensingSource: TechRadar.com Story by Stephen WarwickLink: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/these-smart-contact-lens-prototypes-could-convince-future-me-to-ditch-my-glasses-thanks-to-wireless-power-transfer-and-eye-health-biosensingSee also: https://xpanceo.com/Story 2: Wearable ring translates sign language into text - SpellRing is trained on 20,000 words in American Sign Language.Source: Popular Science Story by Andrew PaulLink: https://www.popsci.com/technology/sign-language-translator-ring/See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtRk-oUeIcStory 3: Terabytes of data in a millimeter crystal - University of Chicago researchers created a "quantum-inspired” revolution in microelectronics, storing classical computer memory in crystal gaps where atoms should beSource: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering news posting, University of ChicagoLink: https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/terabytes-data-millimeter-crystalSee research paper here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0635/htmlStory 4: Cellular 'scaffold' enables myoblast implants on healthy muscle to advance regenerative medicineSource: MedicalXpress.com News from Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityLink: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-cellular-scaffold-enables-myoblast-implants.htmlSee research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cell-and-developmental-biology/articles/10.3389/fcell.2024.1502332/fullHonorable MentionsStory: U.S. Firm Develops Solid-State Battery With 25x More Capacity, 1,000 CyclesSource: Tomorrow's World TodayLink: https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/energy/u-s-firm-develops-solid-state-battery-with-25x-more-capacity-1000-cycles/Story: Brazil launches world's first ethanol power plant to turn sugarcane into electricitySource: Timesofinnovation.com Story by Aria PatelLink: https://timesofinnovation.com/renewable-energy-sector/brazil-launches-worlds-first-ethanol-power-plant-to-turn-sugarcane-into-electricity/See also: https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/26-03-2025-world-first-engine-test-to-convert-sugarcane-into-clean-power-3564930Story: Startup cracks the code to create jet fuel in 'record time' from an unexpected source: 'Novel technology' Carbon dioxide and waterSource: The Cool Down Story by Rick KazmerLink: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/startup-cracks-the-code-to-create-jet-fuel-in-record-time-from-an-unexpected-source-novel-technology/ar-AA1BUtDcStory: Fetus Receives Life-Saving Medication Before Birth in Medical FirstSource: ScienceAlert.com Story by Carly CassellaLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/fetus-receives-life-saving-medication-inside-womb-in-medical-first

Mistress J, best known internationally for the decorative rope designs she creates, particularly beautiful, wearable rope art has been part of her local scene in Melbourne, Australia, for eleven years. She has been teaching skillshares in her community for nine years, drawing on her background in design and education, and she facilitates a group called ‘The Art of Rope'. Identifying as a Sensualist, she loves touch, and always tries to incorporate it in her scenes. She also enjoys learning, most recently focusing on chaos rope and more strenuous and torturous types of tie, continually expanding her skills. Fox and Mya enjoyed hearing her thoughts about decorative rope and authentic perspective, along with her very thorough approach to whatever she's doing. Listen to the episode to hear the hosts explore with her: • How she was first introduced to rope bondage • What attracted her to rope even though initially it didn't make se • How she initially fit in rope around looking after her two kids • What is decorative rope or ‘wearable art' • How she integrates other crafting techniques into her ropework • Her collection of mannequins (including their names - we love this so hard!) • How a variety types of mannequins help with practicing different ties • Examples of some of her decorative ties • Complimentary skills that support her abilities in rope • How her neurodivergence is an asset in rope • How she enjoys a broad skillset - including other rope practices such as circus rope • Why decorative rope is so appealing to a wide variety of people • Tying her suitcase when travelling • And more… Listen now on all podcast platforms! Ps - Fun crossover: Mistress J talks about devouring the excellent book Shibari you can use by Lee Harrington (@passionandsoul) - who was our last interviewee in episodes 193-4

Should the Apple Vision Pro qualify as a wearable? Chuck Joiner, Brittany Smith, David Ginsburg, Brian Flaingan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea  debate the issue, with most agreeing it does, though it's unlike traditional wearables such as the Apple Watch. They also discuss Sonos canceling its rumored TV streaming box, viewing it as a smart move in a crowded market. Ideas are shared about how Sonos could better integrate home audio and video without competing directly with Apple or Roku, and some of the challenges of setting up a home theater.  This MacVoices episode is supported by Notion. Work faster, write better, and think bigger. Try it for free today at notion.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:29 Apple Vision Pro Discussion 13:21 Sonos TV Streaming Box Cancellation 23:02 Home Theater Integration Challenges Links: The AmberMac Show Ep004: Trump on Crypto, Wearable Tech, & the Future of Work https://ambermac.com/the-ambermac-show-ep004-trump-crypto/ Sonos cancels Apple TV 4K competitor, per report https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/12/sonos-cancels-apple-tv-4k-competitor-per-report/ Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud. Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC). Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Brittany Smith is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, Devise and Conquer, along with companion video courses for folks with ADHD. She's also the cofounder of The ADHD Guild, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”. 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Today, we're diving into the captivating world where cardiology meets cutting-edge technology. Ever wondered how your smartwatch could potentially save your life or how wearable tech is revolutionizing heart rhythm monitoring? You're in for a treat! Joining us is Dr. Yaariv Khaykin, an internationally renowned expert in rhythm disorders. He's a self-proclaimed "heart electrician" with a knack for gadgets and tech, and he's here to guide us through the intersection of traditional cardiology and modern advancements. From exploring the 100-year-old ECG technology to discussing breakthrough wearable devices, this episode is packed with insights that will transform the way you think about heart health. So whether you're a medical professional, a tech enthusiast, or someone just curious about how wearables could benefit your health, stay tuned for a fascinating conversation that proves science fiction is quickly becoming present-day medicine.Episode HighlightsWearables Catch Fleeting Symptoms Wearables effectively detect fleeting health symptoms that traditional monitors might miss, especially heart rhythm abnormalities.ECG's Long-Standing Role ECGs have been crucial in cardiology for over 100 years, providing insight into heart's electrical activity.Technology Elevates Heart Monitoring Advanced tech offers multi-channel monitoring, improving safety and precision in diagnosing heart conditions like arrhythmias.Smartwatches: Medical Utility Evolving Smartwatches like Apple Watch are now FDA-approved for heart monitoring, offering reliable data for clinical decisions.Data in Wearables: Double-Edged Sword While empowering users, wearables can increase anxiety without proper context. Interpretation is key.Improving Life Through Wearables Devices encourage healthy behaviors, tracking sleep, steps, and exercise to guide lifestyle choices for longevity.Heart Rate Variability's Importance High heart rate variability indicates fitness and longevity, while low variability can signal health issues.Non-Invasive Monitoring Innovations Textile-based ECGs provide comfort, easy use, and continuous heart monitoring without traditional discomforts.Bridging Clinical and Consumer Tech The integration of wearables in daily life advances proactive healthcare, offering diagnostic-level insights easily accessible to all.Episode Timestamps00:00 - Ditch the Lab Coat Podcast06:09 - AI enhances ECG interpretation07:03 - Advanced cardiac mapping vest10:30 - Wearables revolutionize heart monitoring14:39 - Wearables' role in health monitoring18:58 - Assessing Apple Watch for heart rhythms21:00 - Atrial fibrillation detection limitations23:49 - Wearable limitations in symptom detection28:41 - Wearable ECG tech achieves 99.9% accuracy29:46 - Medical device risk and standards34:38 - "Tech bros & longevity obsession"38:17 - Wearables: balancing peace and anxiety42:32 - Heart rate variability explained46:02 - Heart tech: ECGs and innovation47:20 - Future of wearable cardiac technologyDISCLAMER >>>>>>    The Ditch Lab Coat podcast serves solely for general informational purposes and does not serve as a substitute for professional medical services such as medicine or nursing. It does not establish a doctor/patient relationship, and the use of information from the podcast or linked materials is at the user's own risk. The content does not aim to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and users should promptly seek guidance from healthcare professionals for any medical conditions.   >>>>>> The expressed opinions belong solely to the hosts and guests, and they do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Hospitals, Clinics, Universities, or any other organization associated with the host or guests.       Disclosures: Ditch The Lab Coat podcast is produced by (Podkind.co) and is independent of Dr. Bonta's teaching and research roles at McMaster University, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Queens University. 

About Jason Oberfest:Jason Oberfest is Vice President of Healthcare at ŌURA, leading strategy and partnerships to drive early health interventions, improved patient outcomes, and cost reduction. He previously spent five years at Apple, shaping the Health app on iPhone and Apple Watch. As Founder and CEO of Mango Health, Jason built a pioneering mobile health app for chronic condition management, partnering with major healthcare leaders before its acquisition in 2019. Passionate about behavior-driven health innovation, he excels in designing digital solutions that empower consumers and enhance healthcare delivery.Things You'll Learn:ŌURA focuses on sleep, readiness, and activity tracking, providing comprehensive health insights.Wearable health trackers can improve primary care by making it more efficient and personalized.The healthcare community is increasingly recognizing the critical role of sleep quality in overall well-being, extending beyond mental health to encompass cardiovascular and metabolic health.ŌURA measures various biometrics, including sleep stages, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and body temperature.Wearable technology provides a means for continuous, passive biometric data collection, offering a comprehensive view of a patient's health status. Integrating this data into care plans can personalize treatment and improve patient outcomes.Resources:Connect with and follow Jason Oberfest on LinkedIn.Learn more about ŌURA on their LinkedIn and website.

Link building is one of the most powerful ways to boost your SEO and get your site noticed.  Think of backlinks like votes of confidence, when reputable sites link to yours, search engines see it as a sign that you're legit and worth ranking higher. That means more visibility, more traffic, and ultimately, more customers.  But it's not just about quantity; quality matters big time. A few strong, relevant backlinks can do way more for your rankings than a ton of low-quality ones.  Done right, link building helps you build authority, outshine competitors, and create long-term growth for your brand and Umar shares how!  Umar Faizan In this episode of eCom@One with Richard Hill, we're diving deep into the fast-moving world of SEO and link building with Umar Farzan, the Director of Growth Winner. Richard and Umar first connected at the SEO Mastery Conference in Saigon, Vietnam, and now they're breaking down everything eCommerce brands need to know about building a strong link profile. Umar shares his fascinating journey from graphic design to becoming an SEO powerhouse, highlighting why solid systems and processes are key to success. They tackle the big question: should eCommerce brands build an in-house link-building team or outsource the work? Plus, Umar spills the secrets on link gap analysis, crafting creative content for industries that aren't exactly glamorous, and how predictive SEO can give brands an edge. Whether you're a seasoned eCommerce pro or just starting out, this episode is packed with practical tips and expert insights that could take your SEO game to the next level. Don't miss it! Topics Covered  00:23 - What is eCommerce link building 04:41-  Pre launch brand building strategy 07:20 - Product page optimisation strategy 11:00 - Efficient link building systems 15:53 - Hybrid strategy for business growth 17:24 - Inefficient SEO stifles revenue growth 21:43 - Keyword & link analysis strategy 23:45 - Adaptive SEO linking strategy 28:01 - Creating link-worthy content tips 32:22 - Ecom store tech innovations 33:10 - Ecommerce digital products strategy 38:22 - Wearable tech and sleep data 41:53 - Traffic recovery post-Google update 42:52 - Linkable assets in medical research 46:01 - Balanced link building strategy 50:31 - Google action on Digital PR links 54:44 - Book recommendation 

Filip Kozera sees parallels between Excel's democratization of data analytics and Wordware's mission to put AI development in the hands of knowledge workers. Drawing inspiration from Excel's 750 million users (compared to 30 million software developers), Wordware is creating tools that balance the rigid structure of programming with the fuzziness of natural language. Filip explains why effective AI development requires working across multiple abstraction layers—from high-level concepts to detailed implementation—while preserving human creative control. He shares his vision for “word artisans” who will use AI to amplify their creative impact. Hosted by Sonya Huang, Sequoia Capital Mentioned in this episode: Lovable: Generative AI app that builds UIs and web apps Her: 2013 Spike Jonze film that Filip uses as an example of how voice will not be the best modality to express knowledge work. Descript: AI video editing app that Filip uses a lot.  Granola: AI notetaking app Filip uses every day..  Gemini 2.0 Pro: Google's newest long context model that can handle 6000 page pdfs. Limitless pendant: Wearable device for collecting personal conversational context to drive AI experiences that Filip can't wait for to ship. DeepLearning.AI: Andrew Ng's amazing resource for learning about AI 3Blue1Brown: Grant Sanderson's incredible channel on YouTube that explains math and AI visually.

