Articles Comments

Connected Health » Entries tagged with "health gadget"

Tinke: The next must-have gadget in health and wellness tracking?

Tinke: The next must-have gadget in health and wellness tracking?

Argh we know what you’re thinking not ANOTHER cute little health and wellness tracker that’ll tell me exactly the same stats as the one before it and the one before that and the one… But no, Tinke is a little bit different, it’s a health tracking gadget, yep, but it’s not just about tracking your steps or helping you lose weight, it’s a total body monitoring solution and we think it might just be the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

The Fitbug Air is another new Bluetooth self-tracking gadget

The Fitbug Air is another new Bluetooth self-tracking gadget

A new self-tracking device called the Fitbug Air has launched this month, which monitors the steps you take, the calories you burn and the distance you cover. Sound familiar? Well yeah, it’s because there are lots of other gadgets on the market that do EXACTLY the same thing, like Jawbone’s latest Up bracelet offering, Nike’s FuelBand and Fitbit’s One and Zip to name just a few. However, the Fitbug Air is different in that it uses … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

Zamzee health and fitness tracker for kids

Zamzee health and fitness tracker for kids

There are plenty of devices aimed to get adults tracking and monitoring their health and fitness levels, like the Fitbit and Nike’s Fuelband, which have become really popular over the past few months. However, we’ve only seen a few gadgets and smaller initiatives aimed at children and younger people, like the MOVband and S2H REPLAY wristband, which don’t seem to have caught on in the same way. Well now Zamzee aims to shake up the way our kids … Read entire article »

Filed under: Child health gadgets

Fitbit launches improved Ultra fitness gadget called One

Fitbit launches improved Ultra fitness gadget called One

It’s been a busy day over at Fitbit HQ, first the fitness tech company launches the new affordable Zip device and now it’s made improvements to the increasingly popular Ultra and named it One. Just like the Fitbit Ultra, the Fitbit One is a wireless activity and sleep tracker, allowing you to collect data about the steps you’ve taken, the calories you’ve burned, the distance you’ve travelled, the floors you’ve climbed and the amount of rest … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

Amulet lets you keep watch on your health

Amulet lets you keep watch on your health

Mobile health is moving beyond your smartphone. Soon, you could be managing your health with spy-gadget-like wearable trackers in the form of Amulet. The Amulet is a watch that will function just like any other but has a number of advanced features that can monitor various aspects of your health.  For example, it could be used to monitor blood sugar levels, heart rate and even stress. Because the device is actually being worn, it can give … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News

UV wristband tells you when to get out of the sun

UV wristband tells you when to get out of the sun

Sun starved Brits often sit outside for far too long before realising that their skin is burnt and they’re really dehydrated. There are a few different apps, gadgets and even basic calculations that you can use to tell you whether you’ve had your fair share of Vitamin D for the day, but who wants to be getting out a big sun monitor, constantly checking their phone or doing sums on the beach? Well now researchers at the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health Gadgets

Why constant tracking and life hacking might not lead to a better you

Why constant tracking and life hacking might not lead to a better you

Although we first launched Connected Health late last year and saw plenty of exhibitions about the body at CES, only recently have we seen mainstream blogs and publications here in the UK really start waking up to the huge potential that tracking your daily activities, food intake and workouts with the help of gadgets, apps and accessories can really have on your long term health and fitness. As our understanding of health, fitness and wellbeing progresses, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

Your sports bra can now tell your smartphone how you’re doing

Your sports bra can now tell your smartphone how you’re doing

Engineers at the University of Arkansas in the US are currently working on a new sports bra with a built-in health monitoring gadget that can wirelessly transmit all kinds of important data. The wireless system in the new e-bra will be able to send and record lots of information that you might want to track as you workout, like blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption and even neural activity. These stats can then be transmitted to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

‘Diet goggles’ being made to trick the greedy

‘Diet goggles’ being made to trick the greedy

We all know what ‘beer goggles’ are about don’t we? Things tend to look a bit better once you’ve drunk a few units… Well, knowing this, a team of Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo have decided to take this literally and work on bringing to market ‘diet goggles’. Yes, you read that right. The idea is that If you put on a pair of ‘diet goggles’, your food looks a lot bigger than it actually … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Health Gadgets, Latest News

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Health insurance provider Aviva has today launched a new Facebook app aimed at giving people more control over their health and diet. Open to all Facebook users, The Aviva Health 100 app lets you set fitness goals and share your scores with friends and family. According to Aviva, the app will “help people gauge how healthy they are” and then offer “advice, guidance and inspiration”. The app relies on users inputting information about diet, exercise, smoking and boozing. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Facebook/Twitter, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps