Report from the reality distortion field
Steve Cook, presenting the Apple Watch (As Apple announced it's record quarterly net profit of $18 billion this week, I'm re-posting/translating an article I wrote for the leading…
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Quantified self, Level 2
Good friend Dimitris Dimitriadis (@insideabox) was writing about his use of self-tracking apps. I would like to explore this a bit further, in an effort to provide more…
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If you want to get scared about the Internet today, read this
A journalist walks into a bar along with a hacker and a spoofing device, and proceeds to sneak into people's computers and then google them for their publicly-available…
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The Apple Watch is not your next fitness tracker
Fit people in action, Apple style This is an actual photo in the Apple page for the Sport edition of the Apple Watch. I'm not sure what kind…
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How to sync RunKeeper data into HealthKit
Update (1/Dec/2014) : RunKeeper now syncs with HealthKit, on iOS you can find it in the app under Settings -> Apps, Services, and Devices -> Apple Health. RunKeeper…
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HealthKit, what is it good for? Fitbit wonders
The good old times: back in July Fitbit was front and centre on Apple's Health announcement. As I was previously writing (http://bit.ly/1toSgDp) Apple's HealthKit platform might be a…
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Health App/Kit: failing to solve a problem that has already been solved
Data in MyFitnessPal vs data in Health: completely wrong and partially missing I've been excited by the announcement of the Health app and the accompanying Healthkit by Apple.…
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A new way to share on Google+ from any page
Friends+Me has a new Google Chrome #extension, allowing you to share any page you are currently visiting. A popup like the one you would get on G+ appears…
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CoSchedule: a full social media solution for WordPress?
The question mark in the title is because this is actually my first test post using CoSchedule. It brands itself as the perfect way to manage your social…
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Tracking the trackers: Garmin, Fitbit, Runkeeper, Moves
(Update: Scroll to the bottom for more results) I have long been mad for tracking pretty much anything, so when I started jogging, it was quite obvious I…
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