On today's show, we're chatting with Abe and Connor, the co-founders of Distressed Fest, which is a vintage event promoting distressed vintage as wearable art. If you're listening to this live, Distressed Fest is headed to Brooklyn March 29th, and you should go check it out if you enjoy this episode.  On to our guests today, Abe is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but now he runs a vintage showroom in Brooklyn. He has a fine arts background and is a vintage clothing appraiser on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. His business partner, Connor, is Distressed Fest's west coast conter-part, hailing from San Diego where he's been dealing distressed vintage clothing for some time now. We chat about what makes distressed clothing so special and their most incredible finds on today's show. It's a really interesting one and I think you're really gonna love it –  so let's dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:30] Early memories of buying and selling clothes, and lots of thrifting [9:46] The path into dealing vintage clothing [14:19] How distressed vintage became their special interests [25:23] Starting Distressed Fest, a vintage event promoting distressed vintage as wearable art. [30:04] Wash, wear, and repair as the markings of a good distressed vintage piece. [35:57] Distressed pieces have a visible history that can sometimes be interpreted. [46:08] Well-worn pieces becoming a status symbol in high fashion. [48:46] One of the wildest stories I've ever heard about picking vintage clothes from an abandoned homestead! EPISODE MENTIONS:  Distressed Fest @sumshitifound - Abe's business @legarbaage - Connor's business @distressedfest Led Zeppelin @erikbill @antiqueshirts @bangfoyobuckclothing @detailsvintage @shop.handbook @laborandgleangarment LET'S CONNECT: 

In this episode WTiN speaks with Mili Tharakan, a smart textile consultant of the Smart Textile Alliance and podcast host of No Ordinary Cloth. Tharakan has spent 20 years working in smart textiles as a designer and researcher. In her podcast No Ordinary Cloth, she delves into the world of textiles and tapestry innovation. In this episode, she speaks with Victoria Nickerson about WTiN's Smart Textiles offering. The pair discuss the changing sector of Smart Textiles and wearable technologies. They delve into how WTiN covers and supports the sector. They share their careers to date and explore what excites them about the textile industry.For more information, please visit noordinarycloth.com. You can also listen to No Ordinary Cloth here.You can listen to the episode above, or via Spotify and Apple Podcasts. To discuss any of our topics, get in touch by following @wtincomment and @abi_wtin on X, formerly Twitter, or email aturner@wtin.com directly. To explore sponsorship opportunities, please email sales@wtin.com.

Chia-Lin Simmons is the CEO of LogicMark, a company revolutionizing healthcare with AI-powered technology. Today, she reveals how AI and wearable devices are transforming elderly care and predicting health risks before they become serious.AI is reshaping the future of healthcare, making early detection and prevention more effective than ever.In this episode, we explore how cutting-edge AI is changing the way we approach aging, safety, and personalized care.Takeaways:AI is transforming elderly healthcare through predictive analytics.Wearable tech must be practical and user-friendly.Fresh data is key to accurate AI-driven care.Connect with Chia-Lin Simmons:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/csimmonsWebsite: www.logicmark.comX: www.x.com/logicmarkChapters:00:00 - Introduction00:10 - Chia Lin Simmons on leading LogicMark02:11 - Transforming elderly care tech03:25 - Wearables for safety & eldercare06:04 - Introducing LogicMark's "Fear Max"07:41 - Predictive fall technology10:12 - Patents & data in disease prediction13:15 - Data's role in health outcomes17:34 - Game theory in healthcare20:59 - Advancing mobility tech23:04 - AI's potential in curing cancer27:54 - Importance of fresh data & AI accuracy29:31 - Conclusion & connect with Chia Lin Simmons#ai #entrepreneur #business #artificialintelligence __________________________________________________________________________________________

keywordscybersecurity, zero trust, public speaking, ThreatLocker, AI threats, layered security, Rob Allen, cybersecurity insights, personal growth, industry challenges, technology, wearables, Buc-ee's, sports, DIY, tech addiction, Vision Pro, personal achievements, American culture, cybersecuritysummaryIn this episode of the No Password Required podcast, host Jack Klabby engages with cybersecurity experts Kaylee Melton and Rob Allen, discussing Rob's journey to ThreatLocker, the importance of overcoming public speaking fears, and the principles of Zero Trust security. They explore common mistakes organizations make when implementing Zero Trust, the future of cybersecurity in relation to AI threats, and the public's perception of cybersecurity incidents. The conversation also touches on the significance of layered security approaches and personal experiences in the industry, culminating in a fun lifestyle polygraph segment. In this engaging conversation, the speakers delve into their personal tech addictions, particularly focusing on extravagant purchases like the Vision Pro. They explore the future of wearable technology and its integration into daily life. The discussion shifts to the uniquely American experience of visiting Buc-ee's, a gas station that offers much more than fuel. They also debate the joy derived from sports victories versus personal achievements like hitting a hole in one. Finally, the conversation wraps up with a humorous take on the challenges of mastering DIY skills.takeawaysRob Allen's journey from engineer to Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker showcases career growth in cybersecurity.Public speaking can be daunting, but practice and experience help overcome fears.Zero Trust is a mindset focused on security, not just a product to buy.Organizations often hesitate to adopt Zero Trust due to misconceptions about efficiency.Inertia is a major obstacle for companies considering Zero Trust implementation.AI can be a double-edged sword in cybersecurity, used for both protection and attacks.Many smaller cybersecurity incidents go unreported compared to major breaches.Layered security should involve diverse approaches, not just similar detection tools.Stress in the workplace can be managed by adopting a laid-back mindset.Mentorship plays a crucial role in personal and professional development. Some people have good addictions and some have bad ones.The Vision Pro is an expensive but amazing piece of tech.Wearable technology is becoming increasingly common.Buc-ee's is a unique and quintessentially American experience.Experiencing a sports win can be as joyful as personal achievements.DIY skills can be both challenging and rewarding.Tech purchases often lead to guilt and reflection.The future of wearables may include more practical and stylish designs.Personal experiences shape our views on technology and culture.Mastering DIY can lead to greater independence and satisfaction.titlesTech Addictions: The Price of InnovationThe Future of Wearables: Are We Ready?Buc-ee's: A Journey into American CultureSports Wins vs. Personal Achievements: What Brings More Joy?Sound Bites"It's a process, you know, start somewhere.""Deny by default, permit by exception.""Zero Trust is not a product. It's a mindset.""The beauty of Zero Trust is it's not reactive.""AI is just as likely to be used against you.""I am never going to be that guy.""Buc-ee's is the most American thing ever.""I would very much like to have a hole in one.""I would like to be good at DIY."Chapters00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity Insights03:05 Rob Allen's Journey to ThreatLocker05:49 Overcoming Public Speaking Fears08:55 Understanding Zero Trust Security12:12 Common Mistakes in Zero Trust Implementation15:02 The Future of Zero Trust and AI Threats18:05 Public Perception of Cybersecurity21:08 Layered Security Approaches24:02 Personal Experiences and Lessons Learned26:58 Lifestyle Polygraph and Fun Questions27:11 Tech Addictions and Unnecessary Purchases32:05 The Future of Wearable Technology34:08 Experiencing Buc-ee's: The Most American Gas Station36:44 Joyful Moments: Sports Wins vs. Personal Achievements39:03 Mastering DIY Skills: A Personal Journey

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Wearable devices not only track your steps and stress levels. They also enable you to discover how your body responds to daily life. Through continuous monitoring and analysis, you can uncover unexpected triggers and patterns, gaining valuable insights into your physiological responses to different stressors. This self-discovery process allows you to catch possible health complications before you experience any symptoms.  In this episode, Dr. Torkil Færø, GP, emergency physician, documentary filmmaker, and author, shares his expertise in how you can use wearable devices to track your stress and regulate your physiology. Listen now and start practicing preventive care! For show notes, visit https://fivejourneys.com/podcasts/prevent-disease-using-biofeedback/  Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/feelfreakingamazing/  Related Episodes Manage Stress and Become Resilient, with Dr. Stephen Sideroff How Stress Wreaks Havoc on Your Thyroid (And What You Can Do About It), with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi Start Your Day Stress-Free, with Dr. Stephen Sideroff Unlock Better Sleep and Hormone Balance, with Dr. Deanna Minich

Winter is over, and one of Style's best seasons is here! Spring is when we get our first look at what's big for the warm months, and this season, there are so many great looks out there. In this episode,  I'm sharing 10 trends (plus a bonus!) for Spring 2025 that you can work into your real-life wardrobe to look current without feeling like you're trying too hard or that you raided your teenage daughter's closet.Listen and learn what's trending for the season and tips for making the trends work for you.Need more help getting your wardrobe looking current? Many of these styles are featured in our Spring 2025 Capsule Wardrobe Guide, available March 13th. The Guide shows you how to combine 39 pieces (mostly basics, with a few trends peppered in) to create over 200 Spring outfits.The Guide is available in the Style Circle membership, where you also get access to all of our Style Masterclasses, our Facebook Community, and lots of other style resources. Plus, you get our exclusive members-only podcast, The Everyday Style School: Extra Credit. This month, where I'm sharing 5 more Spring trends, and the pieces I'm adding to my closet this season. Join the Style Circle and get everything you need to make style easy.I hope this episode gives you some insight into what's big this season and gives you some practical tips for making it easy to keep your wardrobe looking fresh and current.Full show notes and resources: https://youreverydaystyle.com/spring-trends-2025

In this episode, Jonathan Sackier welcomes Andrew Southerland, a distinguished neurologist and academic leader in the field of vascular neurology. They explore how machine learning is revolutionising prehospital stroke diagnosis, and how innovative strategies like telemedicine can reduce disparities in stroke care.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Introduction (03:00) – Neurologic lessons from the wild turkey (05:10) – Linking COVID-19 and stroke (10:28) – How can AI revolutionise prehospital stroke diagnosis? (18:39) – Stroke management in underserved populations (23:38) – Google Glass in medical education (29:06) – What is the i-corps programme? (33:24) – Wearable devices as diagnostic tools (37:08) – Andrew's three wishes for healthcare

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On this episode, Coach Amettis joins the show for or online clinic! Coach Ametts is the Asst Coach OL/DL at Maroa-Forsyth High School. He discuss wearing GPS sensors and how that can help with high school football! Please like, subscribe, review, and share out! https://linktr.ee/thecoachsteveshow Check out belly up sports podcast network! https://bellyupsports.com/ Head to www.guardiansports.com/guardian-caps and use the code: “15OFF” – good for 15% off Guardian Caps to help the impact for football players Get back to the basics with Coach Stone: https://www.coachstonefootball.com/ Get the best sunglasses in the game today! Use for any activity! Go to https://www.yeetzofficial.com/ use the code CSS for 10% off Looking for the cleanest nutrition drink? Looking for the cleanest drink to give you energy without the crash? Head to https://www.swiftlifestyles.com/ and use the code: coachsteveshow to get 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Coach Amettis joins the show for or online clinic! Coach Ametts is the Asst Coach OL/DL at Maroa-Forsyth High School. He discuss wearing GPS sensors and how that can help with high school football! Please like, subscribe, review, and share out! https://linktr.ee/thecoachsteveshow Check out belly up sports podcast network! https://bellyupsports.com/ Head to www.guardiansports.com/guardian-caps and use the code: “15OFF” – good for 15% off Guardian Caps to help the impact for football players Get back to the basics with Coach Stone: https://www.coachstonefootball.com/ Get the best sunglasses in the game today! Use for any activity! Go to https://www.yeetzofficial.com/ use the code CSS for 10% off Looking for the cleanest nutrition drink? Looking for the cleanest drink to give you energy without the crash? Head to https://www.swiftlifestyles.com/ and use the code: coachsteveshow to get 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig convene for another edition of the Long Run Archives. They talk about business ideas for trail running, the rise of breathing sensors in training and racing contexts, Grand Slam Track, the continued golden ticket chase at Tarawera, the final year of Pine to Palm, and the Barkley Marathons.Timestamps:(0:00) - business ideas for trail running(17:43) - breathing sensors(35:28) - Grand Slam Track(44:45) - Nnormal(57:07) - Tarawera(68:49) - Pine to Palm(87:09) - Barkley Marathons(91:02) - records that won't be broken anytime soonPartners:Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (https://nordarun.com/)Gorewear - use code SINGLETRACK30 at checkout on their website (https://www.gorewear.com) to get 30% off your purchase.Naak - use code SINGLETRACK20 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 20% off your purchase.Raide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains (https://raideresearch.com/) Additional Links:UCI ArticleTymeWearBeth McKenzieAndrew Thompson - Concepts for SuccessAndrew Thompson - Barkley Race Report Follow Brett on Instagram, Strava, Youtube, Coaching, PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Youtube, and PatreonSupport the show

