Gamifying your health with Google Glass: a glimpse into the future
Guest Post Google Glass has the potential to fundamentally change the way we track and gamify health.
MapMyFitness reveals fresh new look after 6 months of ‘shaping up’
May 1, 2013 1:22 PM
Rebecca Grant
MapMyFitness made the most significant web update and redesign in three years to become a "more beautiful, cleaner, easier to live in" house for all your workout activity.
Cody for iPhone makes fitness as fun and easy as Facebook sharing
March 28, 2013 3:58 PM
Jacob Lopez
This iPhone fitness app takes the place of those lazy gym buddies through virtual coaching and social networking.
Heart rate monitors stink, so BSX Athletics is looking beyond them
March 28, 2013 8:51 AM
Ricardo Bilton
BSX Atheltics wants to help you train better, but first it has to show what heart rate monitors are outdated.
Jawbone’s Up health wristband finally comes to Android
March 19, 2013 9:01 PM
Devindra Hardawar
Android owners now have one less excuse against getting healthy.
MapMyFitness update make power users more powerful
February 1, 2013 12:05 PM
Rebecca Grant
MapMyFitness rolls out product updates and enhanced features for its MVP users.
How do you turn yoga pants into a startup? With Science!
February 1, 2013 6:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Chicks love yoga pants, and Science loves subscription commerce. It was a marketplace match made in heaven.
GAIN launches ‘iTunes for fitness’ to whip users into shape
January 29, 2013 1:55 PM
Rebecca Grant
Personal trainer app Gain Fitness partnered with fitness experts to create customizable workout routines.
This ‘Smart Baby Scale’ automatically updates Facebook with your newborn’s vital stats
January 17, 2013 9:36 AM
John Koetsier
Grown-ups have FitBit and Up and assorted other fitness trackers to monitor their own health. Now babies have their own "smart scale" that lets parents "monitor, understand, and share" their kids' growth.
Fitbit takes on Jawbone Up, Nike FuelBand with the Flex wristband
January 7, 2013 6:00 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Finally, Fitbit has an activity tracking wristband of its own.
Expert-crafted digital notebooks help you keep 2013 resolutions
January 2, 2013 12:35 PM
Rebecca Grant
Digital notebook service Springpad features tastemaker-designed guides to staying organized in 2013.
How to keep your resolutions: 25 apps for a happier, healthier, better 2013
January 1, 2013 7:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
For all your goal-fulfillment needs and wants, here's a great list of apps, websites, and cool services to help you become healthier, wealthier, and wiser in the new year.
Personal training app PumpUp launches to burn off holiday pounds
December 27, 2012 9:25 AM
Rebecca Grant
Just in time for New Years Resolutions, PumpUp launches a personal trainer app for iPhone that helps users achieve their fitness goals.
Jawbone’s Up and Fitbit’s One: Which tiny fitness gadget is best? (review)
November 24, 2012 11:47 AM
Devindra Hardawar
In the battle of the latest fitness gadgets, there are no losers.
Joggers of the world unite! Yog connects running buddies in real-time
November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
Rebecca Grant
Yog is a social running app that connects people around the word to run together in real-time.
Time to get a bit fit: Fitbit One activity tracker now shipping
November 13, 2012 6:00 AM
Devindra Hardawar
If you've been meaning to jump on Fitbit's fitness tracking bandwagon, now's a good time to start.
MindBody, a Salesforce for health and beauty, nabs $35M
November 1, 2012 4:00 AM
Christina Farr
MindBody provides marketing tools, scheduling, analytics, networking and point of sale services for health and wellness providers.
Former CCP chief describes his startup that gamifies fitness
October 26, 2012 1:39 PM
Dean Takahashi
Fitness Interactive Experience will be launching a beta version of its first fitness game soon.
Your next diet, fitness, & sleep coach will probably be a wearable gadget like this one
October 8, 2012 6:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
This fancy new toy takes the Nike FuelBand concept to a whole new level -- one that includes sleep, a critical part of modern health, especially for tech-obsessed insomniacs.
Fun, games, and fitness: Zamzee is a FitBit for kids
September 24, 2012 8:59 AM
John Koetsier
Adults have FitBit, Fuelband -- maybe someday again -- Jawbone UP. Kids now have Zamzee.
