Hands-Free Heart Rate
Hardware
health sensing app
SHOW HN2020
21points
6comments
#1,649of 3,028 in 2020
Top 55%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fascinating idea that consumer cameras can pick up subtle body motion and colour changes
From 1 comment
I saw a video showcasing this idea some time back. They showed slowed-down video that exaggerated both the colour red, and the lines on your face, neck and hands, following a…
ksaj on HN
Works across lighting conditions, per the maker
From 1 comment
We've tested across quite a few--and it should control for constant, weird lighting. But there are definitely edge cases that are hard to control for--a faint, pulsing red light…
Firecracker on HN
Objections
Faint pulsing red light is a hard edge case for accuracy
From 1 comment
We've tested across quite a few--and it should control for constant, weird lighting. But there are definitely edge cases that are hard to control for--a faint, pulsing red light…
Firecracker on HN
Requests
Android version
From 2 comments
I saw a video showcasing this idea some time back. They showed slowed-down video that exaggerated both the colour red, and the lines on your face, neck and hands, following a…
ksaj on HNThat's totally right! It's incredible just how much ambient information is visible to consumer cameras that human eyes and brains can't or don't process. We're always happy for…
sredmond on HN
Questions
Does it work in a variety of lighting conditions?
From 1 comment
Looks really awesome! Does it work in a variety of lighting conditions?
peterlu on HN