09-09-2020, 09:52 AM
(10-15-2019, 05:40 AM)DrYak Wrote: Thinking about two medical/health applications of such cheap device:
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The PineTime smartwatch could be used to both display current graph/readings on the screen, and relay the data over bluetooth to some larger device (usually done with a smartphone or raspberry pi), all this for less than 50$.
Currently, this needs to be done either with expensive NFC-to-Bluetooth relays that don't even have a screen, or by frankensteining a Sony Smartwatch with a special firmware patch (has all the features, including screen... but isn't in production any more and is difficult to fetch on ebay).
An NFC-enabled PineTime would have as much feature as both (screen, plus nfc-to-bluetooth) while costing a faction of either.
Well of course, that's as long as NFC functionality can be crammed into PineTime without going over-board with final price...
- Does somebody know if the currently announced accelerometer (Bosh BMA421) can be used as a hard fall detector ? That another useful health application of the device.
(In case of fall, if the hearth monitor is still reading pulse (i.e.: still attached to hand) but nobody press "cancel" on the screen (i.e.: owner incapacitated or wounded) -> send alert over Bluetooth, asking the phone to send emergency SMS or other request for help)
^^^^^^ This is what I want this watch to do. I want a pared down medical alert system. I want no subscription cost. This is for the community that is on a set income.
My needs are for a low vision person who cannot dial the phone number properly on a good day.
I want a fairly fool-proof way of mashing a button, that sends a signal (wifi/BT) to a base station (SBC or PinePhone), that signals an app to send a predetermined SMS text message to a predetermined phone number. "Jane/John Doe has activated their ALERT system and would like you to check on her/him." I don't want to use the 9-11 system, mainly due to lack of two way communication. And it may not always be that severe of a need.
Reliability of the switch (no false positives on the switch) and reliable connection to the base unit from common areas of the home would be important.
I am not so much concerned with heartbeat, blood pressure, or anything like that. I just want the elderly to be able to call a friend or loved one easily and reliably send a text, in case of a fall, or maybe just for "groceries are needed" or "meds are needed" to the target phone number.