Improving Sleep with Somnee Sleep DeviceClick On My Website Below To Schedule A Free 15 Min Zoom Call:www.Over40FitnessHacks.comOver 40 Fitness Hacks SKOOL Group!Get Your Whoop4.0 Here!Tim Rosa - Somnee Sleep DeviceWebsite: Somnee SleepSocial Media: @somneeesleepIn this episode, Brad Williams interviews Tim, the CEO of Somnee, a neurostimulation sleep device designed to help people fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. Started in the video game industry with Sega Sports & ESPN, launching NBA 2K and competing with EA Sports. Later joined Fitbit, where he helped pioneer wearable fitness tracking, including heart rate sensors and consumer sleep tracking. After Fitbit's acquisition by Google, he transitioned to Somni (formerly StimScience) after experiencing personal sleep struggles.Brad and Tim discuss how many people—including Brad's brother—struggle with sleep due to lifestyle factors like stress, overtraining, poor recovery, and improper nutrition. Traditional sleep aids like melatonin, THC, and CBD often create dependency without addressing root issues. Wearable headband used for 15 minutes before bed to improve sleep quality. Uses EEG technology to analyze brain activity and personalized neurostimulation to optimize sleep patterns. Helps with sleep onset (falling asleep faster) and sleep maintenance (reducing wake-ups at night). Outperforms CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), melatonin, and sleeping pills based on clinical research. Developed by neuroscientists, including Dr. Matt Walker (author of Why We Sleep). People struggling with insomnia, stress, or disrupted sleep cycles. Athletes or overworked individuals (like Brad's brother) who have elevated cortisol and body temperature issues affecting deep sleep. Users looking for a non-medicated, long-term sleep solution with scientific backing. Hot showers before bed help lower core body temperature for better sleep. Cool sleeping environments (e.g., using products like Eight Sleep) can enhance deep sleep. Avoiding screens, stimulants, and heavy meals before bed helps regulate sleep cycles.Overall, Somnee offers a technology-driven sleep intervention that adapts to individual needs, providing personalized neurostimulation for better, more restorative sleep.If you're interested in online personal training or being a guest on my podcast, "Over 40 Fitness Hacks," you can reach me at brad@over40fitnesshacks.com or visit my website at:www.Over40FitnessHacks.comAdditionally, check out my Yelp reviews for my local business, Evolve Gym in Huntington Beach, at https://bit.ly/3GCKRzV

In the rapidly evolving world of fitness technology, the quest for devices that enhance athletic performance has led to the development of innovative wearables. One such device from Synchroni, currently in prototype form, promises to revolutionize how athletes monitor their physical and mental states during training sessions. Unlike traditional fitness wearables that primarily track heart rate or steps, this comprehensive athlete-focused fitness wearable aims to provide a holistic view of an athlete's performance by integrating various physiological and psychological metrics.The Need for Comprehensive MonitoringAthletes often push their bodies to the limits, but performance is not solely determined by physical exertion. Mental factors, such as focus and burnout, play a crucial role in an athlete's success. Recognizing this, the new wearable seeks to bridge the gap between physical and mental performance. The new device from Synchroni is designed to capture a wide array of data beyond just heart rate, which includes tracking brain activity and focus levels during training.Features and FunctionalityThe Synchroni wearable is designed to be user-friendly and less intrusive, allowing athletes to wear it comfortably during various activities. While traditional wearables like the Apple Watch and Whoop focus primarily on heart rate and sleep tracking, this innovative device aims to provide a more comprehensive analysis by tracking multiple subsystems of the body. For instance, it not only measures cardiovascular health but also monitors brain activity, specifically the visual processing unit located in the back of the brain. This feature allows the device to assess an athlete's focus and mental state in real time, providing insights that can help improve training efficiency.The wearable is particularly targeted at endurance sports, such as triathlons and long-distance running, where mental focus is crucial for performance. By analyzing metrics like heart rate, blood pressure, and cognitive focus, athletes can gain a deeper understanding of their training sessions. The data is relayed to the athlete's smartphone, allowing for post-training analysis. This integration ensures that athletes can review their performance metrics after their workouts, enabling them to make informed decisions about their training regimens.The Role of TechnologyThe technology behind this fitness wearable represents a significant leap in sports science. The ability to track brain activity in conjunction with physiological metrics is groundbreaking. The wearable detects minute changes in energy levels in the brain, which can indicate when an athlete is distracted or mentally fatigued. This capability is achieved through advanced sensors that measure electrical signals in microvolts, providing precise data that can guide athletes in optimizing their training strategies.Artificial intelligence plays a role in processing the vast amounts of data collected by the device. While the podcast indicated that AI is not the primary focus of the technology, it is utilized to enhance data interpretation and provide actionable insights for athletes and coaches. This integration of AI with physiological and psychological monitoring could pave the way for personalized training programs tailored to individual athlete needs.Conclusion: Improving Mental Focus for AthletesThe development of a comprehensive athlete-focused fitness wearable marks a significant advancement in the realm of sports technology. By combining physiological and psychological metrics, Synchroni has the potential to transform how athletes train and perform. As the prototype evolves into a market-ready product, it promises to offer athletes a more holistic approach to understanding their bodies and minds. In a world where performance is increasingly data-driven, such innovations will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sports training and athlete development. As we move forward, the integration of technology in sports will continue to enhance athletic performance, making it an exciting time for both athletes and sports enthusiasts alike.Interview by Don Baine, The Gadget Professor.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

Send us a textShort Summary: Personalized health monitoring with Professor Michael Snyder, blending cutting-edge science with practical tips and actionable insights.About the guest: Michael Snyder, PhD is a Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine. He directs the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, which focuses on big data and health innovation. Snyder holds a PhD from Caltech and completed postdoctoral work at Stanford. His career has spanned yeast genomics to human health profiling. Currently, he leads research on advanced molecular and wearable technologies while spinning off companies like Q Bio to translate findings into real-world health solutions.Note: Podcast episodes are fully available to paid subscribers on the M&M Substack and everyone on YouTube. Partial versions are available elsewhere. Full transcript and other information on Substack.Episode Summary: Nick talks to Dr. Michael Snyder about transforming medicine through personalized health monitoring, leveraging tools like wearables, continuous glucose monitors, and deep molecular profiling. They explore how diet, microbiome, and genetics shape metabolic health, delving into Snyder's research on diabetes subtypes, short-chain fatty acids, and aging patterns. The conversation also covers practical technologies available today, like smartwatches and home blood tests, and their potential to catch diseases early and extend healthy lifespans.Key Takeaways:Medicine is shifting from sick care to proactive health care using comprehensive data from wearables and molecular profiling.Diabetes has many subtypes, not just type 1 or 2, and treatments like drugs or diet should match an individual's specific profile.Dietary fiber boosts gut health by producing short-chain fatty acids, which influence gene expression and may reduce leaky gut risks.Aging isn't linear—big changes spike in the 40s and 60s, varying by person (e.g., heart, kidneys, metabolism), offering chances to adjust lifestyles early.Wearables like fitness watches can detect illnesses (e.g., COVID, Lyme) days before symptoms by tracking heart rate shifts.Continuous glucose monitSupport the showAll episodes, show notes, transcripts, etc. at the M&M Substack Affiliates: Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Use code MIND for 10% off. Readwise: Organize and share what you read. Athletic Greens: Comprehensive & convenient daily nutrition. Free 1-year supply of vitamin D with purchase. KetoCitra—Ketone body BHB + potassium, calcium & magnesium, formulated with kidney health in mind. Use code MIND20 for 20% off any subscription. MASA Chips—delicious tortilla chips made from organic corn and grass-fed beef tallow. No seed oils or artificial ingredients. Use code MIND for 20% off. For all the ways you can support my efforts

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A tough topic but an important one today — Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is the leading cause of mortality in infancy. We always want to help families understand the ways they can reduce the risks of SIDS, we also work with families who are using products that are often marketed towards the idea of reducing SIDS but are actually causing a lot of anxiety for parents. Sleep is a really big challenge for a lot of families with young babies but following safe sleep recommendations can prevent many SIDS fatalities. Read More on SIDS HEREErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep ConsultantInstagram @thehappysleepcompanyWebsite www.thehappysleepcompany.com

American-Made, all natural, powerful wellness tech patented to reverse aging was designed for Navy SEALs. This incredible Star Trek-like breakthrough has now hit the mass market. Join Brad Wozny, Michael Jaco and serial entrepreneur Connie Lucas as they unpack these radical, MAHA blessed wearable med bed patches which activate your stem cells -- they work so well even RFK Jr, Mike Tyson, NCAA teams and Warrior Grannies in 100 countries are wearing it with testimonies pouring in non-stop!   Given the power of this technology, we invite all listeners in the audience to share this far and wide. . X39 - http://www.catchthelifewave.com/promo The MAHA-Approved, POWERFUL X39 wellness Patch naturally activates your STEM CELLS! Developed for Navy

In this episode, Sara Langsam, VMD, joined us to discuss the AAEP's wearable biometric sensor research project for Thoroughbred racehorses. As chair of the racing committee, Langsam has spearheaded this effort, which the AAEP hopes will help address catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries in these horses.This episode of Disease Du Jour is brought to you by Bimeda Equine.Disease Du Jour Podcast Hosts, Guests, and Links Episode 152:Host: Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (CSisson@equinenetwork.com)Guest: Dr. Sara Langsam, VMDPodcast Website: Disease Du JourThe Disease Du Jour podcast is brought to you in 2024 by Merck Animal Health.

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In this episode, Sara Langsam, VMD, joined us to discuss the AAEP's wearable biometric sensor research project for Thoroughbred racehorses. As chair of the racing committee, Langsam has spearheaded this effort, which the AAEP hopes will help address catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries in these horses.This episode of Disease Du Jour is brought to you by Bimeda Equine.Disease Du Jour Podcast Hosts, Guests, and Links Episode 152:Host: Carly Sisson (Digital Content Manager) of EquiManagement | Email Carly (CSisson@equinenetwork.com)Guest: Dr. Sara Langsam, VMDPodcast Website: Disease Du JourThe Disease Du Jour podcast is brought to you in 2024 by Merck Animal Health.

