Hi fam, I tried to give some general info here on sleep regularity research knowing that many won't be interested in wearables/devices. I hope it's helpful! I know this video is more sponsored than usual, so thanks for watching 😊 🧠
My Garmin watch gives me similar data, i like knowing my resting heart rate. When i am jet lagged i notice it's consistently a few beats higher than baseline. Congrats as well!
They used to have an early version of this 40 years ago (at the local pizza place). You put your finger in and gave it a quarter and it would measure your stress level. The second lowest reading was 'calm, cool, and collected'. I always got the lowest reading 'are you sure your alive'. 😁😁 (BTW congrats).
So again it boils down to regular sleep and exercise... Unlike some other influencers and health gurus would like to tell you, there's no magic health trick around the basics :) Also don't take this as a criticism against you ofc the Samsung partnership probably pays the bills and keeps the channel running, but I really don't see why people need these "smart" gadgets to tell them this. Like I can feel my energy levels without my phone telling me the exact heart rate I have at any given moment.
Totally get this, I was trying to give general advice with the sleep regularly/physical activity that people can use outside of having any wearables/devices etc. always helpful to be in touch with how you're feeling. And 💯 there is really no magic pill to improve your sleep - behavioural approaches are likely best
I've long believed that everything starts with good sleep. But for people like me who have 0 habits whatsoever and struggle to keep routine for more than 2 weeks, it's a constant battle. I wish things were easier.
I don't disagree though I will push back gently as not everyone's body or mind may necessarily respond to sleep signals in the same way or may be cognizant of them. They may need a little nudge(s) for various reasons. That said, that may be something as simple as a regular alarm on their phone or having their Google Home/Alexa/Siri announcing that it's bed time or whatever trigger or habit may be useful. For me, I actually have two alarms. One is a 'It's time to wind down' alarm which reminds me to start wrapping up whatever I'm doing, wash up, as well as to avoid starting any task that will be time-intensive such as starting a load of laundry. I have a second one that's a 'last call' to remind me that I now have an active choice - I can either not go to bed right now and miss my sleep cycle window (which won't come around again until like... 4-6 AM) or I can get into bed, do any small last minute things, and fall asleep.
I was with you up until the conclusion which appeared to infer the the outcome of a week of tailoring your habits to include daily exercise and the subsequent increase in the app energy score should be taken as an indication of 'supporting' the research. Especially if Samsung's metrics and (likely fairly simple) score model were based off such research - which it sounded like earlier in the video it was. It's not really that your personal experience from the week can't be aligned with the research, it's the inference that the samsung app/model output can be seen as supporting the research. Personally I would anecdotally agree that sleep regularity not just duration plays a part, so it is interesting to see it coming out in the research. Thanks for sharing the video, and congratulations on future bub.
Have you looked at garmins body battery function? Is it simillar? I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrom or ME and it helps visualise my fatigue for me which is something that is otherwise invisible from the outside. It helps me pace so I don't crash completly. I hope we get more wearables that are designed to help you when you're sick or disabled! Good luck with the baby ❤
A few of my friends with long covid use a monitor/app called Visible and seem to like it. I haven't tried a Garmin watch (though this feature looks similar). Hope that helps!
Idk how I missed that memo but I didn't know regularity was more important than amount. I have dsps (natural bedtime 5am) and kids so I have to be up early on weekdays so I'd been just trying to get to sleep as early as possible and then feeling guilty when I got less than what I thought I needed per sleep debt. I'm gonna lower my goal and instead shoot for a consistent but achievable bedtime and see if that works 😊
I am curious to see how this goes for you! I will say that sleep duration is of course still important - but sleep regularity is very much overlooked. Good luck!!
@@braincraft I'll set myself a reminder to let you know how it's going next week 🤞🏻 I actually use a time tracker to monitor my energy levels etc so I'll have actual data for you 😁 #datanerd
I tried a smartwatch for a year or two, and for me the best thing about it was that it just helped to give me a general idea about how long I slept for, so I could kind of align that with how long I _thought_ I slept for. So it was more of a guide than anything else so that I could tell how long I slept when I wasn't wearing it. But it was really interesting to see how crap my sleep was after I drank alcohol, my heartrate never dropped down into the 40bpm like it usually would when I was asleep, and it stayed more around the 60bpm range, almost as if I was still awake..
