--- title: "Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping" description: "The $139.99 Halo Rise sleep monitor, according to Amazon, monitors light, humidity, and room temperature as well as the breathing patterns of the indi" author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-09-29 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2037/amazon-com-unveils-device-that-tracks-breath-while-sleeping category: "technology" tags: ["health", "machine learning", "science and technology", "engineering"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping In addition to a **redesigned Kindle** that enables users to write on the e-reader, **Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday also unveiled a contactless gadget to track customers' sleep patterns.** The **Halo Rise sleep monitor, which costs $139.99, according to Amazon, tracks the breathing patterns of the individual who is nearest to it as well as the room's temperature, humidity, and light.** Users are intended to get [understanding](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12918/cat-5e-vs-cat-6a-understanding-the-major-differences) into why they might or might not feel refreshed when they wake up. Similar to many digital businesses, **Amazon** has invested in consumer health-[tracking devices](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37572/should-schools-put-tracking-devices-in-students-id-cards), but it has occasionally come under regulatory attention for the [sensitive data](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157782/how-do-you-protect-sensitive-data-such-as-passwords-and-credit-card-information-in-an-asp-dot-net-app) it sought to gather, such as body fat percentage via a fitness wristband called Halo. **Amazon** has stated that privacy is at the core of everything it does and that the sleep tracker will encrypt [health information](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35308/what-implications-could-human-rights-have-for-evidence-based-health-information). At its annual [products and services](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99754/how-can-online-reviews-help-you-make-better-decisions-about-products-and-services) presentation, the e-commerce business announced the price of its new e-reader, the **Kindle Scribe, at $339.99.** Similar to its rivals **Apple Inc**. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Amazon has made investments in consumer health-tracking technology. These investments have occasionally attracted regulatory attention due to the **sensitive data they sought to collect, such as body fat percentage via their fitness wristband Halo.** According to Amazon, privacy is essential to everything company does. The sleep appliance has no camera or microphone and will encrypt [medical data](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111272/how-does-blockchain-technology-secure-medical-data). Announcing in July that it will spend $3.5 billion to acquire [primary care](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114417/what-strategies-best-address-mental-health-integration-into-primary-care-services) provider **One Medical (ONEM.O),** the retailer is also looking at health in a broader sense. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2037/amazon-com-unveils-device-that-tracks-breath-while-sleeping Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.