15 Sep 2014
By Belle
The Apple Watch is finally here: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
We've all been waiting to see what the Apple Watch will be like, and now it's here. Well, almost.
- FIXD: a device to explain "check engine" signals from your car
- Sensoria: clothing made with sensors to track your workouts
- Ybrain: a headband to monitor and maintain brain signals for Alzheimer's patients (apparently the tech is currently undergoing clinical trials, but it sounds super creepy to me)
- Vigo: a headset to track your eyes and motion to notify you when you're drowsy
- Epiphany Eyewear: video-recording glasses that look like normal glasses
Apps
Turfly [iOS]
"Capture" sections of the world by walking or running through them.
- Superhero Workout: workout app with built-in motion tracking to measure your progress [iOS]
- Get Moving: track your active and inactive time [iPhone 5S]
- Codealike: performance metrics for developers [IDE plugin]
- Viva la Vita: find fun gym classes in London [iOS]
- Folr: keep track of the location of your loved ones [iOS, Android]
News and articles
Data visualization of symptoms
Over 30 weeks, Virgil Wong worked with nine patients to create an innovative data visualization project.
On the left side of each portrait, Wong selected one of his patient sketches and added each of the symptom shapes selected by the patient. On the right side, symptoms experienced each day are represented by colors chosen by the patient. Each row indicates an entire week, and each column indicates a specific day within the given week.
- Weight Watchers pulls data from Fitbit and Jawbone fitness trackers
- When wearable health trackers meet your doctor
- WEARUI: smartwatch designs and concepts
Image credits: Apple, Turfly, Virgil Wong
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