A 24 minute video on lifelogging.
Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts
Friday, June 07, 2013
Lifelogging: dashcams of our lives. Try and catch the wind.
KEY MOBILE TREND: lifelogging, ODLs.
A 24 minute video on lifelogging.
A 24 minute video on lifelogging.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Take a powder: Oakley Airwave - GPS-enabled ski goggles.
KEY MOBILE TRENDS: augmented reality, wearable computing, LBS.
EVENT HORIZON: three years.
Product Pages >>
These $600 skiing goggles from Oakley are specialized computers implementing sensors and a near-to-eye display to bring the sport of downhill skiing into this fresh century. It's a new reality. Take a look.
"Welcome to innovation beyond the limits of possibility. Oakley Airwave™ goggles combine world-class performance, protection and comfort with a display that integrates GPS, Bluetooth® and more with a host of onboard sensors to give you instant access to a world of information. The revolutionary design allows you to view jump analytics that show distance, height and airtime. With preloaded maps available for many resorts, you can find your location and even track others in your group. Additional sensor information includes altitude, speed and vertical descent data. Bluetooth connectivity allows pairing with a compatible smartphone for immediate viewing of incoming calls and text messages, and if your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone has music, your playlists can be accessed and controlled."
EVENT HORIZON: three years.
Product Pages >>
These $600 skiing goggles from Oakley are specialized computers implementing sensors and a near-to-eye display to bring the sport of downhill skiing into this fresh century. It's a new reality. Take a look.
"Welcome to innovation beyond the limits of possibility. Oakley Airwave™ goggles combine world-class performance, protection and comfort with a display that integrates GPS, Bluetooth® and more with a host of onboard sensors to give you instant access to a world of information. The revolutionary design allows you to view jump analytics that show distance, height and airtime. With preloaded maps available for many resorts, you can find your location and even track others in your group. Additional sensor information includes altitude, speed and vertical descent data. Bluetooth connectivity allows pairing with a compatible smartphone for immediate viewing of incoming calls and text messages, and if your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone has music, your playlists can be accessed and controlled."
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
LifeBEAM SMART helmet. Another example of wearable data-collecting devices.
Indiegogo pages >>
Here's an interesting project I found on Indiegogo's site: a bicycle helmet which collects heart rate data. The helmet can feed the data to a smartphone using Bluetooth. As the helmet also has an accelerometer, the project owners are looking into the possibility of crash detection. Since bikes or helmets don't have airbags, I am not so sure what good a crash detection feature would do, but perhaps at some points sports clothing will get more protective.
In some ways this could be considered a solution looking for a problem to solve which already has a solution: Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors already exist, and so do helmets. I suppose it could be argued that this saves the user a bit of hassle. But the point here is that sensors such as heart-rate monitors are being "sewn" into other wearable devices.
This on-going collection of vital data has great potential. Let's get it on.
Here's an interesting project I found on Indiegogo's site: a bicycle helmet which collects heart rate data. The helmet can feed the data to a smartphone using Bluetooth. As the helmet also has an accelerometer, the project owners are looking into the possibility of crash detection. Since bikes or helmets don't have airbags, I am not so sure what good a crash detection feature would do, but perhaps at some points sports clothing will get more protective.
In some ways this could be considered a solution looking for a problem to solve which already has a solution: Bluetooth-enabled heart-rate monitors already exist, and so do helmets. I suppose it could be argued that this saves the user a bit of hassle. But the point here is that sensors such as heart-rate monitors are being "sewn" into other wearable devices.
This on-going collection of vital data has great potential. Let's get it on.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Nike+ FuelBand. Just count it. Accelerometers have come a long way.
PRODUCT PAGES >>
It wasn’t too long ago when accelerometers were very costly components: they were used in very high-end equipment, made their way into car airbags and expensive laptops, then foot pods and gaming controllers and now, well, if you can wear it, it can track.
Here’s Nike’s "FuelBand." It’s really a glorified pedometer that uses an accelerometer to track the wearer’s movement. It can synch the collected info with an iOS app for more detailed analysis. There’s nothing ground breaking here and we say something recently in Jawbone’s "UP" that tracks movement and sleeping patterns.
According to reviews, UP has let users down. Let’s see if Nike's FuelBand really counts.
It wasn’t too long ago when accelerometers were very costly components: they were used in very high-end equipment, made their way into car airbags and expensive laptops, then foot pods and gaming controllers and now, well, if you can wear it, it can track.
Here’s Nike’s "FuelBand." It’s really a glorified pedometer that uses an accelerometer to track the wearer’s movement. It can synch the collected info with an iOS app for more detailed analysis. There’s nothing ground breaking here and we say something recently in Jawbone’s "UP" that tracks movement and sleeping patterns.
According to reviews, UP has let users down. Let’s see if Nike's FuelBand really counts.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The right snuff? Nokia & Burton (snowboards) partner "to turn all of the world's mountains into playgrounds." Push Snowboarding.
Coolerific!
More on wearable computing.
