22 Jul 2014
By Belle
Real life mood tracking, connected homes and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
If you like Exist's mood tracking feature but you want something a bit more tangible, Life Calendars is for you. You can get a mood or a relationship calendar to hang on your wall, and keep track of your daily ratings.
- airfy Beacon: smart home automation [Kickstarter]
- Zegg: platform for connecting IoT devices
Apps
Hours [iOS]
A simple time-tracking app for iOS. From an interview with lead designer Jeremy Olson:
Hours has revolutionized our time tracking. We are not only consistent but very accurate and that is saying a lot.
- Brightly: personal UV monitor [iOS]
News and articles
Samsung In Talks To Scoop Up SmartThings For Around $200 Million
It's still a rumour, but it's easy to see why Samsung might be interested in buying SmartThings:
SmartThings is in the home automation space, and allows you to connect devices like lights and doorlocks to a system controlled by your mobile phone.
With this buy, Samsung obtains a mature home automation platform that just needs some marketing help. And Samsung has a hefty marketing budget.
Image credits: Brigada Creativa, MacStories, TechCrunch
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