[twistedpair]

There are already a number of products out there like this. Check out https://neumitra.com/ here in Boston for a watch that monitors many of your vitals.

If you'd told me in 2000 that everyone would be carrying a always wirelessly internet connected computer with light, video, barometric, acceleration, voice, and gyroscopic sensors, I'd have thought it nuts. Given that, what's a little skin conductivity, pulse, and blood pressure sensing package?

Of course, the bigger problem, is do you trust Google/FB/Apple with all your health data in a time when health benefits are one's most volatile expense? You KNOW others will poach and abuse such data.

[dominotw]

$1500 for a watch that I am not quite sure what it does. I read through the FAQ on the website, I am still not sure what it does. I need more proof of efficacy before I shell out that kind of money.

[robg]

That's my startup! Sounds like we need better FAQs, thanks!

We've benchmarked against $20,000 clinical research equipment for skin conductance with established research collaborators. So right now we're more a research device but working hard to bring the price down without compromising accuracy. We'll follow that same approach as we add sensors.

[mahyarm]

That watch is a basis watch ($200) missing an optical heart rate sensor.

[robg]

We've optimized for data quality as I'm a data-oriented neuroscientist with a family history of mental health concerns. So our skin conductance is research grade and we've worked hard to be as thin and comfortable as possible.

That said, I'm really glad to see that Basis has been validating theirs as a sleep device. More validation is a good thing!