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Calm.com: Take 2 minutes now to calm down, breathe and meditate
We all know that it’s important to take some time out each day, get away from the computer screen, go for a walk, exercise or meditate. However, it’s much easier said than done when your boss is breathing down your neck and you’ve got a deadline to meet. So, enter calm.com, an online meditation tool which may not beat an actual walk, a workout or a real life waterfall, but will encourage you to calm … Read entire article »
Filed under: Web Resources
MyFitnessPal’s 30 million users can now sync up with other apps and devices
Popular health and fitness tracking service MyFitnessPal has launched an API this week, which will allow its 30 million users to sync their data up to other apps and their favourite devices. For now MyFitnessPal’s API is private so that the company can handpick the partners that’ll be getting involved. The first few to get involved include Fitbit, Endomondo, Runtastic, Withings and Body Media, some of the top names in the health and fitness tech space. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps, Web Resources
Striiv launches a fitness tracking app, but do we really need another?
We first heard about Striiv at CES earlier in the year, when the fitness tracking specialist team launched its ‘pedometer on steroids’ (our label, not theirs) onto the US tech market. Just like similar offerings from Basis, Nike and Fitbit, Striiv’s advanced pedometer allows users to track the steps they’ve taken throughout the day, but also adds in a fun gaming element with its colour touchscreen, that’s focused on earning points, beating your friends and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps
New mobile app and device could help monitor ear infections
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have been working on a way to turn a regular smartphone into an otoscope, a device doctors use to check out what’s going on inside your ears. The team have created an accessory that they call a Remotoscope, which works with an attachment and a dedicated app to allow regular parents to peer inside children’s ears. The accessory puts a scope over your phone’s camera lens and gives it a flash … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
WhatsMyM3 app detects early depression and anxiety
We have apps to monitor all kinds of things that our body is doing, like tracking our blood pressure, measuring our running pace and keeping an eye on our eating habits. There are also plenty of apps designed to monitor your mood, but WhatsMyM3 takes that data and turns it into an M3 Score, which could help assess your risk of some mental health issues. The app is based around the notion that in just three … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Highly anticipated “habit forming” app Lift launches to iOS
It’s been ready to launch to the public for some time now, but this summer Lift, a highly anticipated “habit forming” app came to iOS devices. But is the productivity and life hacking app really all it’s cracked up to be? No matter how virtuous you may feel, the truth is we all have some terrible habits we’d love to kick (eating badly, smoking, etc) and some brilliant ideas for tasks we’d love to replace them … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Omron’s SleepDesign Lite tracks your body clock and aims to improve your sleep
We all want to find out how we can get a better night’s sleep. But with gadgets like iPads, Kindles, smartphones, TVs and laptops having made their way into our bedrooms, many of us are struggling to shut down at the end of a long day and get those essential ZZZs for a healthy mind and body. Could yet another gadget be the solution? Japanese electronics company Omron has launched two new sleep-monitoring products – the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets
Can a gadget stop you getting a migraine?
If you’re prone to migraines you’ll know that often medication can alleviate the symptoms a little, but most of the time you have to ride out the storm on your own in a dark room with plenty of water. Well now US-based health company Electrocore Medical has been working on a new gadget, which it believes can reduce the pain and symptoms of migraines by simply “zapping” the nerves responsible. The gadget is part of a system … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets, Professional healthcare products
Doctor Mole app scans your skin in real-time
Due to the recent scares about skin cancer, we all know we’re meant to keep a close eye on moles, freckles and other weird and wonderful skin anomalies. However, it can be hard to figure out what we really need to worry about and endless trips to the doctor and check-ups can waste everyone’s time (particularly if you’re a bit of a worrier). So, in response to some of these issues we’ve come across a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
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