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Make your own wearable hardware, a smartwatch for kids, and more: Quantified Self weekly links

Products

MetaWear, Kickstarter, funded

MetaWear is a wearable sensor platform you can use to build your own wearable hardware. The sensors include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a barometer, and a high precision temperature sensor.

• AmbyGear: smartwatch for kids, Indiegogo, funded
• HIRIS: wearable computer with gesture control, Indiegogo, funded

Software

Stateeztics, Web—via Deezer

If you’re a Deezer user, you can add this app to your account to find out what music you listen to most and how many tracks you’ve been listening to lately. The app also shows you what your “musical North” is each week—mine’s currently a mixture of pop, rock, and alternative, with a tiny touch of classical thrown in.

• Plan: calendar and task manager in one, Web, Mac, iOS
• FirstRun: running app for beginners, Android

News and articles

Android Wear: The essential guide

If you’ve been wondering what the deal is with Android Wear, this post will spell it out for you.

• Aware of my addiction with Tally 2.0.1
• Keep your finances in check with Next
• Using 750words.com and self-quantification
• Fitbit files for $100M IPO
• Update on word count and time tracking

Image credits: MbientLab Inc., Stateeztics, Wareable