Misfit Flash, The Cheapest Cool Fitness Tracker

Year ago, Misfit has introduces its fitness tracker called "Shine", and it was launched in 40 countries, Shine was priced at $99, a good price for a built in aluminium device. Now, you can get the new fitness tracker from Misfit with a really lower price, it is called Misfit Flash.

Flash is an evolution of Shine, Flash can track your steps while walking or jogging, tracks your sleep cycle and monitor your daily activities, burned calories and more..

you can display your activities by pressing the tracker face that will show you everything you need on a bright red LED display, the battery can last for a whole 6 months. 

The Misfit Flash is made of plastic, which is offering variety of colors, all of this come with a very cheap price that you can afford, just $49. The device will be available at retailers like Amazon starting drom October.

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This PocketBand Is Going To Make Your Life Easier !

This gadget should be very interesting, sometime when you are engaged in athletic activities like running, swimming, biking or skating, it’s annoying and distracting to carry your keys or your money with you, because there is no good suitable place that you can hide them in, this new gadget is the PocketBand, and it will make your life easier !

The PocketBand is a wristband that contains a hidden pocket, in wish you can put your tiny stuff and never worry about them, the PocketBand is made with surgical grade silicone, which makes it also waterproof, durable and comftable.

If you want to get three of them, you just have to pledge $20 for the compaign.

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The Smart Bangle Will Give You Notification In A Stylish Way

Now wearables are becoming fashionable, if you don't like some smartwatches or some fit bands because of their look, this new product maybe interesting for you.

The Smart Bangle called Elemoon, it is not representing a big technology evolution compared to other wearables, but, it looks great and it contains some basic functionalities that you may need.

The Smart Bangle is a connected wrist band that connect to you smartphone via bluetooth, its main role is to notify you of incoming calls, messages and other notifications, by lightening a small grid of multicolored LEDs that will draw the shape of custom icons. The icons and the colors are customizable via a dedicated App, so you can choose the lights colors to fit your clothes ! The bangle can also be used to find your phone, just by rubbing it, your smartphone will be ringing

Compared to its functions, the smart bangle's price is a little high, $200 to get one, maybe fashion is more expensive than technology !

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The iSwimband, A Headband To Prevent Kids From Drowning

A new wearable device is unveiled, and it is very interesting for parents so they can watch their kids while swimming.

The iSwimband is a new smartband that is wearable in the kids head, the band will alert the parents when their kid is drowning and when he is under the water for a long period of time.

The device connect to any iOS device via bluetooth, and when your kid is in danger, the smartband will alert you via a dedicated App on your smartphone or tablet, so, parents don't have to leave their seats on the pool or the beach any more. Also, there is another option, you can get a wristband for your little kid who cannot swim, and it will warn you immediately when he touches the water, the mobile App can track up to 8 bands at the same time, so you can control all of your kids.

If you want to get the whole package, the sensor, headband, bracelet and mobile App, this will cost only $99.

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AirType, A Keyboardless Keyboard !

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A new project is on the way, it still in its early phase, but it seems very interesting. AirType , a new input method that will make you get rid of your soft and hard keyboard.

How It Works

Do you hate your smartphone or your tablet's soft keyboard, did you always wanted to use your computer's big keyboard, AirType will give you this possibility to use it wherever you are and without the need of carrying it. The announced project is a system that uses a pair of cuff or wristbands sensor that go around your wrists and over the knuckles. The device track your finger movements to detect which keys you’re virtually striking, on your tablet and smartphone keyboard.

The accessories will come with a dedicated App that would include text prediction and correction, and it will be connected to your tablet via Bluetooth, AirType will work like voice recognition software..

Check it out

As the project still in its early phase, you can check out the concept in this video.

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Pavlok, The Wearable Gadget That Will Make You Change Your Habits

The world of wearables is evolving very fast, smartwaches, FIT bands, smart rings and others, but you will never expect what this band does to you !

The Pavlok is wristband that is going to change your habits, if you always wanted to exercise or to do your plans but you dont, this will make do everything on your list, and stop being lazy !

"Wake up sleepy head... it's time to go to the gym" "Put down those chips!" "Stop wasting time on Facebook." Those are the words of Maneesh Sethi, the inventor of this Gadget, but how it works to make you do your work.

The Pavlok is powerd by a powerful algorithms that will track your activities, and a GPS to track your position, it uses the idea of positive reinforcement to change your behaviors, and if you did not what you have planned to do, the Pavlok will give an electric shock to motivate you !

Sethi explains more and said "It sits on my wrist and at 6am it'll vibrate. I can snooze it, but if I snooze it twice, it shocks me.", and this an example on how it works to wake you up in the morning !

There are multiple other ways to encourage your self doing things gently, but the gentle way does not always works, because sometimes you will need a bigger push, "It's not about the shock as much as it is about training your brain to do the things you say you are going to do" Sethi the founder said.

The Pavlok can control your exercises, for example if you have programmed it to walk 1000 steps, but you didn't reach your goal, the wristband will give you a shock to make complete the rest, in the future, you can see you behaviors through a dedicated App, and your friend will be also able to shock remotely ! it seems cruel, but it may push you to do the right thing.

The Pavlok maybe available in the beginning of 2015, with a price of $250.

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