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Google Project Soli – detecting finger motion and gestures

May 31, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Project Soli

During the Google I/O conference in San Francisco Google Advanced Technologies and Products (ATAP) group revealed what was designed quietly. Project Soli is developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology. The sensor can track sub-millimeter motions at high speed…

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Garmin Forerunner 225 is FR 220 plus optical heart rate monitoring and activity tracker

May 12, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Garmin Forerunner 225

Forerunner 225 is Garmin’s first GPS running watch to measure heart rate at the wrist using Mio Heart Rate Technology. Forerunner 225 uses an optical sensor that shines light into your skin and then measures the amount of light returned.…

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Adidas app uses Spotify to match your music to your running

May 1, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
adidas go app

Adidas Go is new running app that matches music from Spotify to your pace, it analyzes your step count (thanks to iPhone’s accelerometer) and serves you music based on your taste. The app can also pull songs from your local…

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TomTom announced Bandit – 4K Action Camera with GPS

April 29, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
TomTom Bandit

TomTom announced their first action camera which contains 1080p (60p), 2.7K (30 fps) and 4K (15 fps) capabilities as well as GPS functionality. It’s waterproof down to 50metres (with an additional lens cap) and has a wide angle lens with…

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Microsoft Health and Band update tracks your cycling using Strava

April 23, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Microsoft Band Cycling

Microsoft launched a new update to their fitness wearable packed with hardware potential, Microsoft Band, and also to their health platform, Microsoft Health. Microsoft announced an update that will make cycle tracking possible thanks to Strava and MapMyRide integration.  After this…

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Garmin announced new VIRB X and VIRB XE cameras with GPS and G-Metrix

April 13, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Garmin VIRB

Garmin announced the next generation of HD action cameras, VIRB X and VIRB XE. Compact and capable of shooting rich, high-definition, wide-angle footage, VIRB X and XE boast an all-new form factor allowing for more mounting options. Waterproof to 50…

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Nike+ Running expands parthership with Garmin, TomTom and others

March 6, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Nike Garmin TomTom

After months of collaboration, Nike will launch partnerships with Garmin, TomTom, Wahoo Fitness and Netpulse, allowing more runners to connect their favorite devices to enjoy all of the benefits of being a Nike+ community member. Users will see a “Partners”…

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Xiaomi Yi is a $64 alternative to GoPro

March 2, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
Xiaomi Yi

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has just introduced the ¥399 ($64) Yi Action Camera, which looks like an interesting budget version of the $130 GoPro HERO, but with better specs. The Yi camera captures 1080p video at 60 fps and takes…

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HTC Grip: fitness tracker with built-in GPS

March 2, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
HTC Grip

HTC has announced its first wearable at MWC 2015, but it’s not the long-awaited smartwatch. Grip is HTC’s first smart fitness tracker in partnership with Under Armour that looks like one of Nike’s FuelBands. More importantly, the tracker features a…

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HTC Petra – 1.8″ smartwatch with GPS

February 11, 2015 Nick 0 Comments
HTC Smartwatch

With the approach of Mobile World Congress 2015 (02 – 05 march) more information is released around the web. A leaked list of specs from Upleaks shows what we can expect from HTC’s first wearable. The smartwatch codenamed Petra will…

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