Tag
Exercise is great, but knowing the specifics about your workout performance and progress can make your fitness regime even more successful. Don got to talk with Fabian Walke, CEO of Gymwatch, about his company's product. The Gymwatch is a fitness tracking wristband that monitors your workout performance, tracks your progress over time, and much more. Gymwatch connects via Bluetooth to your smartphone or
It can be hard to find the time to exercise, especially if there are other things you'd rather be doing. But exercise doesn't have to be boring. Jamie spoke to Bob Summers of Fitnet about how his company is making getting in shape simple and fun.
Bluetooth headphone are commonplace these days but usually there's a connector between the two earphones, either as a wire or a band. The FreeWavz wirefree earphones are different, using Bluetooth to transmit the music to both earphones, so there's no physical connection between the earphones. The earphones are smart too, as the blend between sound from the smartphone and the
2014 seems to have been the year of the fitness tracker and there will be plenty nestling underneath the Christmas tree come 25th December. Huawei has joined the market with the TalkBand B1, a wrist-worn fitness and sleep tracker fused with a Bluetooth earpiece. You may think that this is a somewhat odd combination so let's take a look at the
Fitbit is well-known in the activity tracking space with their diminutive gadgets which monitor the wearer's every move and snooze. It's a busy space, with competitors hot on their heels, Fitbit has been expanding its portfolio with new colours, swappable wrist bands, wireless syncing with more devices and pre-installing its app on new smartphones. I chat with Peter from Fitbit
At times it feels like SXSW has become a mini-CES, with all the hot innovations popping up. Wearables combined with health and well-being are definitely where it's at and this year Philips are hosting a Dragon's Den-style Digital Innovation Challenge, with three companies pitching their tech for a week's advice and guidance at Philip's High Tech Campus in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Lifestyle health products are very popular and Jamie Davis looks at one of the amazing healthcare products on show at CES 2013, the new Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor. The Strapless Heart Rate Monitor does away with more usual chest belt, replacing it with a device that’s more akin to a chunky wristwatch, which can be worn all day and not just