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10 Useful Tech Gadgets For Tracking Your Health
An article identifying key Quantified Self technologies, including Pulse Oximeters, Sleep Sensors, Heart Rate Monitors and more.
iq.intel.com/iq/40309631/10-useful-tech-gadgets-for-tracking-your-health

4iiii Innovations Inc.
Cochrane, AB. Develops technologies that improve performance and safety of athletes. Brands use the 4-i theme, such as Cliiiimb, Sportiiiis, Viiiiva and Riiiide.
· 4iiii.com

Adidas miCoach
Provides customizable workouts and mobile apps for athletes at all levels. Strapless pulse monitors available.
· micoach.adidas.com

Airo Health
Kitchener, ON. The wristband tracks sleep, activity and calories. The heart rate monitor vibrates when the wearer is stressed.
· getairo.com

Amiigo
Salt Lake City, UT. Personalized fitness measurements via wrist bracelet and shoe clip, with a wireless charging unit. Incorporates multiple 3-axis accelerometers, pulse-oximeter & skin temperature sensor. The Amiigo SDK uses a low-level BLE stack that will help imaginative applications come to life. Fully Indiegogo funded.
· amiigo.co

Angel
Herzliya, Il. A Wearable device designed with developers in mind, with open communication protocols, API/SDK, and sensor data streams. Developers can create apps for iPhone, Android, and other devices that support Bluetooth Low Energy.
· angelsensor.com

Basis Science, Inc.
San Francisco, CA. Offers a wrist-based health tracker and online personal dashboard to help people quantify their daily routines. Four sensor types measure steps taken, calories burned, sleep quality and heart rate.
· mybasis.com

BodyHacking Con
Organized by Trammell Ventures. Focuses on everything from information security in wearable tech to the sense of touch being integrated into prosthetics. Uses the hashtag #BDYHAX.
· bodyhackingcon.com

BodyMedia
Pittsburgh, PA. A pioneer in the development of wearable body monitors, BodyMedia is a subsidiary of Jawbone and their technology has been used in numerous clinical research studies.
· bodymedia.com

COOKOO watch
Kenmore, WA. Bluetooth Low Energy-enabled analog watch that acts as a wearable extension of a user's smartphone.
· cookoowatch.com

Dacadoo AG
Zurich. Integrating gamification and social networking principles, the Dacadoo platform calculates a personal dacadoo health score, a number from 1 to 1,000 using secure wireless sensors. Also provides solutions for corporate workplace health promotion and the insurance industry. Formerly QUENTIQ.
· dacadoo.com

Dario
The flagship product of LabStyle Innovations Corp. (OTCQB:DRIO), Dario personalized smart meter is designed to make life easier for people with diabetes.
· mydario.com

Electrozyme
San Diego, CA. Pairing skin-conformal biosensors with advanced analytics generates a personal wellness profile. Electrozyme creates printed wearable biosensors for application in sports, fitness, wellness, and healthcare. A Mark Cuban-backed company.
· electrozyme.com

Epson Healthcare Wristwatch-Type Pulse Monitor
Press announcement for an Epson optical pulse monitor. The device combines sensitive LEDs to measure bloodflow through the wrist with an accelerometer to filter noise generated when the patient's arms move.
global.epson.com/innovation/technology_articles/201211_01.html

Epson's GPS Running Monitor
Press announcement for an Epson heart-monitor watch designed for athletes. The watch combines long battery life with a correction algorithm that handles discrepancies in the GPS data.
global.epson.com/innovation/technology_articles/201211_01.html

FiLIP Technology
New York, NY. Combines assisted GPS, GSM cell tower location, and WiFi hotspot triangulation to locate and communicate with a children's wristband. FCC certified technology beams the cell signal away from the child.
· myfilip.com

FitBit
San Francisco, CA. Productes wireless activity and fitness trackers, typically in a wristband format. Data can be managed via PC or mobile device. Product brands include Force, Aria, Flex and Zip.
· fitbit.com

Heart Rate Monitors USA
Warminster, PA. Founded in 2001, HRM is an authorized dealer of fitness and health products. Pinterest page collects numerous categorized images.
· heartratemonitorsusa.com

Jawbone Up
San Francisco, CA. The UP wristband plugs into a smartphone via the Simple Sync connector to help track sleeping, movement and diet. Jawbone also makes headsets and the Jambox.
· jawbone.com/up

lark technologies
Mountain View, CA. Makes makes wearable wellness monitors, improving sleep, diet and activity.
· lark.com

Little Riot
London, UK. Creates and develops products to allow meaningful interactions between individuals. The flagship Pillow Talk wristband lets users share their heartbeats with their significant others.
· littleriot.com

Lumo Bodytech
Palo Alto, CA. Lumo's echnology platform leverages smart sensors and software to optimize performance and addresses human biomechanics through real-time body movement tracking.
· lumobodytech.com

LYCOS Life
A suite of wearable devices, serving as a single point of entry into a person's digital life, transforming everyday products into futuristic, state of the art accessories.
· lycos.life

Magellan Fitness
Santa Clara, CA. Echo smartwatches communicates with smartphones and logging apps. Switch Crossover GPS watch is designed primarily for running.
· magellangps.com/Fitness

MetaWatch
Dallas, TX. Offers two smartwatches, Strata and Frame, that have customizable widgets on the screen. Uses Bluetooth 4.0 technology (BR/BLE). Open source with developers community at metawatch.org.
· metawatch.com

