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Smart insoles, buttons, and baby seats: Quantified Self weekly links

Products

bttn

A physical button connected to the internet. Connect it to Zapier, IFTTT, and more to send alerts, count button presses or notify someone when the button isn't pressed (useful for keeping up with elderly or remote family members).

• ZEN thermostat: a smart thermostat [Indiegogo, funded]
• Starfish: smart child seat sensor [Kickstarter, funded]
• Digitsole: insoles to track your steps and warm your feet [Kickstarter, funded]
• Intel says the Basis Peak smartwatch will be out by 2015
• Waterfi: waterproof your Kindle, iPod, Jawbone UP, and more

Software

Vandrico Inc

A wearable technology database.

• Run An Empire: real-world territory control game [iOS]
• bullet: email script to track work done between team members [PHP script]
• Vida: data visualisation template tool [Web]
• QuantifiedDev: log your software development habits [IDE plugin]

News and articles

Quantified Self just boils down to Self: What I've learned from two years of wearables

What I've learned is that while the device provides a spur to action, it isn't enough in the long run without a certain level of self-determination. Recording a run provides extra motivation but less and less over time.

More surprisingly, I care less and less about the data that's recorded.

• Why we don't talk about "wearable software"
• iOS 8 extensions and widgets I'm trying this weekend
• Jawbone Up coming to Android Wear, Apple HealthKit and Windows Phone (update: Pebble too)
• The happiness app
• Average daily max air temp from 1981 to 2011 throughout the U.S. (graph)
• Trying to hit the brake on texting while driving

Image credits: bttn, Vandrico, PocketGamer.biz