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Kickstarting: A Headband That Measures Your Mental Focus
By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com

Melon explores an interesting new frontier of the quantified self: your noggin’.

Does checking Twitter during the workday really leave you scatterbrained? Could taking up meditation help you tune out the noise and focus better? Melon…

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Kickstarting: A Headband That Measures Your Mental Focus (fastcodesign.com)
Can’t Focus? Melon EEG Headband Gets Inside Your Head to Help You Concentrate (technabob.com)
Gain Focus With The Melon Headband (gadgetreview.com)
Mind-Reading Headbands – The ‘Melon’ Headband Measures Your Focus to Make You More Productive (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com)
Melon focus headband turns to Kickstarter for rollout plans (medicalxpress.com)
The Melon Headband Launches On Kickstarter To Track Your Brain Waves And Mental Focus (techcrunch.com)

Basis band is the best fitness tracker

Posted on February 25, 2013June 15, 2013 by timbatchelder

Basis Band Review: The Only Fitness Tracker Worth Buying
By Dan Nosowitz, popsci.com

The first fitness tracker that could actually help you get in shape, thanks to a goals system that works with your life and sensors that actually track your fitness.

The Basis Band is the best fitness tracker on the market. It’s the best beca…

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A Brief Look at the Fitbit Flex Personal Tracker (medgadget.com)
[iPhone] Track your fitness goals with Endomondo Sports Tracker (dottech.org)
My Fitbit Flex Hasn’t Changed My Life, But It’s Telling Me What’s Wrong (readwrite.com)

Misfit wearable is superior to Fitbit

Posted on November 28, 2012April 8, 2013 by timbatchelder

Watch Out Fitbit, This Badass New Activity Tracker Is Out to Eat Your Lunch
Peter Ha, gizmodo.com

You might not have ever heard of Misfit Wearables but you’ll want to pay attention starting now that its first gadget has made its debut.

Founded by Agamatrix founders Sonny Vu and Sridhar Iyengar, the Redwood City-based company als…

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