SMHeart Link turns iPhone and iPod into Heart Rate Monitor
February 11th, 2009
iTMP Technology, Inc. is one of the pioneers where the iPhone hardware and software developer scene is concerned, and the company has just rolled out its SMHEART LINK technology that is touted to offer unparalleled health and fitness capabilities to both the Apple iPhone and iPod touch owners. This technology turns your iPhone from a communications device to one that can actually monitor your heart rate as well as track your fitness levels. It does so by listening to your heart (something it does better than what guys do, eh ladies?). Not only that, SMHEART LINK works not only with the iPhone and iPod touch, but it will also function with a range of other smartphones, PCs or other Wi-Fi enabled devices.
What does the SMHEART LINK do actually? It functions as a wireless bridge that collects data from distributed health and fitness sensors including heart rate monitors and cycling sensors, sending these information over to the iPhone via Wi-Fi. iTMP’s suite of iPhone fitness apps will then get to work on the data received, letting users track their fitness data on the iPhone’s display in a user interface that is so simple to use, it puts other fitness tracking devices to shame where ease-of-use is concerned. In addition, SMHEART LINK is compatible with an ever expanding list of heart monitor chest straps which include those from fitness leaders such as Polar, Garmin, Nike, Reebok, Timex Ironman, New Balance and Numetrex. You can also use it with biking sensors to track speed, cadence and power (watts) during your workout.
Once your workout is complete, you upload your data to the Internet and it will then churn out an analysis of the results for you. Currently, there are three iPhone fitness applications over the App Store, and they are iRPM+, iSPINNING and iNewLeaf. Interested parties can pick up the SMHEART LINK for $154.95 a pop.
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Wear Ur World with the New Sixth Sense
February 11th, 2009
I have been seeing this new device all over gadget blogs everywhere called the Sixth Sense. It has nothing to do with an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but I’ve seen numerous comparisons between this gadget and Tom Cruise’s gesture-based computer from Minority Report.
It appears some guys at MIT have come up with a way to turn any flat surface (even a hand) into a touchscreen.
Their concept device is known as Wear Ur World (WUW), and, as you can see from the photo, it uses a tiny projector and webcam. What you don’t see is that the WUW uses a mobile phone to presumably merge these devices together, forming the brains of the Sixth Sense.
I believe that the MIT students who designed this concept product don’t intend that their final version of their product to require a cap. Instead, they intend to market the WUW as a device for the wrist.
This way, if you need some information, you can simply project it on the wall, at least until holographic technology is perfected. That last sentence was my little suggestion for the MIT students, by the way.
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Handy Dandy New Desk Lamp
February 6th, 2009
If you have a serious shortage on outlets, but need a light for next to your computer this lamp would come in handy. It’s powered by your USB port. It’s of course pretty small, since it is USB powered. I don’t know that I’ve ever been so desperate for outlets, that I wanted a lamp that can be plugged into my computer. However, apparently someone has had the dilemma and doesn’t have access to a power strip of any kind. At least this is one of the few USB gadgets that actually is aesthetically appealing and not in the least bit cheesy.
It doesn’t have flashing colored LED lights or four other barely useful gadgets built into it. It’s simply a lamp to give you a little more task lighting. Really, I still think it makes more sense to buy a normal lamp, but I can still appreciate the lamp. Especially since it’s so affordable. The lamp stand itself is made from black plastic and the shade has a velveteen black finish. The lamp measures 25.5 x 10 x 10 cm. You can purchase it for £5.99 or about $9 from I want one of those.
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