Spire (activity tracker)

Manufacturer Spire Inc.
Website https://spire.io/

Spire is a wearable activity tracker worn on the waistband or bra strap designed to analyze breath rates to determine levels of tension, calm, or focus.[1]

Description

Spire launched preorders on June 17, 2014.[2] The app (required to view and interpret the data it records) is currently compatible with Apple iOS devices running iOS 8.2 or higher. The device resembles a grey stone with a large clip on the side, and charges wirelessly with an included charging pad.[3]

Reception

Spire has been discussed in articles by Popular Science, TechCrunch, and USA today.[4][5][6]

One review have found its exercise tracking inaccurate.[7] USA Today and TechCrunch point out a negative to the device being that it can be worn only on the waistband or bra strap.[5][6]

Function

Through monitoring breath rates, Spire claims to improve the user's mental and physical health.[1] Cofounder Neema Moraveji designed the device from his work in respiratory psychophysiology at Stanford University’s Calming Technology Lab.[8][9]

Specifications

References

  1. 1 2 "Activity tracking for healthy body and mind.". Spire.io. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Spire's Launch: The First 48hrs". Spire Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Activity tracking for healthy body and mind.". Spire.io. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "A Pocket Fitness Tracker That Studies Your Breathing". Popular Science. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Meet "Spire", The Wearable Breath Tracker That Calms You Down". TechCrunch. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "What's hot: Step up to the latest fitness trackers". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Spire activity tracker review". December 24, 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Neema Moraveji: Projects". Moraveji.org. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Calming Technology". Calmingtechnology.org. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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