Totally agree - When I started using a smart watch the reaction to alcohol on sleep/heart rate really blew my mind. And 'sleep state misperception' (the gap between your perception and reality with how long you're sleeping for) is totally a thing!
@@braincraft Yea, exactly. I didn't know that sleep state misperception was really a thing until now, but I definitely noticed that too on a few of the nights where I thought I hadn't slept at all. I'd think I was awake for the whole night, but then my watch would tell me I got maybe 4 hours of sleep. I kind of thought the watch was bullshitting me! But another fun thing I noticed was that my heart rate would go up a little bit when friends called over. I think just the effort of talking, listening and thinking requires a bit more energy than just sitting by yourself. I suppose it's because you're using different parts of the brain when interacting with people.
Since I did a procrastination sleep study, I got a smart watch to get track my sleep. Although it says I get excellent sleep, I still feel tired during the day. Maybe I should use my VR headset some more before I go to sleep
I have a crazy idea to help people, particularly young people, maintain a more consistent sleep schedule. I have always found that the days i find it easiest to wake up (big struggle for me) are the days when i have something exciting i want to do in the morning. Sometimes that exciting thing has just been a video game i really wanted to play. We all know how addictive mobile games can be, what if you could make an addictive mobile game that rewards you for bookending your sleep routine with it. So the more constently you do activies in the game before and after bed the more rewards you get in game.
For me it's shift work. No sleep app will ever help my sleep patterns, or lack of 😉 As for exercise I cycle to and from work. 9.5km each way. Congratulations on the pregnancy! That's 2 UA-camrs I follow this week (Elise Ecklund the other).
Not a parent yet, but I think it's safe for me to say that you should really enjoy those 9 hours sleep you've been getting while it lasts 😅 Congratulations, Vanessa!
Question: the body takes a lot of energy to tackle things like chronic pain and the like, so how would a ring like this take that into account? (asking as someone with a repetitive strain injury in my right arm while also navigating life in a wheelchair.)
As a self sabotaging sleep deprived zombie, I would like to say that it is mean of you to flex your perfect sleeping habits like this ! Also, Congratulations on your human growing endeavours ! :D
personally I felt a lot less tired since a set my schedule to go to bed 7-8h before my alarm rings and in the past years I can't remember getting 8h - I always woke up before reaching that. I get 6h-7h ptretty regularly, which helps I think
I feel like I’m sleeping at a regular and consistent time but I never go into deep sleep. Just always tossing and turning or falling in and out of dreams 😩
If you wear a smartwatch it will capture pretty much the same data (The Samsung Galaxy Watch also does the Energy Score, for example). I've been into the ring over a watch since trying it as it's more of a 'set and forget' - I get to wear an analog watch again and feel more disconnected (in a good undistracted way!) because I'm not getting notifications or constantly checking the weather on my watch. But do what works for you!
So far, i sleep extreamly regular, aprox 7 hours per night in bed at 930 up at 430. I work physical job- lawn mowing. But i have no energy ever lol I think my issue is diet and when i eat tbh
Totally get this! Base model smartwatches tend to be cheaper than the ring (links in the description), and you could always get an older model that tend to go on sale when the new ones come out. You can also use a sleep diary - a good old pen and paper - to record the time you go to bed and get up every day for a few weeks to get a sense of your sleep regularity. And depending on your phone's operating system, it can give you an idea of sleep regularity (assuming you use your phone before you go to bed and when you get up). Hope that helps!
@@braincraft Thanks for your reply. I have been trying SleepCycle and ShutEye apps to track sleep duration and quality. What are your thoughts on these, are they reliable? Thanks!
@@tdJ5qVSKtyj The only thing I can think of is that the video is sponsored by Samsung, and therefore Vanessa was cautious about any viewers inferring the papers authors themselves were endorsing Samsung's health products. In context of viewing the video in full I don't think a reasonable person could make that connection, but we all know how much is taken out of context on the internet.
There are definitely options with this - for example there are more private modes where you can turn off syncing with the cloud to just collect data locally on your phone, you can not consent to sharing your data, you can erase your data at any time. From my experience most companies that make wearables are very sensitive to this and give you options to align with your comfort level
What I was saying is that the approach taken was based in research. The papers are interesting and sleep regularity has been a new trend in research. Thanks for watching!
idk how your sleep is but my back WILL hurt from carrying the heavy money bag back home as I shill for a DISPOSABLE electronic device. surely this isn't that device. I'm sure your ring lasts forever from energy from vapor in the air!