Wearable devices and health data are revolutionizing how leaders optimize performance and longevity. In this episode, you'll learn the 10 key (and fundamental) health metrics every executive should track to improve their energy, recovery, and resilience.— Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —00:00 — Introduction00:57 — Resting Heart Rate (RHR)01:47 — Heart Rate Variability (HRV)03:54 — Blood Oxygen Levels (SpO2)05:01 — Sleep Architecture06:33 — ECG (Electrocardiogram)07:26 — VO2 Max08:27 — Activity & Strain10:16 — Skin/Body Temperature12:35 — Respiratory Rate14:31 — Recovery/Readiness Score16:01 — Conclusion— Connect with Julian and Executive Health —LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book a complimentary executive health chemistry meeting with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistryWebsite — https://www.executivehealth.io/***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

Bundle tickets for AIE Summit NYC have now sold out. You can now sign up for the livestream — where we will be making a big announcement soon. NYC-based readers and Summit attendees should check out the meetups happening around the Summit.2024 was a very challenging year for AI Hardware. After the buzz of CES last January, 2024 was marked by the meteoric rise and even harder fall of AI Wearables companies like Rabbit and Humane, with an assist from a pre-wallpaper-app MKBHD. Even Friend.com, the first to launch in the AI pendant category, and which spurred Rewind AI to rebrand to Limitless and follow in their footsteps, ended up delaying their wearable ship date and launching an experimental website chatbot version. We have been cautiously excited about this category, keeping tabs on most of the top entrants, including Omi and Compass. However, to date the biggest winner still standing from the AI Wearable wars is Bee AI, founded by today's guests Maria and Ethan. Bee is an always on hardware device with beamforming microphones, 7 day battery life and a mute button, that can be worn as a wristwatch or a clip-on pin, backed by an incredible transcription, diarization and very long context memory processing pipeline that helps you to remember your day, your todos, and even perform actions by operating a virtual cloud phone. This is one of the most advanced, production ready, personal AI agents we've ever seen, so we were excited to be their first podcast appearance. We met Bee when we ran the world's first Personal AI meetup in April last year.As a user of Bee (and not an investor! just a friend!) it's genuinely been a joy to use, and we were glad to take advantage of the opportunity to ask hard questions about the privacy and legal/ethical side of things as much as the AI and Hardware engineering side of Bee. We hope you enjoy the episode and tune in next Friday for Bee's first conference talk: Building Perfect Memory.Show Notes* Bee Website* Ethan Sutin, Maria de Lourdes Zollo* Bee @ Personal AI Meetup* Buy Bee with Listener Discount Code!Timestamps* 00:00:00 Introductions and overview of Bee Computer* 00:01:58 Personal context and use cases for Bee* 00:03:02 Origin story of Bee and the founders' background* 00:06:56 Evolution from app to hardware device* 00:09:54 Short-term value proposition for users* 00:12:17 Demo of Bee's functionality* 00:17:54 Hardware form factor considerations* 00:22:22 Privacy concerns and legal considerations* 00:30:57 User adoption and reactions to wearing Bee* 00:35:56 CES experience and hardware manufacturing challenges* 00:41:40 Software pipeline and inference costs* 00:53:38 Technical challenges in real-time processing* 00:57:46 Memory and personal context modeling* 01:02:45 Social aspects and agent-to-agent interactions* 01:04:34 Location sharing and personal data exchange* 01:05:11 Personality analysis capabilities* 01:06:29 Hiring and future of always-on AITranscriptAlessio [00:00:04]: Hey everyone, welcome to the Latent Space podcast. This is Alessio, partner and CTO at Decibel Partners, and I'm joined by my co-host Swyx, founder of SmallAI.swyx [00:00:12]: Hey, and today we are very honored to have in the studio Maria and Ethan from Bee.Maria [00:00:16]: Hi, thank you for having us.swyx [00:00:20]: And you are, I think, the first hardware founders we've had on the podcast. I've been looking to have had a hardware founder, like a wearable hardware, like a wearable hardware founder for a while. I think we're going to have two or three of them this year. And you're the ones that I wear every day. So thank you for making Bee. Thank you for all the feedback and the usage. Yeah, you know, I've been a big fan. You are the speaker gift for the Engineering World's Fair. And let's start from the beginning. What is Bee Computer?Ethan [00:00:52]: Bee Computer is a personal AI system. So you can think of it as AI living alongside you in first person. So it can kind of capture your in real life. So with that understanding can help you in significant ways. You know, the obvious one is memory, but that's that's really just the base kind of use case. So recalling and reflective. I know, Swyx, that you you like the idea of journaling, but you don't but still have some some kind of reflective summary of what you experienced in real life. But it's also about just having like the whole context of a human being and understanding, you know, giving the machine the ability to understand, like, what's going on in your life. Your attitudes, your desires, specifics about your preferences, so that not only can it help you with recall, but then anything that you need it to do, it already knows, like, if you think about like somebody who you've worked with or lived with for a long time, they just know kind of without having to ask you what you would want, it's clear that like, that is the future that personal AI, like, it's just going to be very, you know, the AI is just so much more valuable with personal context.Maria [00:01:58]: I will say that one of the things that we are really passionate is really understanding this. Personal context, because we'll make the AI more useful. Think about like a best friend that know you so well. That's one of the things that we are seeing from the user. They're using from a companion standpoint or professional use cases. There are many ways to use B, but companionship and professional are the ones that we are seeing now more.swyx [00:02:22]: Yeah. It feels so dry to talk about use cases. Yeah. Yeah.Maria [00:02:26]: It's like really like investor question. Like, what kind of use case?Ethan [00:02:28]: We're just like, we've been so broken and trained. But I mean, on the base case, it's just like, don't you want your AI to know everything you've said and like everywhere you've been, like, wouldn't you want that?Maria [00:02:40]: Yeah. And don't stay there and repeat every time, like, oh, this is what I like. You already know that. And you do things for me based on that. That's I think is really cool.swyx [00:02:50]: Great. Do you want to jump into a demo? Do you have any other questions?Alessio [00:02:54]: I want to maybe just cover the origin story. Just how did you two meet? What was the was this the first idea you started working on? Was there something else before?Maria [00:03:02]: I can start. So Ethan and I, we know each other from six years now. He had a company called Squad. And before that was called Olabot and was a personal AI. Yeah, I should. So maybe you should start this one. But yeah, that's how I know Ethan. Like he was pivoting from personal AI to Squad. And there was a co-watching with friends product. I had experience working with TikTok and video content. So I had the pivoting and we launched Squad and was really successful. And at the end. The founders decided to sell that to Twitter, now X. So both of us, we joined X. We launched Twitter Spaces. We launched many other products. And yeah, till then, we basically continue to work together to the start of B.Ethan [00:03:46]: The interesting thing is like this isn't the first attempt at personal AI. In 2016, when I started my first company, it started out as a personal AI company. This is before Transformers, no BERT even like just RNNs. You couldn't really do any convincing dialogue at all. I met Esther, who was my previous co-founder. We both really interested in the idea of like having a machine kind of model or understand a dynamic human. We wanted to make personal AI. This was like more geared towards because we had obviously much limited tools, more geared towards like younger people. So I don't know if you remember in 2016, there was like a brief chatbot boom. It was way premature, but it was when Zuckerberg went up on F8 and yeah, M and like. Yeah. The messenger platform, people like, oh, bots are going to replace apps. It was like for about six months. And then everybody realized, man, these things are terrible and like they're not replacing apps. But it was at that time that we got excited and we're like, we tried to make this like, oh, teach the AI about you. So it was just an app that you kind of chatted with and it would ask you questions and then like give you some feedback.Maria [00:04:53]: But Hugging Face first version was launched at the same time. Yeah, we started it.Ethan [00:04:56]: We started out the same office as Hugging Face because Betaworks was our investor. So they had to think. They had a thing called Bot Camp. Betaworks is like a really cool VC because they invest in out there things. They're like way ahead of everybody else. And like back then it was they had something called Bot Camp. They took six companies and it was us and Hugging Face. And then I think the other four, I'm pretty sure, are dead. But and Hugging Face was the one that really got, you know, I mean, 30% success rate is pretty good. Yeah. But yeah, when we it was, it was like it was just the two founders. Yeah, they were kind of like an AI company in the beginning. It was a chat app for teenagers. A lot of people don't know that Hugging Face was like, hey, friend, how was school? Let's trade selfies. But then, you know, they built the Transformers library, I believe, to help them make their chat app better. And then they open sourced and it was like it blew up. And like they're like, oh, maybe this is the opportunity. And now they're Hugging Face. But anyway, like we were obsessed with it at that time. But then it was clear that there's some people who really love chatting and like answering questions. But it's like a lot of work, like just to kind of manually.Maria [00:06:00]: Yeah.Ethan [00:06:01]: Teach like all these things about you to an AI.Maria [00:06:04]: Yeah, there were some people that were super passionate, for example, teenagers. They really like, for example, to speak about themselves a lot. So they will reply to a lot of questions and speak about them. But most of the people, they don't really want to spend time.Ethan [00:06:18]: And, you know, it's hard to like really bring the value with it. We had like sentence similarity and stuff and could try and do, but it was like it was premature with the technology at the time. And so we pivoted. We went to YC and the long story, but like we pivoted to consumer video and that kind of went really viral and got a lot of usage quickly. And then we ended up selling it to Twitter, worked there and left before Elon, not related to Elon, but left Twitter.swyx [00:06:46]: And then I should mention this is the famous time when well, when when Elon was just came in, this was like Esther was the famous product manager who slept there.Ethan [00:06:56]: My co-founder, my former co-founder, she sleeping bag. She was the sleep where you were. Yeah, yeah, she stayed. We had left by that point.swyx [00:07:03]: She very stayed, she's famous for staying.Ethan [00:07:06]: Yeah, but later, later left or got, I think, laid off, laid off. Yeah, I think the whole product team got laid off. She was a product manager, director. But yeah, like we left before that. And then we're like, oh, my God, things are different now. You know, I think this is we really started working on again right before ChatGPT came out. But we had an app version and we kind of were trying different things around it. And then, you know, ultimately, it was clear that, like, there were some limitations we can go on, like a good question to ask any wearable company is like, why isn't this an app? Yes. Yeah. Because like.Maria [00:07:40]: Because we tried the app at the beginning.Ethan [00:07:43]: Yeah. Like the idea that it could be more of a and B comes from ambient. So like if it was more kind of just around you all the time and less about you having to go open the app and do the effort to, like, enter in data that led us down the path of hardware. Yeah. Because the sensors on this are microphones. So it's capturing and understanding audio. We started actually our first hardware with a vision component, too. And we can talk about why we're not doing that right now. But if you wanted to, like, have a continuous understanding of audio with your phone, it would monopolize your microphone. It would get interrupted by calls and you'd have to remember to turn it on. And like that little bit of friction is actually like a substantial barrier to, like, get your phone. It's like the experience of it just being with you all the time and like living alongside you. And so I think that that's like the key reason it's not an app. And in fact, we do have Apple Watch support. So anybody who has a watch, Apple Watch can use it right away without buying any hardware. Because we worked really hard to make a version for the watch that can run in the background, not super drain your battery. But even with the watch, there's still friction because you have to remember to turn it on and it still gets interrupted if somebody calls you. And you have to remember to. We send a notification, but you still have to go back and turn it on because it's just the way watchOS works.Maria [00:09:04]: One of the things that we are seeing from our Apple Watch users, like I love the Apple Watch integration. One of the things that we are seeing is that people, they start using it from Apple Watch and after a couple of days they buy the B because they just like to wear it.Ethan [00:09:17]: Yeah, we're seeing.Maria [00:09:18]: That's something that like they're learning and it's really cool. Yeah.Ethan [00:09:21]: I mean, I think like fundamentally we like to think that like a personal AI is like the mission. And it's more about like the understanding. Connecting the dots, making use of the data to provide some value. And the hardware is like the ears of the AI. It's not like integrating like the incoming sensor data. And that's really what we focus on. And like the hardware is, you know, if we can do it well and have a great experience on the Apple Watch like that, that's just great. I mean, but there's just some platform restrictions that like existing hardware makes it hard to provide that experience. Yeah.Alessio [00:09:54]: What do people do in like two or three days that then convinces them to buy it? They buy the product. This feels like a product where like after you use it for a while, you have enough data to start to get a lot of insights. But it sounds like maybe there's also like a short term.Maria [00:10:07]: From the Apple Watch users, I believe that because every time that you receive a call after, they need to go back to B and open it again. Or for example, every day they need to charge Apple Watch and reminds them to open the app every day. They feel like, okay, maybe this is too much work. I just want to wear the B and just keep it open and that's it. And I don't need to think about it.Ethan [00:10:27]: I think they see the kind of potential of it just from the watch. Because even if you wear it a day, like we send a summary notification at the end of the day about like just key things that happened to you in your day. And like I didn't even think like I'm not like a journaling type person or like because like, oh, I just live the day. Why do I need to like think about it? But like it's actually pretty sometimes I'm surprised how interesting it is to me just to kind of be like, oh, yeah, that and how it kind of fits together. And I think that's like just something people get immediately with the watch. But they're like, oh, I'd like an easier watch. I'd like a better way to do this.swyx [00:10:58]: It's surprising because I only know about the hardware. But I use the watch as like a backup for when I don't have the hardware. I feel like because now you're beamforming and all that, this is significantly better. Yeah, that's the other thing.Ethan [00:11:11]: We have way more control over like the Apple Watch. You're limited in like you can't set the gain. You can't change the sample rate. There's just very limited framework support for doing anything with audio. Whereas if you control it. Then you can kind of optimize it for your use case. The Apple Watch isn't meant to be kind of recording this. And we can talk when we get to the part about audio, why it's so hard. This is like audio on the hardest level because you don't know it has to work in all environments or you try and make it work as best as it can. Like this environment is very great. We're in a studio. But, you know, afterwards at dinner in a restaurant, it's totally different audio environment. And there's a lot of challenges with that. And having really good source audio helps. But then there's a lot more. But with the machine learning that still is, you know, has to be done to try and account because like you can tune something for one environment or another. But it'll make one good and one bad. And like making something that's flexible enough is really challenging.Alessio [00:12:10]: Do we want to do a demo just to set the stage? And then we kind of talk about.Maria [00:12:14]: Yeah, I think we can go like a walkthrough and the prod.Alessio [00:12:17]: Yeah, sure.swyx [00:12:17]: So I think we said I should. So for listeners, we'll be switching to video. That was superimposed on. And to this video, if you want to see it, go to our YouTube, like and subscribe as always. Yeah.Maria [00:12:31]: And by the bee. Yes.swyx [00:12:33]: And by the bee. While you wait. While you wait. Exactly. It doesn't take long.Maria [00:12:39]: Maybe you should have a discount code just for the listeners. Sure.swyx [00:12:43]: If you want to offer it, I'll take it. All right. Yeah. Well, discount code Swyx. Oh s**t. Okay. Yeah. There you go.Ethan [00:12:49]: An important thing to mention also is that the hardware is meant to work with the phone. And like, I think, you know, if you, if you look at rabbit or, or humane, they're trying to create like a new hardware platform. We think that the phone's just so dominant and it will be until we have the next generation, which is not going to be for five, you know, maybe some Orion type glasses that are cheap enough and like light enough. Like that's going to take a long time before with the phone rather than trying to just like replace it. So in the app, we have a summary of your days, but at the top, it's kind of what's going on now. And that's updating your phone. It's updating continuously. So right now it's saying, I'm discussing, you know, the development of, you know, personal AI, and that's just kind of the ongoing conversation. And then we give you a readable form. That's like little kind of segments of what's the important parts of the conversations. We do speaker identification, which is really important because you don't want your personal AI thinking you said something and attributing it to you when it was just somebody else in the conversation. So you can also teach it other people's voices. So like if some, you know, somebody close to you, so it can start to understand your relationships a little better. And then we do conversation end pointing, which is kind of like a task that didn't even exist before, like, cause nobody needed to do this. But like if you had somebody's whole day, how do you like break it into logical pieces? And so we use like not just voice activity, but other signals to try and split up because conversations are a little fuzzy. They can like lead into one, can start to the next. So also like the semantic content of it. When a conversation ends, we run it through larger models to try and get a better, you know, sense of the actual, what was said and then summarize it, provide key points. What was the general atmosphere and tone of the conversation and potential action items that might've come of that. But then at the end of the day, we give you like a summary of all your day and where you were and just kind of like a step-by-step walkthrough of what happened and what were the key points. That's kind of just like the base capture layer. So like if you just want to get a kind of glimpse or recall or reflect that's there. But really the key is like all of this is now like being influenced on to generate personal context about you. So we generate key items known to be true about you and that you can, you know, there's a human in the loop aspect is like you can, you have visibility. Right. Into that. And you can, you know, I have a lot of facts about technology because that's basically what I talk about all the time. Right. But I do have some hobbies that show up and then like, how do you put use to this context? So I kind of like measure my day now and just like, what is my token output of the day? You know, like, like as a human, how much information do I produce? And it's kind of measured in tokens and it turns out it's like around 200,000 or so a day. But so in the recall case, we have, um. A chat interface, but the key here is on the recall of it. Like, you know, how do you, you know, I probably have 50 million tokens of personal context and like how to make sense of that, make it useful. So I can ask simple, like, uh, recall questions, like details about the trip I was on to Taiwan, where recently we're with our manufacturer and, um, in real time, like it will, you know, it has various capabilities such as searching through your, your memories, but then also being able to search the web or look at my calendar, we have integrations with Gmail and calendars. So like connecting the dots between the in real life and the digital life. And, you know, I just asked it about my Taiwan trip and it kind of gives me the, the breakdown of the details, what happened, the issues we had around, you know, certain manufacturing problems and it, and it goes back and references the conversation so I can, I can go back to the source. Yeah.Maria [00:16:46]: Not just the conversation as well, the integrations. So we have as well Gmail and Google calendar. So if there is something there that was useful to have more context, we can see that.Ethan [00:16:56]: So like, and it can, I never use the word agentic cause it's, it's cringe, but like it can search through, you know, if I, if I'm brainstorming about something that spans across, like search through my conversation, search the email, look at the calendar and then depending on what's needed. Then synthesize, you know, something with all that context.Maria [00:17:18]: I love that you did the Spotify wrapped. That was pretty cool. Yeah.Ethan [00:17:22]: Like one thing I did was just like make a Spotify wrap for my 2024, like of my life. You can do that. Yeah, you can.Maria [00:17:28]: Wait. Yeah. I like those crazy.Ethan [00:17:31]: Make a Spotify wrapped for my life in 2024. Yeah. So it's like surprisingly good. Um, it like kind of like game metrics. So it was like you visited three countries, you shipped, you know, XMini, beta. Devices.Maria [00:17:46]: And that's kind of more personal insights and reflection points. Yeah.swyx [00:17:51]: That's fascinating. So that's the demo.Ethan [00:17:54]: Well, we have, we can show something that's in beta. I don't know if we want to do it. I don't know.Maria [00:17:58]: We want to show something. Do it.Ethan [00:18:00]: And then we can kind of fit. Yeah.Maria [00:18:01]: Yeah.Ethan [00:18:02]: So like the, the, the, the vision is also like, not just about like AI being with you in like just passively understanding you through living your experience, but also then like it proactively suggesting things to you. Yeah. Like at the appropriate time. So like not just pool, but, but kind of, it can step in and suggest things to you. So, you know, one integration we have that, uh, is in beta is with WhatsApp. Maria is asking for a recommendation for an Italian restaurant. Would you like me to look up some highly rated Italian restaurants nearby and send her a suggestion?Maria [00:18:34]: So what I did, I just sent to Ethan a message through WhatsApp in his own personal phone. Yeah.Ethan [00:18:41]: So, so basically. B is like watching all my incoming notifications. And if it meets two criteria, like, is it important enough for me to raise a suggestion to the user? And then is there something I could potentially help with? So this is where the actions come into place. So because Maria is my co-founder and because it was like a restaurant recommendation, something that it could probably help with, it proposed that to me. And then I can, through either the chat and we have another kind of push to talk walkie talkie style button. It's actually a multi-purpose button to like toggle it on or off, but also if you push to hold, you can talk. So I can say, yes, uh, find one and send it to her on WhatsApp is, uh, an Android cloud phone. So it's, uh, going to be able to, you know, that has access to all my accounts. So we're going to abstract this away and the execution environment is not really important, but like we can go into technically why Android is actually a pretty good one right now. But, you know, it's searching for Italian restaurants, you know, and we don't have to watch this. I could be, you know, have my ear AirPods in and in my pocket, you know, it's going to go to WhatsApp, going to find Maria's thread, send her the response and then, and then let us know. Oh my God.Alessio [00:19:56]: But what's the, I mean, an Italian restaurant. Yeah. What did it choose? What did it choose? It's easy to say. Real Italian is hard to play. Exactly.Ethan [00:20:04]: It's easy to say. So I doubt it. I don't know.swyx [00:20:06]: For the record, since you have the Italians, uh, best Italian restaurant in SF.Maria [00:20:09]: Oh my God. I still don't have one. What? No.Ethan [00:20:14]: I don't know. Successfully found and shared.Alessio [00:20:16]: Let's see. Let's see what the AI says. Bottega. Bottega? I think it's Bottega.Maria [00:20:21]: Have you been to Bottega? How is it?Alessio [00:20:24]: It's fine.Maria [00:20:25]: I've been to one called like Norcina, I think it was good.Alessio [00:20:29]: Bottega is on Valencia Street. It's fine. The pizza is not good.Maria [00:20:32]: It's not good.Alessio [00:20:33]: Some of the pastas are good.Maria [00:20:34]: You know, the people I'm sorry to interrupt. Sorry. But there is like this Delfina. Yeah. That here everybody's like, oh, Pizzeria Delfina is amazing. I'm overrated. This is not. I don't know. That's great. That's great.swyx [00:20:46]: The North Beach Cafe. That place you took us with Michele last time. Vega. Oh.Alessio [00:20:52]: The guy at Vega, Giuseppe, he's Italian. Which one is that? It's in Bernal Heights. Ugh. He's nice. He's not nice. I don't know that one. What's the name of the place? Vega. Vega. Vega. Cool. We got the name. Vega. But it's not Vega.Maria [00:21:02]: It's Italian. Whatswyx [00:21:10]: Vega. Vega.swyx [00:21:16]: Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega.Ethan [00:21:29]: Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega. Vega.Ethan [00:21:40]: We're going to see a lot of innovation around hardware and stuff, but I think the real core is being able to do something useful with the personal context. You always had the ability to capture everything, right? We've always had recorders, camcorders, body cameras, stuff like that. But what's different now is we can actually make sense and find the important parts in all of that context.swyx [00:22:04]: Yeah. So, and then one last thing, I'm just doing this for you, is you also have an API, which I think I'm the first developer against. Because I had to build my own. We need to hire a developer advocate. Or just hire AI engineers. The point is that you should be able to program your own assistant. And I tried OMI, the former friend, the knockoff friend, and then real friend doesn't have an API. And then Limitless also doesn't have an API. So I think it's very important to own your data. To be able to reprocess your audio, maybe. Although, by default, you do not store audio. And then also just to do any corrections. There's no way that my needs can be fully met by you. So I think the API is very important.Ethan [00:22:47]: Yeah. And I mean, I've always been a consumer of APIs in all my products.swyx [00:22:53]: We are API enjoyers in this house.Ethan [00:22:55]: Yeah. It's very frustrating when you have to go build a scraper. But yeah, it's for sure. Yeah.swyx [00:23:03]: So this whole combination of you have my location, my calendar, my inbox. It really is, for me, the sort of personal API.Alessio [00:23:10]: And is the API just to write into it or to have it take action on external systems?Ethan [00:23:16]: Yeah, we're expanding it. It's right now read-only. In the future, very soon, when the actions are more generally available, it'll be fully supported in the API.Alessio [00:23:27]: Nice. I'll buy one after the episode.Ethan [00:23:30]: The API thing, to me, is the most interesting. Yeah. We do have real-time APIs, so you can even connect a socket and connect it to whatever you want it to take actions with. Yeah. It's too smart for me.Alessio [00:23:43]: Yeah. I think when I look at these apps, and I mean, there's so many of these products, we launch, it's great that I can go on this app and do things. But most of my work and personal life is managed somewhere else. Yeah. So being able to plug into it. Integrate that. It's nice. I have a bunch of more, maybe, human questions. Sure. I think maybe people might have. One, is it good to have instant replay for any argument that you have? I can imagine arguing with my wife about something. And, you know, there's these commercials now where it's basically like two people arguing, and they're like, they can throw a flag, like in football, and have an instant replay of the conversation. I feel like this is similar, where it's almost like people cannot really argue anymore or, like, lie to each other. Because in a world in which everybody adopts this, I don't know if you thought about it. And also, like, how the lies. You know, all of us tell lies, right? How do you distinguish between when I'm, there's going to be sometimes things that contradict each other, because I might say something publicly, and I might think something, really, that I tell someone else. How do you handle that when you think about building a product like this?Maria [00:24:48]: I would say that I like the fact that B is an objective point of view. So I don't care too much about the lies, but I care more about the fact that can help me to understand what happened. Mm-hmm. And the emotions in a really objective way, like, really, like, critical and objective way. And if you think about humans, they have so many emotions. And sometimes something that happened to me, like, I don't know, I would feel, like, really upset about it or really angry or really emotional. But the AI doesn't have those emotions. It can read the conversation, understand what happened, and be objective. And I think the level of support is the one that I really like more. Instead of, like, oh, did this guy tell me a lie? I feel like that's not exactly, like, what I feel. I find it curious for me in terms of opportunity.Alessio [00:25:35]: Is the B going to interject in real time? Say I'm arguing with somebody. The B is like, hey, look, no, you're wrong. What? That person actually said.Ethan [00:25:43]: The proactivity is something we're very interested in. Maybe not for, like, specifically for, like, selling arguments, but more for, like, and I think that a lot of the challenge here is, you know, you need really good reasoning to kind of pull that off. Because you don't want it just constantly interjecting, because that would be super annoying. And you don't want it to miss things that it should be interjecting. So, like, it would be kind of a hard task even for a human to be, like, just come in at the right times when it's appropriate. Like, it would take the, you know, with the personal context, it's going to be a lot better. Because, like, if somebody knows about you, but even still, it requires really good reasoning to, like, not be too much or too little and just right.Maria [00:26:20]: And the second part about, well, like, some things, you know, you say something to somebody else, but after I change my mind, I send