Brilio.net/en - Heartbreaks have a way of leaving emotional scars in places that you wouldnt normally be able to see. But for techie Koby Soto, the wearable tech gadget Fitbit documented his heartbreak. The Fitbit is able to track the amount of steps taken daily, heart rate and the calories burned. But in this strange tale, it also recorded the emotional discomfort and rapidly rising heart rate for Soto.
The 28-year old is currently in the process of finishing his law degree in Tel Aviv when his boyfriend of a few months, a fellow law student, called him on his cellphone.
He said that were going to have to cancel, and I said Why? and he said, Things are not working as they should, Soto recalled in an interview with BuzzFeed News. I said, Are you serious? Youre doing this over the phone?
As Soto was venting to a friend that night, he showed his Fitbit to prove that he hadnt been able to sleep or even study for the past few days. His Fitbit Charge HR had been recording his physiological patterns. When he pulled up the day of the break up, Soto was surprised to see the shocking change in his heartbeat. In the morning it started with a relaxed 72 beats per minute. Yet from noon onwards, after the call came, his heart rate immediately rose to past 88. It stayed elevated for the better part of the afternoon, even reaching 118 before returning to normal levels at night.
Soto said he was surprised that the Fitbit was even tracking him, as he mainly uses it for his physical activities at the gym and after gymnastics workouts. I wasnt doing anything, I didnt go to the gym, I didnt expect the Fitbit to even track me, he told BuzzFeed News. It was just on me.
Photo: Koby Soto
Unlike some people would, Soto didnt see it as an invasion. But the Millennial has a knack for the technological quirks. He has an app-controlled lock, a Nest security camera and even a coffee machine that is programmed to boil a cup of java at the same time every day.
For Soto, it was a welcome reaffirmation of what he felt. I feel like its nice to have a log of your confirmation of what you felt. You can tell people you have heartbreak and you feel bad, Soto said. People become less cynical once you show them the numbers or once you show the data or graphs. Everyone understands heartbreak, right? Everyones felt it. When you have this, its interesting you have something to show.
(Reported by: Ivana Lucic)