Sponsored content _might_ be honest, but we can never know, because of the corrupting influence of money. It's sad to say it, but you definitionally _cannot_ be a credible source on this subject. I don't hold it against you - we all have to get paid somehow - but I don't believe you.
The video is sponsored by samsung, that means they paid you to make it. You work for them and you are making ads for them. Feels icky. Still interested in your opinion but feels icky
I totally understand that! That's why the relationship is disclosed in the video, description, using the UA-cam tools as well. Everyone's opinions are influenced by these relationships (including mine), but I tried to make a video that could be interesting/helpful beyond the products in here. Thanks for watching ❤️
Relying on gadgets is ineffective to determine why you're feeling tired all the time. All the gadgets do is keep track of what few elements they can measure, and then show that data to you. But the subset of data they can show excludes a lot of information that also leads to feeling tired. Improving sleep regularity, sleep duration and physical activity is great. But psychological and pathological issues also lead to feeling tired all the time, and the ring is incapable of alerting you to such causes.
Yes definitely - you know your body and brain outside of the metrics that are trackable by devices. If you are feeling tired constantly, always speak with your doctor
Don't listen to random bullshit. If you're feeling tired longer than is/was normal, GET YOUR BLOODS CHECKED. After nearly two years of trying to get treated for numerous fatigue related issues, I finally got a blood test, which showed my folic acid levels are somewhat diminished. GET YOURSELF _PROPERLY_ CHECKED OUT.
Hi fam, I tried to give some general info here on sleep regularity research knowing that many won't be interested in wearables/devices. I hope it's helpful! I know this video is more sponsored than usual, so thanks for watching 😊 🧠
Me: Where’s Braincraft been?
Video: 05:37
Me: Understandable, have a good day.
I was also really confused! 😅
It's 6 am. This feels appropriate to watch.
@@fowlfables I hope you've slept 😅
@@braincraft Not enough, sadly. I have a toddler. Best of luck! ;)
Congratulations! I wish the best for you and your baby :)
TY!
As someone who suffers very frequent afternoon crashes / hypersomnia episodes, this video was badly needed! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
I read this before I got to the big reveal mid-video and I wondered why a brand partnership was such a big deal...
@@iRedEarth 😅
CONGRATULATIONS🎉!!!! And honestly I had no idea - I sleep more when I am tired but I still feel tired 😯
the solution must be more sleep. it's gotta work eventually.
5:38 congrats 🎉🎉
Congratulations! I only listened to this last night and missed the reveal. Watching again and wow!
Thanks and thank you for watching TWICE!
As a new time father. Congratulations 🎉 good luck and have fun
TY! ❤️
My Garmin watch gives me similar data, i like knowing my resting heart rate. When i am jet lagged i notice it's consistently a few beats higher than baseline. Congrats as well!
“Oh man, my energy score is low… well, back to bed.”
I do this lmao
They used to have an early version of this 40 years ago (at the local pizza place). You put your finger in and gave it a quarter and it would measure your stress level. The second lowest reading was 'calm, cool, and collected'. I always got the lowest reading 'are you sure your alive'. 😁😁 (BTW congrats).
Ha this is cool!
pizza place in the '80s walked so Samsung Smart Ring could run
Just want to take this moment to express how genuinely grateful I am for having this channel. Also, congratulations growing a wonderful new human!
Aww thank you so much!
Congrats! 🎉
Thanks 🥰
So again it boils down to regular sleep and exercise... Unlike some other influencers and health gurus would like to tell you, there's no magic health trick around the basics :) Also don't take this as a criticism against you ofc the Samsung partnership probably pays the bills and keeps the channel running, but I really don't see why people need these "smart" gadgets to tell them this. Like I can feel my energy levels without my phone telling me the exact heart rate I have at any given moment.
Totally get this, I was trying to give general advice with the sleep regularly/physical activity that people can use outside of having any wearables/devices etc. always helpful to be in touch with how you're feeling. And 💯 there is really no magic pill to improve your sleep - behavioural approaches are likely best
There’s a million reasons you might want or need to track health data.
