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Zeo launches new Sleep 101 app for a better night’s rest
The Zeo sleep management company launched a sleep tracking device and mobile application last year that enabled users to track their sleep and monitor their activity throughout the night in order to get the right amount of rest and feel much more alive and kicking in the morning. However, if you’d rather not invest in a dedicated gadget, Zeo has now brought out a completely free app that provides you with similar results. Just like the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Nike Mexico app turns running miles into Facebook currency
Most fitness apps we’ve come across recently reward users the more they workout, whether they get an online badge, climb up a leader board of their friends or gain access to exclusive content. But why not add a REAL incentive and allow users to win things for their efforts too? Nike has a range of fitness apps, gadgets and apparel, but in Mexico the brand is working on a new Facebook application called the Subasta de … Read entire article »
Filed under: Facebook/Twitter
Kinect PlayFit dashboard now available in the US
Microsoft has launched a new feature for the Xbox console today called Kinect PlayFit, which collects data about your activity and the calories you’ve burned playing a whole host of popular titles, such as Dance Central 2, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 and even Kinect Star Wars (yeah, really), as well as a number of other games. Those interested in tracking their fitness will be able to earn different kinds of medals and achievements too, work … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets
Can mobile phones and game mechanics help improve sanitation?
Despite the fact much has been done in recent years to improve sanitation, in some countries a startlingly low 15% of the population has access to clean water resources. Many governments and organisations have been working together to promote behavioural change within communities in traditional ways, but given the recent statistic that more people across the globe now own a phone than they do a toilet certainly suggests that mobile technology could present a rather interesting and possibly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps, Professional healthcare products
Watch-like heart rate monitor seeks Kickstarter funding
This slim, watch-like gadget may look like a fitness tracking device, but in actual fact it’s a heart rate monitor and the first of its kind that doesn’t rely on annoying straps around a user’s body or even a tap of the finger to get it working. The Alpha has been in development for a number of years and now creator Liz Dickinson (who has a long history in health and fitness tech), hopes to bring … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets, Professional healthcare products
Grateful160 builds you a daily happiness diary
We all know that tracking our diet or our exercise is a great way to figure out where we’ve been going wrong so we can take steps to tweak the way we behave in order to make improvements, just look at apps like My Fitness Pal and Nike+ Running, which both encourage users to track and monitor what they’ve been doing then look back through their activity on a regular basis. However, this method isn’t just … Read entire article »
Filed under: Web Resources
Pain Squad app adds game mechanics to health tracking
Many of the health and fitness apps on the market at the moment employ game mechanics (also known as gamification) to encourage users to fill out more information, beat their personal best times and scores or just log-in more often. Whether you work your way up a leader board, receive a badge or unlock extra content, the success of these apps goes to prove that we all love playing games, we love competition and we love … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Samsung launches S Health app for the Galaxy S3
Samsung took its first steps into the mobile health market this week as it officially announced S Health, a wellness app specially designed for its latest handset, the Samsung Galaxy S III. The new application has been built to track all kinds of health data and it stands out from others currently on the market because it’s compatible with a number of different sensors, like blood glucose meters, body composition scales and blood pressure monitors. The app then … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Barefoot Running Coach for the iPad may prevent workout injuries
Some believe that the big, super cushioned shoes that we’ve become so used to running in aren’t actually that great for our feet. Instead they think we should wear really slim-fitting shoes when we run or even go completely barefoot, although most of the time that’s not really possible, hello glass and spiky concrete. There are many different running products designed to make it feel like you’ve got nothing but your own feet beneath you, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps
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