WELLNESS PAVLOK Prices for the watch start at US$359 APPLE WATCH
Apple debuted its long-awaited smartwatch in September, with a host of health-related functions. The Apple Watch can record pulse
rate and connect to an iPhone to track movement, pace and distances travelled. While an accelerometer can measure the quality and intensity of body movements. There are two specifi c health and
fi tness apps: Fitness and Workout. The Fitness app tracks all types of activity, with a series of visual ‘rings’ signifying progress towards goals. Workout facilitates fi tness plans and displays workout metrics in real-time on the watch. In addition, Apple has moved
to unify the fragmented health- tracking market by launching its Healthkit platform (compatible with the watch). The platform has been designed to pull in data from third- party health apps and present the info in one manageable dashboard. The Apple Watch is due to ship
in early 2015 and prices will start at US$359 (€270, £216).
Be it sleeping in or skip- ping the gym, everyone wishes they could kick those bad habits that prevent physical activity. Now, a new wearable is bidding to not just track activity, but use pain and shame to ensure users have no choice but to reach their goals. Due for release in 2015,
Pavlok is a fi tness tracking wristband which also serves as a behavioural conditioner and the pre- order price is US$149.99 (€118, £92). Aside from the
The fi tness tracking wristband delivers a 340v static shock if wearers slip into bad habits
usual tracking of steps, activity and sleep, the device has the ability to give away your money, shame you on social media, or even deliver a 340v static shot if you slip back into bad habits. It also off ers rewards – as yet unspecifi ed – as well as encouraging social media
GOOGLE SMART LENS
In addition to its much- vaunted Glass product, Google is working on developing some ‘smart contact lenses.’ Announced in January, Google plans for the lenses to be able to monitor blood sugar levels via an antenna smaller than a strand of human hair – opening up new methods of self- management for chronic diseases such as diabetes, as well as other tracking uses applicable to fi tness. With a camera
potentially being used in the lenses, people’s vision
posts if you stay on the straight and narrow. Triallists have mainly been using the device to help programme their body to wake up earlier and carry out more exercise, although there’s clearly potential for it to be applied to diet control and smoking cessation as well.
Google is aiming to have a prototype ready next year
could be corrected much like the auto-focus on a camera. This could create a new realm of interactive opportunities for the visually impaired in terms of sport participation, as
well as a number of virtual reality applications. Google is partnering
with pharmaceutical fi rm Novartis to take the project forward and aims to have a prototype in 2015.
LECHAL TRAINERS
While so much wearable technology has so far focused on wristwear, a company from India wants to get to the sole of fi tness tracking through its Lechal wearable tech trainers. Ducere is currently taking pre-orders with a view to a late-2014 release for its interactive haptic feedback footwear. The full shoes are built with bluetooth-
enabled insoles (which can also be bought separately) that connect to a
100
Blue-tooth enabled insoles measure vibrations and connect to a
smartphone to provide user-feedback
smartphone and provide user-feedback through insole vibrations. The shoes can connect to Google Maps, enabling direc- tions to be disseminated without the need
to look at a screen – handy for running on busy streets – while the usual pedometer/ calorie counter is also present. Ducere has indicated that the insole will be priced at US$100 (€75, £59), with the cost of the shoes likely to be similar. The creators were initially
developing a shoe designed for the visually-impaired – who can buy Lechal at a discounted rate – before realising the concept had broader applications.
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