07 Oct 2014
By Belle
New Pebble integrations, personal beacons, and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
The world's first personal beacon system. Start an event (a tweet, an alert message, a call, open a URL) when you enter or exit a zone.
Indiegogo, funded
- Sony SmartWatch 3 SWR50
- LifeTrak's new fitness tracker tells you to get more sun
- SmartMat: smart yoga mat (beware: auto-playing video)
Indiegogo, funded
Software
Checky
iOS, Android
Track how often you check your phone.
- AhhLife: replacement for journalling service OhLife
Web - Dabble Me: open-source replacement for OhLife
Web - Strap: platform for building wearable apps
- UP by Jawbone: no UP band required, connects to Apple's Health app
iOS - Tinybeans: baby journal
iOS, Android, Web
News and articles
Pebble: It’s a real fitness tracker now and cheaper, at $99
I kind of want to buy a Pebble now. I'd love to combine my fitness tracker and watch in one device.
- The Geek Chorus: 'Give MARK ZUCKERBERG all the DATA he wants!'
- Activity tracking is consumers’ #1 demand for smartwatches
- Quantified Self should be about health, not ego
Image credits: Signul, The Huffington Post, Readwrite
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