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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's every parent's nightmare scenario. You turn away from your child in a public place only to turn back and see your child is gone. That's exactly what happened to Andrew Purcell, CEO of Child Angel. Fortunately for Andrew, his child was found quickly and without incident. But the experience gave him the inspiration to create Child Angel, a GPS-enabled
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.
There's a fine line between keeping a close eye on your kids and being an "overprotective" parent. Kids want to go out and have fun, and parents want to make sure they're safe. What are families to do when those two well-meaning viewpoints collide? With Kiband, they don't have to. Nick got to talk with Jeff from Kiband at CES.
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
Our personal data is valuable. With the endless stream of hacks and security breaches flooding the news these days, protecting our private information is more important than ever. Scott spoke with Stephane Blondeau of Ionosys about the Ionosys SmartSafe. SmartSafe is a wristband that securely stores your passwords, account numbers, and other personal data right on your wrist. The wristband uses a combination
Canadian outfit Hexoskin has been in the wearables market longer than most, starting out in 2006 and now has a range of smart shirts with a built-in body metric system to measure heart rate, breathing, activity and sleeping using sensors woven into the fabric of the shirt. Hexoskin, with the support of NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, created sensors