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On review here is Fitbit's ChargeHR activity tracker, one of its most popular models which provides heart rate monitoring in addition to steps taken, calories burnt and eyes shut. Designed for "active fitness", it's aimed at those people who take control of their fitness level rather than simply walking 10,000 steps. That's me then. On a good day. Let's take a look.
After interviewing Azoi at Gadget Show Live, the team there sent me a Kito+ to review. I've been using it to check my vital signs over the past few weeks. If you didn't read or listen to the original interview, the Kito+ is a credit-card sized health tracker that measures heart rate (pulse), respiration rate (breathing), blood oxygen, skin temperature and ECG.
Only a slightly bigger than a credit card, the Azoi Kito+ is a personal health tracking device that measures ECG, heart rate (pulse), blood oxygen, skin temperature and respiration rate. I've seen the Kito tracker a couple of times now and every time I see it, I'm impressed that such a small device can gather so much data for so
Good oral hygiene is important for everyone but getting children to brush their teeth can be a bedtime battle. Playbrush should help win the war, bringing fun into the bathroom. I get the toothpaste out with John to find out more about Playbrush and continue coverage of the British Inventors' Project. The Playbrush is small bulbous gadget that slips over
Mio's range of heart rate and activity trackers compares well with the big names in the fitness space, but it's perhaps not the best known brand, though it does have history behind it. At the Wearable Technology Show, Andrew chats with Michael about Mio's products and the background to the company. Specialising in heart rate tracking during activity, all the models
The smartphones in our pockets have cameras that could only have been dreamed of a few years ago, yet most only take a couple of selfies. So why not use these miracles of engineering to do more? Cupris' phone case converts the smartphone into a digital medical instrument. Helene tells Andrew more about their upcoming products. The Cupris smartphone case mounts
Parkinson's is a terrible condition and while some drugs can ameliorate its effects, it can be tricky get the dosage regime right. Too much and the side effects include involuntary movements called dyskinesia. Andrew interviews Dr Stephen Smith from ClearSky and University of York about their wearable technology and software algorithms that can identify when a patient is receiving too high a dose.