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Andreas Ink

PodPosture - AirPods-powered posture coach

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Sitting up straight shouldn’t require a chair worth hundreds, a new device, or a nagging reminder once every hour. PodPosture turns the AirPods (or any Bluetooth buds) you already wear into a real-time posture coach that gently cues you the second you slump.

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Andreas Ink
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Hello Product Hunt! Your AirPods just became the posture police. I’m Andreas, an iOS/macOS engineer who spends way too many hours hunched over Xcode. I built PodPosture in 2021 to fix my own “gamer/coder posture,” but the project took on new meaning when my dad’s Parkinson’s made good posture critical for balance and living pain free. Version 2.0 is my attempt to share that benefit with anyone who codes, studies, or manages a condition that affects posture. 🪑 The problem: Ergonomic chairs and wearables are expensive, cameras feel creepy, and we still forget to sit up straight. 🎧 The solution: PodPosture turns the motion sensor in AirPods or plain Bluetooth signal strength from any earbuds, into a real-time coach that chimes the instant you slump. For launch week 100% of PodPosture Pro revenue goes to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Better posture for you, more Parkinson’s research for everyone. 💪🧠 If you ever catch yourself slouching, give PodPosture a spin and let me know how it feels. Any feedback would mean the world.
Supa Liu

A brilliant, seamless way to improve your health every day!

Andreas Ink
Maker

@supa_l thank you! It works in the background on iOS and macOS which I think is very seamless as well :)

Jason Chernofsky

this is so cool, why did i get other earpods that aren't airpods :(

Andreas Ink
Maker

@jason_chernofsky Thanks! Other earpods will work using PodPosture's Bluetooth mode, it's not as accurate as the motion sensor mode with AirPods or Beats but it works pretty well!

Elliot

Awesome job! Love how it accomplishes its goal effectively while staying user friendly. No more gamer slouching 😥

Andreas Ink
Maker

@ellitk Thanks! Dang yes no more gamer slouching :/

Ruxandra Mazilu

What a smart use of AirPods! Simple, yet super helpful and much needed - congrats!

Andreas Ink
Maker
Radoslav Bacik

Wow, how were you able to prevent ios from killing app when running on background? Does it still work, even whan iphone is locked?

Andreas Ink
Maker

@radoslav_bacik iOS allows apps that play background audio to run in the background as long as the dev is transparent about it (it'll drain battery more, specifies the scope of the background work [in this case, audio and airpods motion], etc)