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Beddit for Understanding Your Sleeping Patterns

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) It has been proven that getting a good night sleep has benefits beyond feeling rested; it is a key factor in your overall health. Beddit is a sleep monitoring system that will show you what you are doing with your eyes closed so you can get a better night's rest. Beddit is a sleep monitoring system that does not use the typical wearable sensors, headbands or bracelets. The system uses an ultra-thin film sensor that is placed under your sheet to monitor your body using the science of ballistocardiography. It collects biometric data including heart [...]

The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop Scanner Copies Your World

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) To get a jump on your next professional design or to make a copy of a physical object, scanning the object is much easier and quicker than redesigning a CAD file. The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner and software package will save time, scanning small objects in about twelve minutes. The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner is a compact 3D tool you can use to create digital design files of existing physical objects. The device uses a turntable that will allow users to scan objects that fit in the eight-inch diameter and eight inch tall [...]

Muscle Memory Basketball Training with the EVO ONE

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Improving your game takes practice and even if you are out there every day, you might be reinforcing bad habits. EVO ONE is a sensorized basketball training tool that uses technology to redefine your shooting skills and eventually improve your game. EVO ONE is a personal trainer and coaching basketball training tool you can take anywhere that provides immediate audible feedback to the player when shooting the ball. Using a sensor unit inserted into the ball behind a rubber cap, every shot is analyzed for proper release and when optimal rotation is achieved, a tone [...]

Stream Media to Any HDMI TV with Google Chromecast

Check It Out or Buy on Google.com A smart television will let you see internet content without being at a computer, which is fantastic if you have a smart television. For those of us who own a high definition television before internet connectivity, Google Chromecast is a small device you can use to connect to see that content. Google Chromecast is essentially an HDMI dongle for televisions without streaming capabilities. With the device, viewers can watch web content available through their Chrome Browser, YouTube, Netflix and any purchased music, movies or television shows from Google Play. To set up the device, just plug the [...]

Improved Phone and Tablet Photos and Video with iBlazr

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Smart phones and tablets have put a photo and video camera in just about every pocket and are great at capturing, "you gotta see this" pics. If you want to take better, professional shots, you need a real light source that works with your device. iBlazr is a small light source that uses your device's audio jack to get the lighting you need for better photos and video. Just because the device is small, the lighting it provides with the four LEDs is real, giving shooters a 200 lux flash through 60-degree optics to put [...]

The FitBark Sends Activity Trackers to the Dogs

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) When it comes to fitness monitoring, people collect an overwhelming amount of data to break down their workout routine into almost scientific levels. For their furry friends, a new activity tracker for Fido will make sure your pup is getting the exercise they need daily. The FitBark is a wearable three-axis accelerometer activity tracker that goes right on most collars and monitors your dog's daily activity. The FitBark uses Bluetooth to communicate with an Android or iOS device and with an installed app, pet owners can see, at a glance, their pets reach their daily [...]

Leap Motion Controller Creates Precise Hands Free Interaction

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) The evolution of interacting with a computer, past using a keyboard, has focused on pointing by either using a mouse, stylus and pad or by touching the screen itself. The Leap Motion Controller frees your hands to work with your system in 3D space, breaking the barriers of traditional input technology. The Leap Motion Controller is a small device that connects to your system with a USB 2.0 cable and works alongside your existing input devices. When placed on your desk, the onboard LEDs and two-camera system create a virtual eight cubic foot interaction space [...]

The Sensoria Fitness System Uses Smart Socks

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) Fitness trackers do a great job monitoring vitals and distance, but when it comes to measuring if you are exercising well, they fall short. That is the thinking behind the Sensoria Fitness system, a fitness monitor designed for where the runner meets the road. There are three parts to the Sensoria Fitness system: a pair of smart socks, a fitness monitor and a smartphone app. The socks are entirely fabric and work by positioning textile sensors under your feet tracking how your foot strikes the surface. The fitness monitor attaches magnetically secure to the sock [...]

Recon Jet Wearable Computer Sports Eyewear

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) If you are in the market for a new pair of sunglasses and a tablet, the Recon Jet from Recon Instruments is what you are looking for with a wearable computer built onto sports smart eyewear. The Recon Jet is a stand-alone smart eyewear computing platform that uses a small high definition display to relay information from running applications to the wearer. Onboard the eyewear is a 1 GHz Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with 1 GB of SDRAM and 8 GB of Flash memory storage, which is about the processing power of most smartphones. The [...]