Q1 How do I correctly put on Alex for it to work properly?
Here I will demonstrate the correct way to use Alex. First unfold the legs on either side the legs should look like the no 11 when viewed from above Then move Alex to the back of your head and hang it over your ears. now compress the folded part of the leg as much as you can maintaining good posture select the calibration option on the Alex app and try moving your head to check the movement of avatar if the avatar’s movement seems a little odd ?
and move the sensor up a bit your avatar should now be synced perfectly to track your neck movement.
- ALEX is a smart wearable device that encourages good posture habits by measuring the angle of the neck. If a user’s neck bends too far into a “poor posture angle”, ALEX will gently vibrate to alert the user to correct their posture
ALEX is designed to lightly rest on the back of the neck with two legs hanging around the ears for support. ALEX has very flexible legs that can be stretched and shortened to fit any head and neck shape.
Users do not need to wear the device all the time. ALEX shines when worn during long, inactive hours such as sitting behind a desk at work. ALEX’s battery can last up to 70 hours on a single charge.
ALEX’s App tracks posture improvement with detailed graphs and stats
Be sure to download the free ALEX Posture iOS/Android app to activate your ALEX N5. ALEX N5 syncs wirelessly with select Bluetooth 4.0 equipped iOS and Android devices (Compatible with iOS 9.2 and above, and Android 4.4 to 6.x)
Compatible with Andriod 4.4 (KitKat) or later and iOS 8.0 (iPhone 4S) or later. Lithium-ion battery (up to 7 days or 70 hours of battery life) English manual included for ease of operation and setup. Includes USB cable for charging. Includes protective carrying case. Designed, patented, and made in Korea. A peace of mind knowing ALEX is designed by a team of experienced Bio Medical Engineers with M.S and Ph.D. degrees at Seoul National University.
Q2 How do I check my past neck posture?
First we’ll take a look at the alex app’s home screen. if you touch the black circle, you can check your hourly posture for the selected day. the light green bar on the graph represents the total time for good posture.
and the green bar represents the total time for active posture. you can slide the graph left and right to view your weekly scores. the green dot of line represents your set goal. now let’s take a look at the circular graph. you can see the today’s data or? organized by scores. you can even check your past data by pressing the arrow buttons
Q3 what is the avatar function?
The avatar in the alex app lets you know whether the alex is on properly functioning properly and helps you monitor the condition of your neck.
as you know, red indicates poor posture and green indicates good posture.Q4 How exactly does alex alert me for poor posture?
Select settings in the app. and go to the poor posture angle. the red triangle indicates currently set angle and the white circle indicates the angle that you wish to modify the setting to.
now try slowly slouching your neck down to the angle you would like to receive the alerts for. that looks about right! let’s save the setting.Q5 what types of poor posture can Alex detect?
Can alex detect text nect? yes it can. let’s try the forward head posture. see if it can detect this. ah~ it certainly does! That’s so alex.Q6 Can i use alex without the app?
You can use Alex without smartphone. Without your phone being around, whenever you look down to read documents or chat with friends, Alex helps you maintain good posture. Even when you’re sitting on toilet, Alex never stops! You can use Alex without the application. The data recorded during usage without app is loaded onto application intact to refresh your posture chart when you click the “refresh” button on the main screen of application.