I've long believed that everything starts with good sleep. But for people like me who have 0 habits whatsoever and struggle to keep routine for more than 2 weeks, it's a constant battle. I wish things were easier.
I don't disagree though I will push back gently as not everyone's body or mind may necessarily respond to sleep signals in the same way or may be cognizant of them. They may need a little nudge(s) for various reasons.
That said, that may be something as simple as a regular alarm on their phone or having their Google Home/Alexa/Siri announcing that it's bed time or whatever trigger or habit may be useful.
For me, I actually have two alarms. One is a 'It's time to wind down' alarm which reminds me to start wrapping up whatever I'm doing, wash up, as well as to avoid starting any task that will be time-intensive such as starting a load of laundry. I have a second one that's a 'last call' to remind me that I now have an active choice - I can either not go to bed right now and miss my sleep cycle window (which won't come around again until like... 4-6 AM) or I can get into bed, do any small last minute things, and fall asleep.
Congratulations! :)
Thank you!
I often do go to bed and wake up around the same time each day, although having just started Uni that will probably change soon.
I think it's hard, so well done! Try to keep it up as much as you can :)
I was with you up until the conclusion which appeared to infer the the outcome of a week of tailoring your habits to include daily exercise and the subsequent increase in the app energy score should be taken as an indication of 'supporting' the research. Especially if Samsung's metrics and (likely fairly simple) score model were based off such research - which it sounded like earlier in the video it was. It's not really that your personal experience from the week can't be aligned with the research, it's the inference that the samsung app/model output can be seen as supporting the research.
Personally I would anecdotally agree that sleep regularity not just duration plays a part, so it is interesting to see it coming out in the research. Thanks for sharing the video, and congratulations on future bub.
Have you looked at garmins body battery function? Is it simillar? I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrom or ME and it helps visualise my fatigue for me which is something that is otherwise invisible from the outside. It helps me pace so I don't crash completly. I hope we get more wearables that are designed to help you when you're sick or disabled! Good luck with the baby ❤
A few of my friends with long covid use a monitor/app called Visible and seem to like it. I haven't tried a Garmin watch (though this feature looks similar). Hope that helps!
OMG! Congratulations. Best wishes for both of yours health
Congrats 😊
I don't like that the ring is designed to last ~2 years. We are creating so much waste. Good products last a long time, not 2 years.
planned obsolescence
Idk how I missed that memo but I didn't know regularity was more important than amount. I have dsps (natural bedtime 5am) and kids so I have to be up early on weekdays so I'd been just trying to get to sleep as early as possible and then feeling guilty when I got less than what I thought I needed per sleep debt. I'm gonna lower my goal and instead shoot for a consistent but achievable bedtime and see if that works 😊
I am curious to see how this goes for you! I will say that sleep duration is of course still important - but sleep regularity is very much overlooked. Good luck!!
@@braincraft I'll set myself a reminder to let you know how it's going next week 🤞🏻 I actually use a time tracker to monitor my energy levels etc so I'll have actual data for you 😁 #datanerd
CONGRATS! wonderful news and a fun video!
I tried a smartwatch for a year or two, and for me the best thing about it was that it just helped to give me a general idea about how long I slept for, so I could kind of align that with how long I _thought_ I slept for.
So it was more of a guide than anything else so that I could tell how long I slept when I wasn't wearing it.
But it was really interesting to see how crap my sleep was after I drank alcohol, my heartrate never dropped down into the 40bpm like it usually would when I was asleep, and it stayed more around the 60bpm range, almost as if I was still awake..
Totally agree - When I started using a smart watch the reaction to alcohol on sleep/heart rate really blew my mind. And 'sleep state misperception' (the gap between your perception and reality with how long you're sleeping for) is totally a thing!
@@braincraft Yea, exactly. I didn't know that sleep state misperception was really a thing until now, but I definitely noticed that too on a few of the nights where I thought I hadn't slept at all. I'd think I was awake for the whole night, but then my watch would tell me I got maybe 4 hours of sleep. I kind of thought the watch was bullshitting me!
But another fun thing I noticed was that my heart rate would go up a little bit when friends called over. I think just the effort of talking, listening and thinking requires a bit more energy than just sitting by yourself. I suppose it's because you're using different parts of the brain when interacting with people.