something. Like, it's every time I have, like, different type of conversation. And I'm like, oh, I want to know more about you. And I'm like, oh, I want to know more about you. I think that's something that I found really fascinating. One of the things that we are learning is that, indeed, humans, they evolve over time. So, for us, one of the challenges is actually understand, like, is this a real fact? Right. And so far, what we do is we give, you know, to the, we have the human in the loop that can say, like, yes, this is true, this is not. Or they can edit their own fact. For sure, in the future, we want to have all of that automatized inside of the product.Ethan [00:26:57]: But, I mean, I think your question kind of hits on, and I know that we'll talk about privacy, but also just, like, if you have some memory and you want to confirm it with somebody else, that's one thing. But it's for sure going to be true that in the future, like, not even that far into the future, that it's just going to be kind of normalized. And we're kind of in a transitional period now. And I think it's, like, one of the key things that is for us to kind of navigate that and make sure we're, like, thinking of all the consequences. And how to, you know, make the right choices in the way that everything's designed. And so, like, it's more beneficial than it could be harmful. But it's just too valuable for your AI to understand you. And so if it's, like, MetaRay bands or the Google Astra, I think it's just people are going to be more used to it. So people's behaviors and expectations will change. Whether that's, like, you know, something that is going to happen now or in five years, it's probably in that range. And so, like, I think we... We kind of adapt to new technologies all the time. Like, when the Ring cameras came out, that was kind of quite controversial. It's like... But now it's kind of... People just understand that a lot of people have cameras on their doors. And so I think that...Maria [00:28:09]: Yeah, we're in a transitional period for sure.swyx [00:28:12]: I will press on the privacy thing because that is the number one thing that everyone talks about. Obviously, I think in Silicon Valley, people are a little bit more tech-forward, experimental, whatever. But you want to go mainstream. You want to sell to consumers. And we have to worry about this stuff. Baseline question. The hardest version of this is law. There are one-party consent states where this is perfectly legal. Then there are two-party consent states where they're not. What have you come around to this on?Ethan [00:28:38]: Yeah, so the EU is a totally different regulatory environment. But in the U.S., it's basically on a state-by-state level. Like, in Nevada, it's single-party. In California, it's two-party. But it's kind of untested. You know, it's different laws, whether it's a phone call, whether it's in person. In a state like California, it's two-party. Like, anytime you're in public, there's no consent comes into play because the expectation of privacy is that you're in public. But we process the audio and nothing is persisted. And then it's summarized with the speaker identification focusing on the user. Now, it's kind of untested on a legal, and I'm not a lawyer, but does that constitute the same as, like, a recording? So, you know, it's kind of a gray area and untested in law right now. I think that the bigger question is, you know, because, like, if you had your Ray-Ban on and were recording, then you have a video of something that happened. And that's different than kind of having, like, an AI give you a summary that's focused on you that's not really capturing anybody's voice. You know, I think the bigger question is, regardless of the legal status, like, what is the ethical kind of situation with that? Because even in Nevada that we're—or many other U.S. states where you can record. Everything. And you don't have to have consent. Is it still, like, the right thing to do? The way we think about it is, is that, you know, we take a lot of precautions to kind of not capture personal information of people around. Both through the speaker identification, through the pipeline, and then the prompts, and the way we store the information to be kind of really focused on the user. Now, we know that's not going to, like, satisfy a lot of people. But I think if you do try it and wear it again. It's very hard for me to see anything, like, if somebody was wearing a bee around me that I would ever object that it captured about me as, like, a third party to it. And like I said, like, we're in this transitional period where the expectation will just be more normalized. That it's, like, an AI. It's not capturing, you know, a full audio recording of what you said. And it's—everything is fully geared towards helping the person kind of understand their state and providing valuable information to them. Not about, like, logging details about people they encounter.Alessio [00:30:57]: You know, I've had the same question also with the Zoom meeting transcribers thing. I think there's kind of, like, the personal impact that there's a Firefly's AI recorder. Yeah. I just know that it's being recorded. It's not like a—I don't know if I'm going to say anything different. But, like, intrinsically, you kind of feel—because it's not pervasive. And I'm curious, especially, like, in your investor meetings. Do people feel differently? Like, have you had people ask you to, like, turn it off? Like, in a business meeting, to not record? I'm curious if you've run into any of these behaviors.Maria [00:31:29]: You know what's funny? On my end, I wear it all the time. I take my coffee, a blue bottle with it. Or I work with it. Like, obviously, I work on it. So, I wear it all the time. And so far, I don't think anybody asked me to turn it off. I'm not sure if because they were really friendly with me that they know that I'm working on it. But nobody really cared.swyx [00:31:48]: It's because you live in SF.Maria [00:31:49]: Actually, I've been in Italy as well. Uh-huh. And in Italy, it's a super privacy concern. Like, Europe is a super privacy concern. And again, they're nothing. Like, it's—I don't know. Yeah. That, for me, was interesting.Ethan [00:32:01]: I think—yeah, nobody's ever asked me to turn it off, even after giving them full demos and disclosing. I think that some people have said, well, my—you know, in a personal relationship, my partner initially was, like, kind of uncomfortable about it. We heard that from a few users. And that was, like, more in just, like— It's not like a personal relationship situation. And the other big one is people are like, I do like it, but I cannot wear this at work. I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Because, like, I think I will get in trouble based on policies or, like, you know, if you're wearing it inside a research lab or something where you're working on things that are kind of sensitive that, like—you know, so we're adding certain features like geofencing, just, like, at this location. It's just never active.swyx [00:32:50]: I mean, I've often actually explained to it the other way, where maybe you only want it at work, so you never take it from work. And it's just a work device, just like your Zoom meeting recorder is a work device.Ethan [00:33:09]: Yeah, professionals have been a big early adopter segment. And you say in San Francisco, but we have out there our daily shipment of over 100. If you go look at the addresses, Texas, I think, is our biggest state, and Florida, just the biggest states. A lot of professionals who talk for, and we didn't go out to build it for that use case, but I think there is a lot of demand for white-collar people who talk for a living. And I think we're just starting to talk with them. I think they just want to be able to improve their performance around, understand what they were doing.Alessio [00:33:47]: How do you think about Gong.io? Some of these, for example, sales training thing, where you put on a sales call and then it coaches you. They're more verticalized versus having more horizontal platform.Ethan [00:33:58]: I am not super familiar with those things, because like I said, it was kind of a surprise to us. But I think that those are interesting. I've seen there's a bunch of them now, right? Yeah. It kind of makes sense. I'm terrible at sales, so I could probably use one. But it's not my job, fundamentally. But yeah, I think maybe it's, you know, we heard also people with restaurants, if they're able to understand, if they're doing well.Maria [00:34:26]: Yeah, but in general, I think a lot of people, they like to have the double check of, did I do this well? Or can you suggest me how I can do better? We had a user that was saying to us that he used for interviews. Yeah, he used job interviews. So he used B and after asked to the B, oh, actually, how do you think my interview went? What I should do better? And I like that. And like, oh, that's actually like a personal coach in a way.Alessio [00:34:50]: Yeah. But I guess the question is like, do you want to build all of those use cases? Or do you see B as more like a platform where somebody is going to build like, you know, the sales coach that connects to B so that you're kind of the data feed into it?Ethan [00:35:02]: I don't think this is like a data feed, more like an understanding kind of engine and like definitely. In the future, having third parties to the API and building out for all the different use cases is something that we want to do. But the like initial case we're trying to do is like build that layer for all that to work. And, you know, we're not trying to build all those verticals because no startup could do that well. But I think that it's really been quite fascinating to see, like, you know, I've done consumer for a long time. Consumer is very hard to predict, like, what's going to be. It's going to be like the thing that's the killer feature. And so, I mean, we really believe that it's the future, but we don't know like what exactly like process it will take to really gain mass adoption.swyx [00:35:50]: The killer consumer feature is whatever Nikita Beer does. Yeah. Social app for teens.Ethan [00:35:56]: Yeah, well, I like Nikita, but, you know, he's good at building bootstrap companies and getting them very viral. And then selling them and then they shut down.swyx [00:36:05]: Okay, so you just came back from CES.Maria [00:36:07]: Yeah, crazy. Yeah, tell us. It was my first time in Vegas and first time CES, both of them were overwhelming.swyx [00:36:15]: First of all, did you feel like you had to do it because you're in consumer hardware?Maria [00:36:19]: Then we decided to be there and to have a lot of partners and media meetings, but we didn't have our own booth. So we decided to just keep that. But we decided to be there and have a presence there, even just us and speak with people. It's very hard to stand out. Yeah, I think, you know, it depends what type of booth you have. I think if you can prepare like a really cool booth.Ethan [00:36:41]: Have you been to CES?Maria [00:36:42]: I think it can be pretty cool.Ethan [00:36:43]: It's massive. It's huge. It's like 80,000, 90,000 people across the Venetian and the convention center. And it's, to me, I always wanted to go just like...Maria [00:36:53]: Yeah, you were the one who was like...swyx [00:36:55]: I thought it was your idea.Ethan [00:36:57]: I always wanted to go just as a, like, just as a fan of...Maria [00:37:01]: Yeah, you wanted to go anyways.Ethan [00:37:02]: Because like, growing up, I think CES like kind of peaked for a while and it was like, oh, I want to go. That's where all the cool, like... gadgets, everything. Yeah, now it's like SmartBitch and like, you know, vacuuming the picks up socks. Exactly.Maria [00:37:13]: There are a lot of cool vacuums. Oh, they love it.swyx [00:37:15]: They love the Roombas, the pick up socks.Maria [00:37:16]: And pet tech. Yeah, yeah. And dog stuff.swyx [00:37:20]: Yeah, there's a lot of like robot stuff. New TVs, new cars that never ship. Yeah. Yeah. I'm thinking like last year, this time last year was when Rabbit and Humane launched at CES and Rabbit kind of won CES. And now this year, no wearables except for you guys.Ethan [00:37:32]: It's funny because it's obviously it's AI everything. Yeah. Like every single product. Yeah.Maria [00:37:37]: Toothbrush with AI, vacuums with AI. Yeah. Yeah.Ethan [00:37:41]: We like hair blow, literally a hairdryer with AI. We saw.Maria [00:37:45]: Yeah, that was cool.Ethan [00:37:46]: But I think that like, yeah, we didn't, another kind of difference like around our, like we didn't want to do like a big overhypey promised kind of Rabbit launch. Because I mean, they did, hats off to them, like on the presentation and everything, obviously. But like, you know, we want to let the product kind of speak for itself and like get it out there. And I think we were really happy. We got some very good interest from media and some of the partners there. So like it was, I think it was definitely worth going. I would say like if you're in hardware, it's just kind of how you make use of it. Like I think to do it like a big Rabbit style or to have a huge show on there, like you need to plan that six months in advance. And it's very expensive. But like if you, you know, go there, there's everybody's there. All the media is there. There's a lot of some pre-show events that it's just great to talk to people. And the industry also, all the manufacturers, suppliers are there. So we learned about some really cool stuff that we might like. We met with somebody. They have like thermal energy capture. And it's like, oh, could you maybe not need to charge it? Because they have like a thermal that can capture your body heat. And what? Yeah, they're here. They're actually here. And in Palo Alto, they have like a Fitbit thing that you don't have to charge.swyx [00:39:01]: Like on paper, that's the power you can get from that. What's the power draw for this thing?Ethan [00:39:05]: It's more than you could get from the body heat, it turns out. But it's quite small. I don't want to disclose technically. But I think that solar is still, they also have one where it's like this thing could be like the face of it. It's just a solar cell. And like that is more realistic. Or kinetic. Kinetic, apparently, I'm not an expert in this, but they seem to think it wouldn't be enough. Kinetic is quite small, I guess, on the capture.swyx [00:39:33]: Well, I mean, watch. Watchmakers have been powering with kinetic for a long time. Yeah. We don't have to talk about that. I just want to get a sense of CES. Would you do it again? I definitely would not. Okay. You're just a fan of CES. Business point of view doesn't make sense. I happen to be in the conference business, right? So I'm kind of just curious. Yeah.Maria [00:39:49]: So I would say as we did, so without the booth and really like straightforward conversations that were already planned. Three days. That's okay. I think it was okay. Okay. But if you need to invest for a booth that is not. Okay. A good one. Which is how much? I think.Ethan [00:40:06]: 10 by 10 is 5,000. But on top of that, you need to. And then they go like 10 by 10 is like super small. Yeah. And like some companies have, I think would probably be more in like the six figure range to get. And I mean, I think that, yeah, it's very noisy. We heard this, that it's very, very noisy. Like obviously if you're, everything is being launched there and like everything from cars to cell phones are being launched. Yeah. So it's hard to stand out. But like, I think going in with a plan of who you want to talk to, I feel like.Maria [00:40:36]: That was worth it.Ethan [00:40:37]: Worth it. We had a lot of really positive media coverage from it and we got the word out and like, so I think we accomplished what we wanted to do.swyx [00:40:46]: I mean, there's some world in which my conference is kind of the CES of whatever AI becomes. Yeah. I think that.Maria [00:40:52]: Don't do it in Vegas. Don't do it in Vegas. Yeah. Don't do it in Vegas. That's the only thing. I didn't really like Vegas. That's great. Amazing. Those are my favorite ones.Alessio [00:41:02]: You can not fit 90,000 people in SF. That's really duh.Ethan [00:41:05]: You need to do like multiple locations so you can do Moscone and then have one in.swyx [00:41:09]: I mean, that's what Salesforce conferences. Well, GDC is how many? That might be 50,000, right? Okay. Form factor, right? Like my way to introduce this idea was that I was at the launch in Solaris. What was the old name of it? Newton. Newton. Of Tab when Avi first launched it. He was like, I thought through everything. Every form factor, pendant is the thing. And then we got the pendants for this original. The first one was just pendants and I took it off and I forgot to put it back on. So you went through pendants, pin, bracelet now, and maybe there's sort of earphones in the future, but what was your iterations?Maria [00:41:49]: So we had, I believe now three or four iterations. And one of the things that we learned is indeed that people don't like the pendant. In particular, woman, you don't want to have like anything here on the chest because it's maybe you have like other necklace or any other stuff.Ethan [00:42:03]: You just ship a premium one that's gold. Yeah. We're talking some fashion reached out to us.Maria [00:42:11]: Some big fashion. There is something there.swyx [00:42:13]: This is where it helps to have an Italian on the team.Maria [00:42:15]: There is like some big Italian luxury. I can't say anything. So yeah, bracelet actually came from the community because they were like, oh, I don't want to wear anything like as necklace or as a pendant. Like it's. And also like the one that we had, I don't know if you remember, like it was like circle, like it was like this and was like really bulky. Like people didn't like it. And also, I mean, I actually, I don't dislike, like we were running fast when we did that. Like our, our thing was like, we wanted to ship them as soon as possible. So we're not overthinking the form factor or the material. We were just want to be out. But after the community organically, basically all of them were like, well, why you don't just don't do the bracelet? Like he's way better. I will just wear it. And that's it. So that's how we ended up with the bracelet, but it's still modular. So I still want to play around the father is modular and you can, you know, take it off and wear it as a clip or in the future, maybe we will bring back the pendant. But I like the fact that there is some personalization and right now we have two colors, yellow and black. Soon we will have other ones. So yeah, we can play a lot around that.Ethan [00:43:25]: I think the form factor. Like the goal is for it to be not super invasive. Right. And something that's easy. So I think in the future, smaller, thinner, not like apple type obsession with thinness, but it does matter like the, the size and weight. And we would love to have more context because that will help, but to make it work, I think it really needs to have good power consumption, good battery life. And, you know, like with the humane swapping the batteries, I have one, I mean, I'm, I'm, I think we've made, and there's like pretty incredible, some of the engineering they did, but like, it wasn't kind of geared towards solving the problem. It was just, it's too heavy. The swappable batteries is too much to man, like the heat, the thermals is like too much to light interface thing. Yeah. Like that. That's cool. It's cool. It's cool. But it's like, if, if you have your handout here, you want to use your phone, like it's not really solving a problem. Cause you know how to use your phone. It's got a brilliant display. You have to kind of learn how to gesture this low range. Yeah. It's like a resolution laser, but the laser is cool that the fact they got it working in that thing, even though if it did overheat, but like too heavy, too cumbersome, too complicated with the multiple batteries. So something that's power efficient, kind of thin, both in the physical sense and also in the edge compute kind of way so that it can be as unobtrusive as possible. Yeah.Maria [00:44:47]: Users really like, like, I like when they say yes, I like to wear it and forget about it because I don't need to charge it every single day. On the other version, I believe we had like 35 hours or something, which was okay. But people, they just prefer the seven days battery life and-swyx [00:45:03]: Oh, this is seven days? Yeah. Oh, I've been charging every three days.Maria [00:45:07]: Oh, no, you can like keep it like, yeah, it's like almost seven days.swyx [00:45:11]: The other thing that occurs to me, maybe there's an Apple watch strap so that I don't have to double watch. Yeah.Maria [00:45:17]: That's the other one that, yeah, I thought about it. I saw as well the ones that like, you can like put it like back on the phone. Like, you know- Plog. There is a lot.swyx [00:45:27]: So yeah, there's a competitor called Plog. Yeah. It's not really a competitor. They only transcribe, right? Yeah, they only transcribe. But they're very good at it. Yeah.Ethan [00:45:33]: No, they're great. Their hardware is really good too.swyx [00:45:36]: And they just launched the pin too. Yeah.Ethan [00:45:38]: I think that the MagSafe kind of form factor has a lot of advantages, but some disadvantages. You can definitely put a very huge battery on that, you know? And so like the battery life's not, the power consumption's not so much of a concern, but you know, downside the phone's like in your pocket. And so I think that, you know, form factors will continue to evolve, but, and you know, more sensors, less obtrusive and-Maria [00:46:02]: Yeah. We have a new version.Ethan [00:46:04]: Easier to use.Maria [00:46:05]: Okay.swyx [00:46:05]: Looking forward to that. Yeah. I mean, we'll, whenever we launch this, we'll try to show whatever, but I'm sure you're going to keep iterating. Last thing on hardware, and then we'll go on to the software side, because I think that's where you guys are also really, really strong. Vision. You wanted to talk about why no vision? Yeah.Ethan [00:46:20]: I think it comes down to like when you're, when you're a startup, especially in hardware, you're just, you work within the constraints, right? And so like vision is super useful and super interesting. And what we actually started with, there's two issues with vision that make it like not the place we decided to start. One is power consumption. So you know, you kind of have to trade off your power budget, like capturing even at a low frame rate and transmitting the radio is actually the thing that takes up the majority of the power. So. Yeah. So you would really have to have quite a, like unacceptably, like large and heavy battery to do it continuously all day. We have, I think, novel kind of alternative ways that might allow us to do that. And we have some prototypes. The other issue is form factor. So like even with like a wide field of view, if you're wearing something on your chest, it's going, you know, obviously the wrist is not really that much of an option. And if you're wearing it on your chest, it's, it's often gone. You're going to probably be not capturing like the field of view of what's interesting to you. So that leaves you kind of with your head and face. And then anything that goes on, on the face has to look cool. Like I don't know if you remember the spectacles, it was kind of like the first, yeah, but they kind of, they didn't, they were not very successful. And I think one of the reasons is they were, they're so weird looking. Yeah. The camera was so big on the side. And if you look at them at array bands where they're way more successful, they, they look almost indistinguishable from array bands. And they invested a lot into that and they, they have a partnership with Qualcomm to develop custom Silicon. They have a stake in Luxottica now. So like they coming from all the angles, like to make glasses, I think like, you know, I don't know if you know, Brilliant Labs, they're cool company, they make frames, which is kind of like a cool hackable glasses and, and, and like, they're really good, like on hardware, they're really good. But even if you look at the frames, which I would say is like the most advanced kind of startup. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. There was one that launched at CES, but it's not shipping yet. Like one that you can buy now, it's still not something you'd wear every day and the battery life is super short. So I think just the challenge of doing vision right, like off the bat, like would require quite a bit more resources. And so like audio is such a good entry point and it's also the privacy around audio. If you, if you had images, that's like another huge challenge to overcome. So I think that. Ideally the personal AI would have, you know, all the senses and you know, we'll, we'll get there. Yeah. Okay.swyx [00:48:57]: One last hardware thing. I have to ask this because then we'll move to the software. Were either of you electrical engineering?Ethan [00:49:04]: No, I'm CES. And so I have a, I've taken some EE courses, but I, I had done prior to working on, on the hardware here, like I had done a little bit of like embedded systems, like very little firmware, but we have luckily on the team, somebody with deep experience. Yeah.swyx [00:49:21]: I'm just like, you know, like you have to become hardware people. Yeah.Ethan [00:49:25]: Yeah. I mean, I learned to worry about supply chain power. I think this is like radio.Maria [00:49:30]: There's so many things to learn.Ethan [00:49:32]: I would tell this about hardware, like, and I know it's been said before, but building a prototype and like learning how the electronics work and learning about firmware and developing, this is like, I think fun for a lot of engineers and it's, it's all totally like achievable, especially now, like with, with the tools we have, like stuff you might've been intimidated about. Like, how do I like write this firmware now? With Sonnet, like you can, you can get going and actually see results quickly. But I think going from prototype to actually making something manufactured is a enormous jump. And it's not all about technology, the supply chain, the procurement, the regulations, the cost, the tooling. The thing about software that I'm used to is it's funny that you can make changes all along the way and ship it. But like when you have to buy tooling for an enclosure that's expensive.swyx [00:50:24]: Do you buy your own tooling? You have to.Ethan [00:50:25]: Don't you just subcontract out to someone in China? Oh, no. Do we make the tooling? No, no. You have to have CNC and like a bunch of machines.Maria [00:50:31]: Like nobody makes their own tooling, but like you have to design this design and you submitEthan [00:50:36]: it and then they go four to six weeks later. Yeah. And then if there's a problem with it, well, then you're not, you're not making any, any of your enclosures. And so you have to really plan ahead. And like.swyx [00:50:48]: I just want to leave tips for other hardware founders. Like what resources or websites are most helpful in your sort of manufacturing journey?Ethan [00:50:55]: You know, I think it's different depending on like it's hardware so specialized in different ways.Maria [00:51:00]: I will say that, for example, I should choose a manufacturer company. I speak with other founders and like we can give you like some, you know, some tips of who is good and who is not, or like who's specialized in something versus somebody else. Yeah.Ethan [00:51:15]: Like some people are good in plastics. Some people are good.Maria [00:51:18]: I think like for us, it really helped at the beginning to speak with others and understand. Okay. Like who is around. I work in Shenzhen. I lived almost two years in China. I have an idea about like different hardware manufacturer and all of that. Soon I will go back to Shenzhen to check out. So I think it's good also to go in place and check.Ethan [00:51:40]: Yeah, you have to like once you, if you, so we did some stuff domestically and like if you have that ability. The reason I say ability is very expensive, but like to build out some proof of concepts and do field testing before you take it to a manufacturer, despite what people say, there's really good domestic manufacturing for small quantities at extremely high prices. So we got our first PCB and the assembly done in LA. So there's a lot of good because of the defense industry that can do quick churn. So it's like, we need this board. We need to find out if it's working. We have this deadline we want to start, but you need to go through this. And like if you want to have it done and fabricated in a week, they can do it for a price. But I think, you know, everybody's kind of trending even for prototyping now moving that offshore because in China you can do prototyping and get it within almost the same timeline. But the thing is with manufacturing, like it really helps to go there and kind of establish the relationship. Yeah.Alessio [00:52:38]: My first company was a hardware company and we did our PCBs in China and took a long time. Now things are better. But this was, yeah, I don't know, 10 years ago, something like that. Yeah.Ethan [00:52:47]: I think that like the, and I've heard this too, we didn't run into this problem, but like, you know, if it's something where you don't have the relationship, they don't see you, they don't know you, you know, you might get subcontracted out or like they're not paying attention. But like if you're, you know, you have the relationship and a priority, like, yeah, it's really good. We ended up doing the fabrication assembly in Taiwan for various reasons.Maria [00:53:11]: And I think it really helped the fact that you went there at some point. Yeah.Ethan [00:53:15]: We're really happy with the process and, but I mean the whole process of just Choosing the right people. Choosing the right people, but also just sourcing the bill materials and all of that stuff. Like, I guess like if you have time, it's not that bad, but if you're trying to like really push the speed at that, it's incredibly stressful. Okay. We got to move to the software. Yeah.Alessio [00:53:38]: Yeah. So the hardware, maybe it's hard for people to understand, but what software people can understand is that running. Transcription and summarization, all of these things in real time every day for 24 hours a day. It's not easy. So you mentioned 200,000 tokens for a day. Yeah. How do you make it basically free to run all of this for the consumer?Ethan [00:53:59]: Well, I think that the pipeline and the inference, like people think about all of these tokens, but as you know, the price of tokens is like dramatically dropping. You guys probably have some charts somewhere that you've posted. We do. And like, if you see that trend in like 250,000 input tokens, it's not really that much, right? Like the output.swyx [00:54:21]: You do several layers. You do live. Yeah.Ethan [00:54:23]: Yeah. So the speech to text is like the most challenging part actually, because you know, it requires like real time processing and then like later processing with a larger model. And one thing that is fairly obvious is that like, you don't need to transcribe things that don't have any voice in it. Right? So good voice activity is key, right? Because like the majority of most people's day is not spent with voice activity. Right? So that is the first step to cutting down the amount of compute you have to do. And voice activity is a fairly cheap thing to do. Very, very cheap thing to do. The models that need to summarize, you don't need a Sonnet level kind of model to summarize. You do need a Sonnet level model to like execute things like the agent. And we will be having a subscription for like features like that because it's, you know, although now with the R1, like we'll see, we haven't evaluated it. A deep seek? Yeah. I mean, not that one in particular, but like, you know, they're already there that can kind of perform at that level. I was like, it's going to stay in six months, but like, yeah. So self-hosted models help in the things where you can. So you are self-hosting models. Yes. You are fine tuning your own ASR. Yes. I will say that I see in the future that everything's trending down. Although like, I think there might be an intermediary step with things to become expensive, which is like, we're really interested because like the pipeline is very tedious and like a lot of tuning. Right. Which is brutal because it's just a lot of trial and error. Whereas like, well, wouldn't it be nice if an end to end model could just do all of this and learn it? If we could do transcription with like an LLM, there's so many advantages to that, but it's going to be a larger model and hence like more compute, you know, we're optim

