04 Nov 2013
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Tracking your dog, your skin and more - Quantified Self weekly links

1. Indiegogo campaign: ScanZ acne tracker

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The ScanZ acne tracker was announced at the TechCrunch Disrupt Europe conference in Berlin last week:

ScanZ is a palm-size app-connected skin scanner that lets users know when a pimple will likely go away and how to make that happen as fast ...

04 Nov 2013
Belle

Misfit Shine: this is not a review

I’ve had a Misfit Shine for a couple of months now, so I thought it would be interesting to look at what I like (and don’t like) about it and how it compares to other fitness trackers I’ve tried. But since I’m only going to cover ...

28 Oct 2013
Belle

Quantified Self weekly links: An app to help you remember to breathe, and the future of Quantified Self

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1. Breath, an app to remind you to breathe

A hilarious (and well designed) site to poke fun at the Quantified Self movement and how far we might take it.

The app includes helpful features like a Breath trainer to help you remember to inhale and exhale, and automatic updates ...

14 Oct 2013
Belle

Tracking Street Harassment and Reps at the Gym: Quantified Self weekly links

1. Valerie Aurora on Tracking Street Harassment

Valerie Aurora on Tracking Street Harassment from Ernesto Ramirez on Vimeo.

In this talk, Valerie explains how she dealt with the shock of prolific street harassment when she moved to San Fransisco. By tracking the details of every incident, she managed to put ...

08 Oct 2013
Belle

Why fitness trackers are for suckers: Quantified Self weekly links

1. SHADOW: The App that Hopes to Dream up the “Understood Self”

The SHADOW team is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to create an app that uses an escalating alarm to gently wake you up, and then prompt you to record your dreams. They’ve already reached their goal, with ...