Congratulations
congratulations. peace and love to you and yours
Since I did a procrastination sleep study, I got a smart watch to get track my sleep. Although it says I get excellent sleep, I still feel tired during the day. Maybe I should use my VR headset some more before I go to sleep
Was this procrastination sleep study one of my studies 🫣
@@braincraft It was indeed!
I have a crazy idea to help people, particularly young people, maintain a more consistent sleep schedule.
I have always found that the days i find it easiest to wake up (big struggle for me) are the days when i have something exciting i want to do in the morning. Sometimes that exciting thing has just been a video game i really wanted to play.
We all know how addictive mobile games can be, what if you could make an addictive mobile game that rewards you for bookending your sleep routine with it. So the more constently you do activies in the game before and after bed the more rewards you get in game.
Congratulations on the forthcoming human!
For me it's shift work. No sleep app will ever help my sleep patterns, or lack of 😉
As for exercise I cycle to and from work. 9.5km each way.
Congratulations on the pregnancy! That's 2 UA-camrs I follow this week (Elise Ecklund the other).
So it’s an Aura ring but its by Samsung? What’s the difference??
Not a parent yet, but I think it's safe for me to say that you should really enjoy those 9 hours sleep you've been getting while it lasts 😅 Congratulations, Vanessa!
Congratulations 🎉🎉
Question: the body takes a lot of energy to tackle things like chronic pain and the like, so how would a ring like this take that into account? (asking as someone with a repetitive strain injury in my right arm while also navigating life in a wheelchair.)
Congratulation Vanessa!
As a self sabotaging sleep deprived zombie, I would like to say that it is mean of you to flex your perfect sleeping habits like this !
Also, Congratulations on your human growing endeavours ! :D
Congratulations 🥳 ❤
This is an advert.
I had to skip that part of the video
Vanessa, tech reviewer. Awesome!
For me it's definitely high stress related
personally I felt a lot less tired since a set my schedule to go to bed 7-8h before my alarm rings and in the past years I can't remember getting 8h - I always woke up before reaching that. I get 6h-7h ptretty regularly, which helps I think
Huzzah!! Glory to you and your progeny!
Wait until Celebrimbor, last in the line of the House of Fëanor, ruler of Eregion, hears about this!
Would you say the ring has become..precious to you?
So how does it deal with naps, siestas, bi- and polyphasic sleep, etc.? It seems like that'd all break some of the metrics it's relying on.
Can you only get that from a ring?
A smartwatch could give you the same data :)
Congrats on the new test subject!! XD
Nah, seriosly. ¡Felicidades!
Congratulation :)
Thank you!
Congratulations 🎉
I feel like I’m sleeping at a regular and consistent time but I never go into deep sleep. Just always tossing and turning or falling in and out of dreams 😩
08:25 - That might be the most important part
Genuine question: is there a point on using a ring when you already wears a watch?
If you wear a smartwatch it will capture pretty much the same data (The Samsung Galaxy Watch also does the Energy Score, for example). I've been into the ring over a watch since trying it as it's more of a 'set and forget' - I get to wear an analog watch again and feel more disconnected (in a good undistracted way!) because I'm not getting notifications or constantly checking the weather on my watch. But do what works for you!
So far,
i sleep extreamly regular, aprox 7 hours per night in bed at 930 up at 430.
I work physical job- lawn mowing.
But i have no energy ever lol
I think my issue is diet and when i eat tbh
I eat basically only at 4pm every day 😂 I'm only hungry after work 🤷
What's a better/more affordable alternative for people who can't/don't want to spend £400 on a ring
Totally get this! Base model smartwatches tend to be cheaper than the ring (links in the description), and you could always get an older model that tend to go on sale when the new ones come out. You can also use a sleep diary - a good old pen and paper - to record the time you go to bed and get up every day for a few weeks to get a sense of your sleep regularity. And depending on your phone's operating system, it can give you an idea of sleep regularity (assuming you use your phone before you go to bed and when you get up). Hope that helps!
@@braincraft Thanks for your reply. I have been trying SleepCycle and ShutEye apps to track sleep duration and quality. What are your thoughts on these, are they reliable? Thanks!
