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Products

Arki
Kickstarter, funded

Yet another fitness tracker, except this one monitors your walking posture as well.

• TZOA: wearable to track air pollution and UV exposure
  Kickstarter, not funded yet
• Harmony Ultimate Home: control your home
• Habitat: home automation for products you already own
  Kickstarter, not funded yet

Software

Forest
iOS, Android

Forest aims to help you stop wasting time on your phone when you should be working or studying. The app lets you grow a virtual forest tree by tree. A tree can only grow if you leave the app running (meaning you're working, not using your phone).

• Persistence: goal and habit motivator
  iOS
• Better Diary: journal and notes app
  Android
• Silk: publish your data and create interactive visualisations
  Web
• FwdHealth: live fitness at home
  iOS, Android
• Nach: personal goal setting
  Web

News and articles

What’s inside a fitness tracker, anyway?

Ever wondered what's really in your fitness tracker? The team at Digital Trends took a look at what tech is behind that steps number you're always looking at.

• Watch what happened on Twitter when the Darren Wilson grand jury decision was announced
• Jawbone UP Move review
• Fitness tracking data in courts – persuasive, but not conclusive

Image credits: ZIKTO, Forest, Digital Trends