MIO Global (Physical Enterprises Inc.)
The MIO Alpha sport watch provides continuous, accurate heart rate monitoring without a chest strap by using LED's. Bluetooth connects the device to smartphones and apps.
· mioglobal.com

Misfit Wearables
Redwood City, CA. Invents and manufactures wearable computing products, including the Bloom necklace and Shine. The user can set and track goals for weight and sleep.
· misfitwearables.com

MyFitnessPal
San Francisco, CA. Creates apps for healthy, sustainable weight loss. API enables developers to create health and fitness apps, devices, and services that can exchange data with MyFitnessPal.
· myfitnesspal.com

MyKronoz
Geneva, Ch. Smartwatch that connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth. Collections include ZeFit, ZeSplash, ZeNano, ZeBracelet and ZeWatch.
· mykronoz.com

Narrative
Stockholm, Swe. The Narrative Clip is a body-worn, lifelogging camera that gives the user a searchable and shareable photographic memory. Kickstarter 100%+ successfully funded.
· getnarrative.com

Nymi
Developed by the Canadian firm Bionym, this wristband develops a unique signature for a person's cardiac rythyms which is usable in applications such as network logins.
· getnymi.com

OURA Ring
Oulu, Fin. A ring-size wellness computer that sits on a finger measuring pulse waveform, the exact time between heart beats and calculating parameters like heart rate, respiration rate and their variation over time. Kickstarter staff pick, 100%+ funded.
· ouraring.com

Owlet Baby Care
Provo, UT. Monitors an infant's vital signs from a smartphone (optional). The sock measures a baby's heart rate and oxygen levels and sends this information via Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi.
· owletcare.com

Polar Electro
Lake Success, NY. Innovating in heart rate monitors since 1977, Polar products support Fitness & Cross-Training, Running & Multisport, Smart Coaching and Cycling.
· polar.com/us-en

Pulse Sensor
Arduino compatible infrared sensor that delivers heart-rate beats per minute. Kickstarter 613% funded.
· pulsesensor.com

Qualcomm Toq
A smartwatch for Android that uses the light around it to make the color screen visible even in bright sunlight. The Toq has extended battery life & sends updates from an Android smartphone to the user's wrist.
· toq.qualcomm.com

Quantified Self Labs
Brings together information and tools for people involved in the Quantified Self Movement. Organizes the annual Quantified Self Conference and Expo.
· quantifiedself.com

Quantified Self Search Results
Pinterest results for #QuantifiedSelf, showing product photos and a healthy dose of infographics.
"pinterest.com/search/?q=QuantifiedSelf"

Quantified Self Search Results
Articles responsive to on the query "quantified self" in the Huffington Post.
"search.huffingtonpost.com/search?q=quantified+self"

Quantified Self Tag
Tagged articles for the Quantified Self "Movement" on the Huffington Post.
huffingtonpost.com/tag/quantified-self

Retisense, Inc.
Houston, TX. Offers Strydalizer, a pair of sensor-fitted insoles that a runner can insert into any regular running shoe. The company name implies "Real-Time Sensing," using sensors to provide actionable guidance to users. Kickstarter 100%+ backed.
· retisense.com

RunKeeper
Boston, MA. Using GPS, turns a smartphone into a personal trainer that can track runs, walks, bike rides, hikes, and more.
· runkeeper.com

Saga
Seattle, WA. Automated lifelogging and sharing. Integrated with products and services such as Jawbone UP, Foursquare, RunKeeper and MoodPanda.
· getsaga.com

Samsung Voice of the Body
Menlo Park, CA. Developers can experiment with Simband, SAMI, Sensor Module and Bioinformatics.
· voiceofthebody.io

Scanadu
Moffett Field, CA. Markets the Scout and Scanaflo. The Scout raised over $1.7 million on IndieGoGo and measures blood pressure, pulse and temperature. Results will be synced with smartphone apps.
· scanadu.com

Spire
San Francisco, CA. Wearable that can be unobtrusively clipped to pants or bra, tracking activity, breath, and state of mind.
· spire.io

Strava, Inc.
San Francisco, CA. A social fitness enabling athletes to share their activities from GPS devices. The Strava dataset is in the scale of a trillion GPS data points and is available to developers.
· strava.com

Wearable
Bexhill, UK. Aggregates product listings and reviews in the wearable category. Visitors are encouraged to share their wearable tech experiences. The product photos are Pinterest-integrated.
· wearable.co.uk

Wearable Tech Expo
Sectors include Augmented Reality; Connected Family & Pets; Connectivity & Apps; Entertainment; Fashion; Fitness; Medical; and Sports. Organized by Technology Marketing Corporation.
· wearabletechexpo.com

WiseWear
San Antonio, TX. Specializing in advanced sensing technology and luxury wearables, WiseWear is a fashion tech hybrid company focusings on design and aesthetics.
· wisewear.com

Withings
Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr. The company creates smart products and apps for people to take care of themselves and their loved ones, plus access to access to infinite computing and storage facilities at no extra cost. Things include blood pressure monitors, pulse monitors, baby monitors, scales and activity trackers.
· withings.com

Xensr
Hood River, OR. The XensrAIR 3D sports motion tracker quantifies jumps, airtime, tricks into measurable performance stats for training, competition and sharing.
· xensr.com