Ohio-based Avation Medical has developed a bioelectric wearable device for at-home treatment of overactive bladder, promising improved quality of life for patients suffering from the most common cause of incontinence and urinary urgency.In Episode #38 of the MedTech Speed to Data Podcast, Andy Rogers discusses the Vivally System, entrepreneurship, and more with Avation Medical co-founder Jill Schiaparelli.Need to KnowBioelectric medicine is an alternative to pharmaceuticals and surgery — Selectively stimulating the nervous system can enhance, control, or fix a function without the tradeoffs of other treatments. Overactive bladder is a prime candidate for bioelectric solutions — Forty-five million Americans have overactive bladder, with nine million preferring adult diapers to traditional treatments.Nitty GrittyAlthough not fully understood, overstimulation of nerves in the bladder wall produces spasms, creating an urge to urinate as often as thirty times a day in extreme cases.Few sufferers choose sacral nerve stimulation, the gold standard treatment, which requires a device implanted near the spine to stimulate nerves regulating bladder behavior.“The moment you say surgery, it complicates things.” Schiaparelli explains. “You need a physician who knows how to do it, you need a patient who's willing to have what could be a very extensive surgery, and you need a payer who's willing to pay for the surgery.”Drugs for overactive bladder have unwelcome side effects that cause most patients to drop out of the care pathway. “When you look at those dynamics,” Schiaparelli says, “it screams a need. Patients want something that takes surgery out of the equation, doesn't have the side effects of drugs, and is convenient.”Avation Medical's Vivally System is an ankle-worn device that indirectly stimulates the sacral nerve through the tibial nerve without surgery. The device measures responses to adjust its stimulation automatically in real-time.“This physiologic closed loop allows the patient to have personalized, effective therapy in just thirty minutes once a week,” Schiaparelli says.Data that made a differenceAs a serial entrepreneur, Schiaparelli has learned that success requires understanding and meeting the needs of three key stakeholders: the patient, the physician, and the payer:Overactive bladder patients dissatisfied with traditional treatments are an enormous market. Most physicians can only offer prescriptions for imperfect drug therapies that do not generate revenue for their practices. Payers don't like either option since surgery costs reach $40,000 while drugs require lifetime prescriptions.“Every area we checked into, it made sense. This technology in this market checked all those boxes to say there's a need. We thought this was a real opportunity to disrupt the market.”But success requires addressing the needs of other stakeholders, including regulators and investors.Regulators' expectations, for example, drove Avation Medical's decision to implement quality control processes while starting its first clinical trial. “We knew that was going to be very important because we planned to use the clinical trial with our FDA submission.”Aligning Avation Medical's investors' expectations was just as important, with each investment round supporting the next stage in development and commercialization.Schiaparelli takes a holistic perspective on a Med Tech startup's data strategy.“It's speed, absolutely,” Schiaparelli says, “but it's also intelligent data that speaks to the needs of all the people that you'll need to demonstrate to down the line.”

