19 May 2015
By Belle
A smart planter, Microsoft Band SDK, and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
Planty, Kickstarter, not funded yet
An internet-connected planter that lets you to monitor and water your plants from a mobile app.
- Droplet: a physical reminder button, Kickstarter, funded
Software
Trackr, Chrome
Track how long you spend on different websites with graphs on your new tab page in Chrome.
- Tactick: track recurring tasks, Web
News and articles
Microsoft woos developers with SDK for Band fitness tracker
The full release allows developers to create apps that support Windows, access the caloric data stored in the wearable and connect to Band from tasks running in the background. Other functions include the ability to greater customize notification tiles.
Functions that were available in the preview, like access to all of the Band’s sensors, which include a gyroscope, heart rate monitor and accelerometer, are also part of the release that came out Thursday.
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