If so, what has your experience been like with either of these devices? I recently received a FitBit for Christmas and have loved using it to track my daily activity -- I'm much more active than I thought! An added bonus is that the FitBit can track your sleeping patterns and let you know how well you've been sleeping.
My opinion on the sleep tracking features of the FitBit so far? Total rubbish. For example, last night, it said I fell asleep in 2 minutes -- I don't think I've ever fallen asleep that quickly (in fact, I was actually on my iPhone for a bit, because I couldn't go to sleep). I can see various spikes in activity through the course of the night, which I find interesting (and the FitBit considers me "awake" during that period). It seems like it has the potential to yield some interesting data, but doesn't seem completely useful at the moment.
On the flip side is the WakeMate, which a few people I know have received. It supposedly offers more in depth detail on sleeping patterns, including when you're in deep sleep, lightly sleeping, and can supposedly wake you up at a optimal, specified times based on your circadian rhythm. Seeing a graph of a person's cycle of light sleep vs. deep sleep (which is more detailed than FitBit offers) is pretty intriguing, but it still seems prone to error.
Anyway, do you have experience with either of these devices, specifically with regard to tracking sleep data?
(By the way, other than the sleeping thing, I adore my FitBit. I'll write up a more detailed review in the near future.)
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Hm, I've found the Fitbit to be pretty accurate for my sleep. There are some minor things that come through as wrong, but overall it has been pretty good.
The WakeMate looks interesting too, but the chargers are catching on fire.
The WakeMate looks interesting too, but the chargers are catching on fire.
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I have an app called Sleep Cycle on my phone. That works by tracking your movement by sitting on the bed and using the phone's built in accelerometer. It then set off an alarm at what it thinks is an optimal time.
It shows a pretty little graph of your sleeping habits. When I have both Sleep Cycle and Fitbit running at night, they both peak at the same time, though Sleep Cycle isn't so silly as to claim that I'm "awake" during that period.
Sleep Cycle has the obvious disadvantage that it will track your partner's movements as well if you aren't the only person in the bed.
It shows a pretty little graph of your sleeping habits. When I have both Sleep Cycle and Fitbit running at night, they both peak at the same time, though Sleep Cycle isn't so silly as to claim that I'm "awake" during that period.
Sleep Cycle has the obvious disadvantage that it will track your partner's movements as well if you aren't the only person in the bed.
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