Re: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

2016-10-11 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone 
I'm with you on thisk, there is such a thing as "Too Much!" and think we've 
passed the threshold now. JMO, but a valid one.
- Original Message - 
From: "Sieghard Weitzel" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 3:50 AM
Subject: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress


It is very clear to me that being part of the “internet of things” and having 
connected devices is apparently every manufacturer’s 
dream these days. Of course there are many useful and convenient devices like 
Wi-Fi connected thermostats, lights or doorbells, but 
there are also a lot of useless ones out there. A “connected” mattress in my 
opinion is one of the useless ones, if you want to 
track your sleep there are plenty of options out there and I’m not at all sure 
it is all that good to sleep on something that is 
packed with sensors and electronics all of which emit radio frequencies and who 
knows what else. I also totally question a $1,000 
bed or mattress, anybody who tell sme that a matress at such a price point 
which has all the features mentioned is supposed to be a 
good matress is in my opinion full of it.
Next thing they’ll come out with a connected toilet which an app that tells you 
the next time you need to go poop and if we are 
lucky it may even include a scale which from 1 to 10 tells you how much it 
stinks of course based on crowdsourced results from 
others around the world who are in your age range and socio-economic class and 
of course there will be a share button which let’s 
you post all of this crap (oops, poor choice of words) to Facebook and Twitter 
*smile*.


Regards and happy connected life,
Sieghard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kevin Chao
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 11:14 AM
To: viphone 
Subject: Re: COnnected Matress

Details from the latter, Sleep Number:
"Like other SleepIQ beds, the IT features biometric sensors that track heart 
rate, movement and breathing via your body. The IT, 
however, also features ActiveComfort technology, so the bed will use data it 
has collected to recommend a customer's ideal level of 
firmness, comfort and support every day. Users can see the recommendations and 
make adjustments with the SleepIQ 
app, which connects the 
iPhone to the bed via Bluetooth.

The IT can also connect to other health tracking services via the SleepIQ API. 
This allows the IT to make more advanced sleeping 
recommendations. For instance, it can recommend whether to sleep earlier based 
on your diet, or it can connect to your iPhone's 
calendar and tell you to go to sleep at a certain time so that you can be well 
rested for a meeting at 8 a.m.

The IT bed's pricing starts at $1,000 and will be available in Summer 2016 in 
all standard mattress sizes.

The SleepIQ app is available 
for free in the App Store [Direct 
Link]"

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 10:37 AM Kevin Chao 
> wrote:
Has anyone tried these? If so, how welll does the iOS app work with VoiceOver? 
And, which would you recommend?
"Energenie UK, Legrand US, Nexia and Sleep Number (first connected mattress to 
Work with Nest)."
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Re: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

2016-10-10 Thread Robin Frost 
Hi,
Oh my word that was one of the funniest things I’ve read in an age and after 
the night of tech related frustration I’ve had it was no small gift I assure 
you. thank you for it laughter does a body good.

And speaking of connectivity gone insane anyone remember reading of the 
connected tampon a while back? Oy just oy.
Robin

From: Sieghard Weitzel 
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 10:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

It is very clear to me that being part of the “internet of things” and having 
connected devices is apparently every manufacturer’s dream these days. Of 
course there are many useful and convenient devices like Wi-Fi connected 
thermostats, lights or doorbells, but there are also a lot of useless ones out 
there. A “connected” mattress in my opinion is one of the useless ones, if you 
want to track your sleep there are plenty of options out there and I’m not at 
all sure it is all that good to sleep on something that is packed with sensors 
and electronics all of which emit radio frequencies and who knows what else. I 
also totally question a $1,000 bed or mattress, anybody who tell sme that a 
matress at such a price point which has all the features mentioned is supposed 
to be a good matress is in my opinion full of it.

Next thing they’ll come out with a connected toilet which an app that tells you 
the next time you need to go poop and if we are lucky it may even include a 
scale which from 1 to 10 tells you how much it stinks of course based on 
crowdsourced results from others around the world who are in your age range and 
socio-economic class and of course there will be a share button which let’s you 
post all of this crap (oops, poor choice of words) to Facebook and Twitter 
*smile*.