In the WearableDevices booth at CES we got to see the new Mudra Band that provides gesture control via Bluetooth and brain-computer synchronicity. Ariel Amar, Product Specialist, shows us how it works, the kinds of control that you can achieve, and the devices it can control.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Debra Ansell joined us to talk about finding friends and exchanging neat gifts, accidentally tricking people into making unmanufacutable boards, and happy, blinking lights. Debra is usually known by the moniker GeekMomProjects (also her website is geekmomprojects.com). She has been writing for Make Magazine.  Debra won one of the SuperCon badge add-on awards so her poseable Bendy SAO will be available at SuperCon Europe.  Some other things we mentioned: Seeed Studio XIAO board Adafruit QT Py Debra's Remoticon talk about PCB structures Martin Oehler is Maketvee on YouTube and Mastodon Janet Hansen is on Mastodon and has an incredible Enlightened Designs wearables website. #makergiftexchange on your favorite social media platform And some upcoming events that promise to have lots of LEDs: Teardown 2025 | Crowd Supply (Jun ‘25) Portland Winter Light Festival (Feb ‘25) Transcript Memfault is a leading embedded device observability platform that empowers teams to build better IoT products, faster. Its off-the-shelf solution is specifically designed for bandwidth-constrained devices, offering device performance and product analytics, debugging, and over-the-air capabilities. Trusted by leading brands such as Bose, Lyft, Logitech, Panasonic, and Augury, Memfault improves the reliability of devices across consumer electronics and mission-critical industries such as access control, point of sale, energy, and healthcare. To learn more, visit memfault.com.  

