And then I noticed this today:-
STI-detecting smart condom brings new meaning to 'wearable tech' - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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Originally posted by RonBW View PostThe WeVibe is much better - long distance remote control via the app
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Too big brother for me - considered signing up to Vitality Health as some of the benefits are nice, but I'm ****ed I'm going to be wearing a fitbit all the time.
Plus there was that study recently that said people wearing these things actually lose less weight - I know exactly why, it's the same reason I don't lose much weight with running. "Oh, hey - I've burnt 2000 calories. Hello KFC Family Bucket".
And realistically - what else they can monitor? We've got steps which is meh, GPS tracking is GPS tracking and I'd prefer a high quality Garmin for that. Then I guess we can do heart rate and sats - big whoop. Then what?
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Has wearable tech had its day?
Seems alive and well for certain applications
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIn one of the offices at clientco, all the smokers seem to be on the first floor. They all use the lifts when they go outside to smoke.
The smokers all sounded like they were going to collapse immediately once they got up the stairs.
Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostYep. Going to someone's desk instead of emailing/calling.
Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostUsing the stairs.
Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostParking a little further away than the closest car park
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post(or getting off the tube a stop earlier and walking).
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Other than fitness gadgets, which are becoming mainstream (half my friends seem to have them and they talk about it ad nauseam) it doesn't seem to have caught on. For the reason that they are never quite as slick as they need to be. They need to just work, flawlessly... you don't want to have to be dicking about resyncing your trousers or whatever.
When they can properly integrate tech with glasses so you don't look like a twit I can see that being a big deal now machine learning is getting so creepily good.
I imagine smart medical implants might be a thing but that's far more specialist. I wonder if non-medical implants (not boobs) will ever take off?
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostIndeed. I don't understand some people who drive small distances, stand around on escalators, take lifts instead of using the stairs etc.
You can probably improve health significantly during a normal day's movement without going to a gym.
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Watch and/or health monitor, depending on what is needed
New diabetes device could end finger pricking for blood testing
"The device can continuously monitor blood glucose levels, which means development as a wearable device might not be far away."
"This wearable device would then be just one step from a product which sends alerts to smart phones or readings directly to doctors, allowing them to profile how a person is managing their diabetes over time." I'd rather wear a connected wrist device, rather than using a phone in this case.
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While I'm trying to lose weight it's really helpful to see how a small walk into town rather than get a bus can burn 200+ calories etc
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On a global scale the wearable tech is still a niche product, but i believe it's here to stay. Health/fitness monitoring will improve and all the major players are turning their eyes on augmented reality, sooner rather than later the failed google glass type of tech will emerge. At first in specialist areas and work environments that can benefit from it, then eventually to the masses.
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I have a Pebble Steel. Needs charging every ten days - takes about 20 minutes. It's smaller than my previous watch. I got it mainly for the ability to choose my own watch faces, but appreciate the step and sleep monitors. I find the notifications function (of the arrival of text messages, emails etc.) to be very convenient. It also buzzes if it loses bluetooth connection, which proved very useful when I left my phone in a restaurant.
It's a shame they folded. There were neat plans, like having the battery in the watch strap, thus making the form of the actual watch even smaller, without compromising charge length.
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