30 Sep 2014
By Belle
New Misfit device, a smart ceiling fan, and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
Misfit released a cheaper alternative to their Shine fitness tracker. The Flash is made of plastic, comes in bright colours and has a built-in physical button so you won't have the issues of unreliable tapping that the Shine has.
- Tens: sunglasses to give the real world a photo filter
- Nucleus: internet-connected home intercom
- Relay: connected home command centre
- Haiku: smart ceiling fan
- BABYBE: sensor system to let premature babies feel their mother's heartbeat while in an incubator
Software
Fi.tt [iOS, Web]
Challenge friends to compete with Fitbit, Jawbone UP, and Moves exercise goals.
- Fitmo: a personal trainer in your pocket [iOS]
- Moodprint: mood-tracking via email [Web]
- Pine: mood-tracking app [iOS, Android]
- Counters: tally app [iOS]
News and articles
Rise and shine: When people around the world get their steps in
The team behind the Breeze activity tracking app put together a graph showing what time Breeze users in different countries get their exercise.
- Apple’s watch will come with a suite of fitness-tracking apps
- Introducing the Living with Data series
- The data you can (and can't) trust from your fitness tracker
- Happiness apps: Actually a huge bummer
- Researchers' app quest to help teens beat mood swings
- Stepping down: Rethinking the fitness tracker
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