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“Healthiness is resilience,” says Chris Peng, the CEO and co-founder of Labfront, drawing on a definition from his dad's lab that challenges traditional views of health and reframes it through adaptability.   In this episode, Chris and Dr. Andrew Fix talk about how continuous data from wearable devices like Garmin and Dexcom is reshaping healthcare, and offer insights into individual health patterns. Why rely on single data points when the human body is constantly changing? Chris shares how Labfront is helping researchers and institutions like Harvard and MIT use continuous data to tackle inefficiencies and improve outcomes.   With a focus on resilience as the ultimate measure of health, Chris points out how wearable technology empowers individuals to understand their unique responses to stress, sleep, and even alcohol consumption.    Health isn't about perfection, but about how well we adapt. Tune in to Chris and Dr. Fix's discussion that offers a fresh, human-centered take on the future of healthcare.   Quotes “The current medical system and the way that we practice medicine, built around the constraints that existed in the past… You go into the doctor's office, you take one blood pressure monitor, you maybe do a blood test, you do a couple things. But essentially, it's one data point. And as much as that data point is helpful to bring some context, there is a much more multi-layered depth of context that can exist. However, the current medical system is no fault of their own, but basically the research side has not caught up to start doing and understanding this type of data.” (06:31 | Chris Peng)  “Unfortunately, the system, just like everything else, is not a one-size-fits-all. And as I mentioned before, the science and the research is still very, very, very new.” (12:12 | Chris Peng)  “If you're trying to define what is a ‘healthy state,' it's really hard to kind of say what health is. We have infinite definitions of disease states. But lack of disease is not healthy per se. And that's something that I think is really important.” (18:12 | Chris Peng)  “Healthiness is resilience... The better your ability to adapt to situations, the more healthy you are.” (18:48 | Chris Peng) “Science learns from the process and figures things out. And yes, it can be originally influenced by a lot of corporations and their funding, but over the long term, the truth does win out.” (30:17 | Chris Peng)    Links Connect with Chris Peng: https://www.labfront.com/ SideKick Tool: https://bit.ly/4a6CqJS   Movemate:
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Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text messageMeetings. Speeches. Quick thoughts to self. Those words are more than words. That's your company's secret sauce. Philip Kiely, Head of Developer Relations at Baseten, joins us to discuss.Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Ask Jordan and Philip questions on AI transcriptionUpcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:1. AI Transcription Benefits2. Whisper Model by OpenAI3. Cost of Transcription4. Business Applications for AI TranscriptionTimestamps:00:00 Conversations are gold; AI makes them valuable.03:56 NVIDIA advances exceed Moore's Law; Apple's AI inaccurate.09:48 Text transcription technology error-prone; manual transcription necessary.11:19 Whisper V3: Low error rate, multilingual accuracy.14:58 Whisper rapidly transcribes audio with high efficiency.17:26 Emotion inflection crucial for text-to-speech synthesis.23:58 AI transcriptions need human verification for accuracy.25:35 Chain cheap AI models for efficient calls.30:53 On-device AI less powerful than cloud AI.33:07 Build prototypes now; technology improving rapidly.Keywords:Whisper by OpenAI, Automatic Speech Recognition, Open-source ASR, Accuracy, Multilingual ASR, MIT licensed, Amazon Transcribe, Whisper V3 Turbo, Live transcription, Speech inflection, ChatGPT, Philip Kiely, Jordan Wilson, Everyday AI podcast, Unstructured data, Anthropic funding, NVIDIA AI advancements, Apple AI alerts, AI transcription, Base 10, Searchable data, AI infrastructure platform, AI cost efficiency, Wearable technology, Voice control, On-device inference, Cloud inference, Speech synthesis, Business applications of transcription, Future of work Learn how work is changing on WorkLab, available wherever you get your podcasts.

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