22 Sep 2015
By Josh
Kickstarter bonanza: Smart bikes, smart watches, bone conduction headbands and more
Products
Turn your bike into a "smart bike" by adding the SmartHalo to your handlebars. It provides turn-by-turn navigation by lighting up when you need to turn, reminds you where you parked, tracks your cycling metrics, has a built-in headlight, and doubles as an anti-theft alarm. Kickstarter, funded
- Moov Now review: The second version of Moov's fitness tracker adds steps and sleep tracking on top of sports, is smaller and lighter, and features Moov's emphasis on sports coaching
- BatBand: A band that wraps around your head above your ears, using bone conduction to deliver sound into your head Kickstarter, funded
- BOLDR smartwatch: Another analogue watch with a built-in steps tracker, this one has a six-month battery life and does basic notifications via Bluetooth Kickstarter, funded
Software
- Moods: Track your mood and tag events with photos, audio, and locations iOS
- Birdly for Slack: An expense tracker Slackbot that analyses your receipts and provides monthly summaries, all via a Slack conversation
- Fitminder: Have a Fitbit but jealous of those Jawbone- and Apple Watch-wearers with their "time to get up and move" reminders? For $10/yr Fitminder will text you when you haven't moved in a while SMS
News and articles
- Your fitness tracker is bad at knowing how you slept
- Don't trust your tracker on calories burned either
- How the World Moves and Where the World Moves: A collaboration between Jawbone and Design Museum London
Image credits: SmartHalo
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