Show HN: Visualize Fitbit steps with Notch

34 pointsby eli-bryan14 anni fa20 comments

Hi folks, wanted to get feedback on a project before making it 'public'. It's called Notch and the idea is to create a more fun UX for personal health tracking (using data from Fitbit, Fuelband, Withings, etc).

The demo project is a first experiment with this. The 'private' signup page is at http://notch.me/start.html. Users go in, add their Fitbit, and it creates a personalized infographic based on their Fitbit steps, like this: http://notch.me/p/7Isumkw5k2P1WhyeUVwFmj

Feedback is appreciated! Feel free to email me at [email protected].

Thanks! Eli

20 comments

georgemcbay14 anni fa

Seems like a nice idea but the name is confusing for gamer geeks who will immediately assume this has something to do with Markus Persson or Mojang.

hornbaker14 anni fa

My hunch: the intersection between gamer geeks and fitbit users is not a large one.

eli-bryan14 anni fa

agreed. that was definitely a concern, but the name seems to resonate with people (and short, monosyllabic domain names are scarce). maybe we'll post as "Other Notch" in gamer contexts...

tnash14 anni fa

That's very cute. I like it a lot, good work. Is the info randomized, or do you get the same info every month (i.e. is it always the panama canal or are there other things? Like walk on the moon, or around NYC, etc.)

eli-bryan14 anni fa

Thanks! And yup, it changes based on how many miles you've covered.

ZanderEarth3214 anni fa

Very nice, love the idea of sharing this type of graphic with friends on Twitter.

Any plans to integrate data from non-hardware based tracking devices (like Fitbit, Fuelband, etc.) but from other apps like Nike + GPS?

eli-bryan14 anni fa

Definitely (down the road). And not just health-specific things. There's all kinds of data that can serve as a (proxy) signal for health. e.g. physical activity is correlated with weather: http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1186/1479-5868-3-21 and it's suggested that your diet can be affected by a bunch of different things: http://eab.sagepub.com/content/39/1/106.abstract

rahul_nihalani14 anni fa

This is a great start. For me, staying motivated to be healthy and work out is all about having fun while doing it, and I think you're definitely on the right track with Notch. keep it up mate!

ecaroth14 anni fa

Cool idea. Unfortunately I signed up and linked my fitbit, and it didn't load any of my data. Though I did enjoy the "creating suspense.." loading animation.

eli-bryan14 anni fa

Ha, glad you liked that part. Right now it's setup to only show the last month or so of data, so if you haven't tracked any steps since 3/27 it won't show you much. (if you've logged some steps since then though, please shoot me an email and we'll figure it out!)

ecaroth14 anni fa

I use it every day, including tracking separate workouts so it should be loaded w/ data. Now it's telling me 'something is wrong with my username' when trying to login. Where can I find your email?

FYI - on a side note, I'm the creator of fitbolt.com, which also integrates w/ FitBit. It's cool to see the different uses of their API people are coming up with!

EDIT: found your email.. must be friday ;-)

ZhannaSchonfeld14 anni fa

This is cute idea. Seems like I would be more motivated to keep up my fitness with this type of breakdown.

sjs38214 anni fa

Signup doesnt appear to work. Chrome Dev Tools tells me: Uncaught ReferenceError: _gat is not defined

eli-bryan14 anni fa

=X good catch! will fix in the next build.

Donito14 anni fa

Looks very nice... bought a Fitbit just now just to be able to try it out :/

seltzered_14 anni fa

Wow. Really impressed with the design, it feels so warm!

eli-bryan14 anni fa

Thanks! Bruno Barros did the original (@IlustreBOB). He's crazy talented.