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WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY The Muse meditative headband rests lightly on the ears, rather like a pair of sunglasses THE MUSE HEADBAND The device is priced from US$359 APPLE WATCH Apple debuted its long-awaited smartwatch offering in September, featuring a host of health and fitness-related functions. Due to ship in early 2015, the Apple Watch features photosensitive sensors to record pulse information, while connectivity with an iPhone allows for wifi and GPS usage to track movement, pace and distance travelled. An accelerometer measures total body movement, as well as the quality and intensity of movements made. The Watch includes two specifi c health and fi tness apps: Fitness and Workout. The Fitness app tracks all types of activity goals, with a series of visual ‘rings’ signifying daily progress. Workout facilitates fi tness plans and displays workout metrics in real time on the watch. With so many apps tracking aspects of wellbeing, Apple has also moved to unify the fragmented market by launching its Healthkit platform (compatible with the watch) that pulls in data from thirdparty health apps and presents the data in one manageable dashboard. The Muse headband by wearable tech start-up InteraXon helps people meditate, and is marketed as a product to help manage stress. It reads and measures the user’s brainwaves to paint a picture of how brain activity is affected by emotions. It also comes with an integrated brain In addition to its Glass product – which functions like a handsfree smartphone, with information displayed in the user’s sight line – Google is developing smart contact lenses. Announced in January, the lenses look set to be able to monitor blood sugar levels via an antenna smaller than a strand of human hair. This will open up new methods of selfmanagement for chronic diseases such as diabetes, as well as tracking uses applicable to fi tness. With a camera potentially being used health application that teaches meditation. The device rests on the ears like a pair of sunglasses and teaches users how to calm their brain via computer-guided meditation, in the form of cranial training app Calm. The benefi ts of decreasing brainwave rhythm using meditative techniques GOOGLE GLASS / SMART LENS in the lenses, people’s vision could be corrected much like the auto-focus on a camera. This could create new interactive opportunities for the visually impaired in terms of sport participation and include the production of endorphins and dopamine, better memory, attentiveness and empathy, according to InteraXon. The device uses a rechargeable battery and is compatible with iOS, Mac and select PC operating systems, retailing at approximately US$299. The lenses could have virtual reality applications health and fi tness, as well as VR applications. Google is partnering with pharmaceutical company Novartis to take the project forward, aiming to come up with a prototype in 2015. LECHAL TRAINERS While much wearable technology has so far focused on wristwear, a company from India wants to get to the heart and sole of fi tness tracking through its Lechal wearable tech trainers. Ducere is currently taking preorders with a view to a late 2014 release for its interactive haptic feedback footwear. The shoes are built with bluetooth-enabled insoles (which can also be bought separately) The shoes have bluetoothenabled insoles that connect to a smartphone that connect to a smartphone and provide user feedback through insole vibrations. They can be connected to Google Maps, enabling directions to be disseminated without the need to look at a screen – handy for running in busy streets – while the usual pedometer/ calorie counter is also present. The company has indicated the insole will be priced at US$100, with the cost of the shoes likely to be similar. The creators were initially developing a shoe designed for the visually impaired, before realising the concept had broader applications. 62 Read Health Club Management online at healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital November/December 2014 © Cybertrek 2014
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