We’ve agreed to keep the name Compass H2O (and not take on an entire rebranding) even though our use case has evolved. We’ve also agreed not to confuse our brief presentation with talk of hydration sensors. But someone might still ask, Why is it called Compass H2O? Here’s a possible response, see what you think…
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Simband Open Reference Sensor Module from Samsung on Vimeo.
• MDDIonline.com / Samsung Simband
XWD @ MDP jurors Christian Denhart, Eric Lewallen, Marcus Filipovich, Anne Burdick & Maggie Hendrie, announce the awards!
I had a chance to see a video of the XWD awards presentation on the MDP rooftop. I’m not posting it here as it was a private video. I’ll add it if it becomes public. We pretty much know what happened anyway, but what was interesting about this replay was that 3 teams got awards, but only 1 team got Award + Critique: us!
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Theory of Epidermal Differential Impedance Sensor for Conformal Skin
Hydration Monitoring:
http://rogers.matse.illinois.edu/files/2012/biointerphaseshydration.pdf
We brainstormed, played design games, and tried to hone in first on a Need and then moving to more specific design goals. We had so many ideas on so many topics and so many solutions I think we were all going a little mad this morning!
Our continued efforts with a lot of help from Syuzi Pakchyan, Magdalena Paluch, and the other coaches finally led us to a project we were all excited about: Compass H2.O
• A wrist worn compass that senses your hydration level and leads you to water.
• A crowdsourced database of potable water sources.
• A propopulated device for areas with no cell or wifi signals.
• An open source platform for myriad personal and social compass apps in the future.
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http://www.mc10inc.com/consumer-products/sports/hydration-sensor/
MC10 Hydration Video from MC10 on Vimeo.
Sharon Gong is discussing.
Fantastic tech!!!