 

 

Regards and happy connected life,

Sieghard

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Kevin Chao
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 11:14 AM
To: viphone 
Subject: Re: COnnected Matress

 

Details from the latter, Sleep Number:

"Like other SleepIQ beds, the IT features biometric sensors that track heart 
rate, movement and breathing via your body. The IT, however, also features 
ActiveComfort technology, so the bed will use data it has collected to 
recommend a customer's ideal level of firmness, comfort and support every day. 
Users can see the recommendations and make adjustments with the SleepIQ app, 
which connects the iPhone to the bed via Bluetooth. 


The IT can also connect to other health tracking services via the SleepIQ API. 
This allows the IT to make more advanced sleeping recommendations. For 
instance, it can recommend whether to sleep earlier based on your diet, or it 
can connect to your iPhone's calendar and tell you to go to sleep at a certain 
time so that you can be well rested for a meeting at 8 a.m. 

The IT bed's pricing starts at $1,000 and will be available in Summer 2016 in 
all standard mattress sizes. 

The SleepIQ app is available for free in the App Store [Direct Link]"

 

On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 10:37 AM Kevin Chao  wrote:

  Has anyone tried these? If so, how welll does the iOS app work with 
VoiceOver? And, which would you recommend?

  "Energenie UK, Legrand US, Nexia and Sleep Number (first connected mattress 
to Work with Nest)."

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Re: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

2016-10-10 Thread Shaf Patel 
They actually do have a device of what you just described. It's supposed
to show you how well you're shitting apparently. Weird.

On 10/11/2016 3:50 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
> It is very clear to me that being part of the “internet of things” and
> having connected devices is apparently every manufacturer’s dream these
> days. Of course there are many useful and convenient devices like Wi-Fi
> connected thermostats, lights or doorbells, but there are also a lot of
> useless ones out there. A “connected” mattress in my opinion is one of
> the useless ones, if you want to track your sleep there are plenty of
> options out there and I’m not at all sure it is all that good to sleep
> on something that is packed with sensors and electronics all of which
> emit radio frequencies and who knows what else. I also totally question
> a $1,000 bed or mattress, anybody who tell sme that a matress at such a
> price point which has all the features mentioned is supposed to be a
> good matress is in my opinion full of it.
> 
> Next thing they’ll come out with a connected toilet which an app that
> tells you the next time you need to go poop and if we are lucky it may
> even include a scale which from 1 to 10 tells you how much it stinks of
> course based on crowdsourced results from others around the world who
> are in your age range and socio-economic class and of course there will
> be a share button which let’s you post all of this crap (oops, poor
> choice of words) to Facebook and Twitter **smile**.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Regards and happy connected life,
> 
> Sieghard
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Kevin Chao
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 9, 2016 11:14 AM
> *To:* viphone 
> *Subject:* Re: COnnected Matress
> 
>  
> 
> Details from the latter, Sleep Number:
> 
> "Like other SleepIQ beds, the IT features biometric sensors that track
> heart rate, movement and breathing via your body. The IT, however, also
> features ActiveComfort technology, so the bed will use data it has
> collected to recommend a customer's ideal level of firmness, comfort and
> support every day. Users can see the recommendations and make
> adjustments with the SleepIQ app
> , which connects the
> iPhone to the bed via Bluetooth. 
> 
> 
> The IT can also connect to other health tracking services via the
> SleepIQ API. This allows the IT to make more advanced sleeping
> recommendations. For instance, it can recommend whether to sleep earlier
> based on your diet, or it can connect to your iPhone's calendar and tell
> you to go to sleep at a certain time so that you can be well rested for
> a meeting at 8 a.m. 
> 
> The IT bed's pricing starts at $1,000 and will be available in Summer
> 2016 in all standard mattress sizes. 
> 
> The SleepIQ  app is
> available for free in the App Store [Direct Link
> ]"
> 
>  
> 
> On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 10:37 AM Kevin Chao  > wrote:
> 
> Has anyone tried these? If so, how welll does the iOS app work with
> VoiceOver? And, which would you recommend?
> 
> "Energenie UK, Legrand US, Nexia and Sleep Number (first connected
> mattress to Work with Nest)."
> 
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