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		beatboxrevival on Jan 8, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Pushup alarm – A React app that uses your... I built an iOS app that does this exact same thing a few years ago: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/100-pushups-all-star/id70851... It uses face detection to determine a pushup.

rootlocus on Jan 8, 2018 [–]

So if I move the phone up and down in front of my face it will count pushups?

beatboxrevival on Jan 8, 2018 | [–]

Yep, you have to be fairly close to the screen for it to count. Obviously you can cheat if you want to, but what good is that.

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