Finally the first commercial product has been release by Hidrate me, the Hidrate Spark!
Hidrate Spark is a smart water bottle that pairs to an app on your phone, (IOS or Android)
Once your bottle is paired it recognizes when you drink water from it and adds it to your daily goal which is your recommended daily intake of water based on your age, gender, height and wight. to help you achieve your goal the bottle sends push notifications and glows when you need to drink some water to avoid dehydration.
The app can also interact with devices like the fit bit and other smart devices, to track your activity and increase the amount of water you need to drink accordingly.
When my bottle arrived I was very impressed with the quality of materials, such as the grippy outer material (kind of like a thin rubber) and the cap which has a nice open closing mechanism. they also supply a finger loop with the bottles for easy one finger carrying.
It really is a nice looking bottle that will transition from the gym to the office etc easily without looking out of place.
I paired the bottle easily first time and started drinking from it within minutes of opening the package, it tracked my water consumption right away.
I have now been using it for a couple of days and cannot say I have noticed a glow, and even when pressing the glow button in app can not see a glow occurring. However it has been tracking my water intake perfectly.
I would like to see the ability to tell the app if you’re drinking squash or something, and tell the app that it’s for example 3 parts water to 1 part squash and allow the app to calculate the actual amount of water.
Of course continued testing and usage of the bottle is necessary to be sure how successful it is.
