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Products

Aether

A cone-shaped speaker that learns your musical preferences. If you're a fan of Pandora, I think you'll love this.

• Toshiba WERAM: yet another fitness tracker to wear on your wrist
• Tempo: a wrist-worn tracker for seniors to alert you to changes in behaviour
• Zubie: another driver tracking system (app + hardware)

Apps

Snips [iOS]

Snips learns and adapts to your lifestyle, helping you to quickly access the information and apps you need, when you need it.

• Quantified Mind: conduct experiments to test your mental performance [Web]
• Becomr: self-improvement apps [Web]
• Vint: on-demand workouts (only in SF so far) [iOS, Android]

News and articles

Making fitness trackers last requires coordinated effort

The key, Dunbrack says, is continuing the education – using rewards, coaching, social engagement and a variety of other incentives – so that people keep strapping on the wristband, smartwatch, armband, earbud or glasses long after the "initial infatuation" has faded.

• Samsung's 'Smart Home' dreams get bigger with $200 million SmartThings buy
• Senator demands the FTC protect fitness tracker data
• Wearable technology will up the game for sports data analytics
• The best home automation software & systems: reviews, pricing info & tips to keep you safe

Image credits: Wired, Snips, SiliconANGLE