Make a snow run a social entry with "Push Snowboarding." An app that runs on the boarder's smartphone works together with sensors to track such things as speed and heart rate. I like.
More on wearable computing.
Make a snow run a social entry with "Push Snowboarding." An app that runs on the boarder's smartphone works together with sensors to track such things as speed and heart rate. I like.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
MOTOACTV
Earlier today I wrote about UP. And here’s another product that wants you to get fit. They just won’t give this a rest, will they.
This evening Motorola announced the “MOTOACTV,” a device that’s a cross between a Garmin GPS sports watch and an Apple iPod nano. Plus it acts as an external display for reading messages received on an Android device (likely Motorola devices only).
Like the UP device, MOTOACTV tracks activities such as running, biking compiling data on distance covered, speed, and calories burned. But as this is also a music player, Motorola says that MOTOACTV can learn which music motivates the user the most.
MOTOACTV will come in an 8GB version for $250, and a 16GB version for $300. These can be paired with Motorola's new Bluetooth headphones with built-in heartrate sensors which pick up blood flow in the ear. The headphones are not included and cost between $100 and $150 depending on the model.
Motorola said that the MOTOACTV is “built on the fundamentals of Android,” the meaning of which isn’t so clear. It has a 600MHz processor, FM Radio, scratch-proof capacitive touchscreen, outdoor readable display, is sweat-and rain-proof. Workouts can be uploaded to Twitter and Facebook.
It was a bit of a surprise to see Motorola get into this business. While many are comparing the MOTOACTV to the iPod nano, this is really Motorola getting into Garmin-Polar-Nike+ territory here. This is a niche but growing market: this won't drive MOTO profitability, but it’s nice technology display. We’ll certainly see a growing trend of passive collection of health-related info. Let’s watch this space.
This evening Motorola announced the “MOTOACTV,” a device that’s a cross between a Garmin GPS sports watch and an Apple iPod nano. Plus it acts as an external display for reading messages received on an Android device (likely Motorola devices only).
Like the UP device, MOTOACTV tracks activities such as running, biking compiling data on distance covered, speed, and calories burned. But as this is also a music player, Motorola says that MOTOACTV can learn which music motivates the user the most.
MOTOACTV will come in an 8GB version for $250, and a 16GB version for $300. These can be paired with Motorola's new Bluetooth headphones with built-in heartrate sensors which pick up blood flow in the ear. The headphones are not included and cost between $100 and $150 depending on the model.
Motorola said that the MOTOACTV is “built on the fundamentals of Android,” the meaning of which isn’t so clear. It has a 600MHz processor, FM Radio, scratch-proof capacitive touchscreen, outdoor readable display, is sweat-and rain-proof. Workouts can be uploaded to Twitter and Facebook.
It was a bit of a surprise to see Motorola get into this business. While many are comparing the MOTOACTV to the iPod nano, this is really Motorola getting into Garmin-Polar-Nike+ territory here. This is a niche but growing market: this won't drive MOTO profitability, but it’s nice technology display. We’ll certainly see a growing trend of passive collection of health-related info. Let’s watch this space.
Is it time to get UP? This wearable accessory tracks every move you make and every nap you take.
Via Mobile Mag >>
Product pages via AT&T >>
MotionX, enabling technology >>
If you’re working with mobile accessories, this is certainly something you should check out.
So, let’s see what’s up today.
Here’s something that could add a touch of wow to an otherwise boring mobile accessories market. It’s “UP,” a bracelet-formed accessory that uses motion technology to keep track of your every movement as well as your inactivity. The device works together with an iPhone app to support "healthy living" and has some useful features.
The vendor claims that UP not only tracks every movement you make, but counts steps, distance, pace, calories burned, and active vs. inactive time. It also tracks details about your sleeping time including hours slept, time to fall asleep, sleep phases, waking moments, and overall sleep quality, and will even wake you at an optimal time during your sleep pattern.
If it works as promised, this is a nice use of sensor technology to passively collect info about us for better living. No price given that I can find.
Here’s a nice video of incredibly, happy healthy people. See what they’re UP to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhxU77OJlU
Product pages via AT&T >>
MotionX, enabling technology >>
If you’re working with mobile accessories, this is certainly something you should check out.
So, let’s see what’s up today.
Here’s something that could add a touch of wow to an otherwise boring mobile accessories market. It’s “UP,” a bracelet-formed accessory that uses motion technology to keep track of your every movement as well as your inactivity. The device works together with an iPhone app to support "healthy living" and has some useful features.
The vendor claims that UP not only tracks every movement you make, but counts steps, distance, pace, calories burned, and active vs. inactive time. It also tracks details about your sleeping time including hours slept, time to fall asleep, sleep phases, waking moments, and overall sleep quality, and will even wake you at an optimal time during your sleep pattern.
If it works as promised, this is a nice use of sensor technology to passively collect info about us for better living. No price given that I can find.
Here’s a nice video of incredibly, happy healthy people. See what they’re UP to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhxU77OJlU
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