I've found a corelation between blood pressure and fatigue. If I get my bp up I feel better
400 dollars, made me realise that maybe I don't need to feel energetic all the time
It's funny how you censored the names in 4:44, and then I can read most of the same names in 4:49
Was wondering why to censor the names, can't figure it out.
@@tdJ5qVSKtyj The only thing I can think of is that the video is sponsored by Samsung, and therefore Vanessa was cautious about any viewers inferring the papers authors themselves were endorsing Samsung's health products. In context of viewing the video in full I don't think a reasonable person could make that connection, but we all know how much is taken out of context on the internet.
❤
My most important question is will this ring collect your data and be collected by Samsung? if so this will be a massive no.
There are definitely options with this - for example there are more private modes where you can turn off syncing with the cloud to just collect data locally on your phone, you can not consent to sharing your data, you can erase your data at any time. From my experience most companies that make wearables are very sensitive to this and give you options to align with your comfort level
5:37 oh no that's gonna be horrible for your sleep!
I get an energy score from my watch. But, the ring has a lot more data.
Do I get extra points if I watch this tired 😂 also congratulations ❤
Congrats on smol child.
Yeah, “sleep more” doesn’t work. And I had an Oura ring and it’s complete BS.
lol @ agressive, at least you're getting less sleep than your baby currently! congrats
unsubscribed. I already am forced to see plenty of commercials already.
No, it's not genius...
cientific paper cited + advertising = erroneuous correlation. WE cant say Samsung metrics are accurate.
What I was saying is that the approach taken was based in research. The papers are interesting and sleep regularity has been a new trend in research. Thanks for watching!
idk how your sleep is but my back WILL hurt from carrying the heavy money bag back home as I shill for a DISPOSABLE electronic device.
surely this isn't that device. I'm sure your ring lasts forever from energy from vapor in the air!
Sponsored content _might_ be honest, but we can never know, because of the corrupting influence of money. It's sad to say it, but you definitionally _cannot_ be a credible source on this subject. I don't hold it against you - we all have to get paid somehow - but I don't believe you.
The video is sponsored by samsung, that means they paid you to make it. You work for them and you are making ads for them.
Feels icky.
Still interested in your opinion but feels icky
I totally understand that! That's why the relationship is disclosed in the video, description, using the UA-cam tools as well. Everyone's opinions are influenced by these relationships (including mine), but I tried to make a video that could be interesting/helpful beyond the products in here. Thanks for watching ❤️
Sponsored. Nope
There's a reason the manual of that ring describes it as nothing more than a toy
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Relying on gadgets is ineffective to determine why you're feeling tired all the time.
All the gadgets do is keep track of what few elements they can measure, and then show that data to you. But the subset of data they can show excludes a lot of information that also leads to feeling tired.
Improving sleep regularity, sleep duration and physical activity is great. But psychological and pathological issues also lead to feeling tired all the time, and the ring is incapable of alerting you to such causes.
Yes definitely - you know your body and brain outside of the metrics that are trackable by devices. If you are feeling tired constantly, always speak with your doctor
I fall into tbe eastern perspective on this topic. You don't "have" energy, you make energy.
Seen the first couple minutes. Feels like it's just an ad
Don't listen to random bullshit.
If you're feeling tired longer than is/was normal, GET YOUR BLOODS CHECKED.
After nearly two years of trying to get treated for numerous fatigue related issues, I finally got a blood test, which showed my folic acid levels are somewhat diminished.
GET YOURSELF _PROPERLY_ CHECKED OUT.
100% if you are having trouble with your sleep (and/or always feeling tired) you should definitely consult your doctor
@@braincraft 🔥🔥🔥
**abandoned us for months**
**came back for an ad**
**angry**
**wonderful baby news**
**unbiased science nonetheless**
**angry upvote**
❤
Congrats on securing the bag
The Oura has been doing all of this for years, with the same metrics and "Readiness Score" as a ring. Samsung literally copy-pasted Oura's tech. Womp.
You forgot entirely about diet smh, nice ad for samsung
Finally a new video!
2:32 - You're not lazy, you're cerebral. I hate that thinkers have their health punished for not being athletes.
Can you ask samsung to send me a ring ???😬😬😬
I'll pass on your question 🙃
@@braincraft 🤣😅 thank you
According to various websites, it will release mid October and cost USD $399.
Congratulations!