17 Dec 2014
By Belle
A smartwatch to monitor epileptic seizures, Spotify's Year in Music, and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
Embrace
Indiegogo, funded
Embrace is apparently a smartwatch, though it seems more like a fitness tracker that tells the time. The device tracks your activity as well as monitoring epilepsy symptoms. The Indiegogo campaign is giving one device to a child with epilepsy for every device sold until December 24th.
- Woolet: keep track of your wallet via Bluetooth
- Waterpebble: smart water saver for your shower
- Mira: fitness tracker for women
Kickstarter, not funded yet
Software
Sumptus
iOS
A personal finance tracking app with one special feature: natural language processing. Type in "Coffee 15" and the app will parse the amount and category out of your sentence.
- Grit Monitor: automatically track your goals
Mac - GOQii app available for Windows Phone
- SnoreLab: snoring management app
iOS - DeclareTask: accountability for short-term goals
SMS
News and articles
The team at Spotify put together a clever minisite that shows what 2014 in (Spotify) music looked like. If you're a Spotify user you can connect your account to see what your own year in music was like.
- Wellograph fitness tracker watch review: Beauty is skin deep
- Heart rate (bpm) during marriage proposal
- The most-viewed YouTube videos
Image credits: Indiegogo, Beautiful Pixels, Spotify
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