News, reviews and articles about health, fitness and sports products and accessories.
Some of you may already know that Fossil (the watch company) recently purchased Misfit (the activity tracker maker) to become a major player in the fitness tracking game. Enter the Q Reveler activity tracker, part of Fossil’s new Q line of activity trackers. Designed to look like a fashion accessory, the Q Reveler not only […]
Fossil has joined the health tracking craze with the Q Reveler activity tracker Read More
Even though I do not suffer from migraines, I know people who do, and they can be debilitating. The Cefaly is an FDA approved medical device for those who are 18 years of age or older that stimulates the ophthalmic part (behind the eyes) of the trigeminal nerve (a cranial nerve that is responsible for
Cefaly: A device for migraine treatment and prevention Read More
I’ve recently began running in a hope to have a slightly less round belly. I’ve come to find that footwear is an important component of running. Good running shoes can help prevent you from experiencing pain or injury. Like anything else in life, quality running shoes are only good for a certain period of time
Milestone Pod run tracker review Read More
I find it hard to make time to workout every day. This is especially true during the week when I’m at work all day and then come home and want to work on Gadgeteer stuff. I’ve often fantasized that I could plug into a machine that would work out my body for me while I
Cubii is an under-desk elliptical workout device Read More
Want to park your bike against a wall, but want to use the absolute smallest hardware you can find? The Clug bike clip is a teeny tiny clip that promises to do just that, and is a snap to install.
Clug bike clip review Read More
I’m mostly a recreational rider, but I can image that for those of you who ride your bicycles more than a couple of miles, you feel just how stiff you and your bike are. The ShockStop is a shock absorbing stem that fits between your handlebars and the front frame of your bike. The stem
ShockStop is a shock absorbing gadget for your bicycle Read More
Recently Julie reviewed the Jabra Sport Coach wireless earbuds, a pair of sweat-proof Bluetooth earbuds with a built-in virtual coach designed to not only stream your motivational music but provide verbal feedback on how your workout is going. This is a follow-on review to hers of Jabra’s most feature rich, sport centric earbuds to date, the Jabra Sport Pulse
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Tangram has made jumping rope fun again with Smart Rope. What makes the Smart Rope so awesome? It has 23 embedded LEDs in the rope which display in mid-air the number of jumps you make (future software updates will allow you to select modes within the app that will allow the rope to display calories
Smart Rope makes jumping rope fun again Read More
I don’t know how I feel about having to charge the battery in my shoe insole, but hey, if it will keep my toes from going numb in the winter I may consider it. This could be the motivation I need to get out of those wintertime blues and get some exercise outside! These Bluetooth
Digitsole – Heated shoe inserts that track your steps and calories burned Read More
Twenty-one year old Tyler Skluzacek created a smartwatch and smartphone app called myBivy (short for my bivouac, which is a military encampment with tents or shelter in which to rest) to help soldiers suffering from night terrors, a major symptom of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Tyler’s father was suffering from night terrors and
The myBivy app will help soldiers and veterans suffering from night terrors Read More
Remember the Gadgeteer news post about Farm 432? You know, the device you can use to raise your own black soldier fly larvae as a source of alternative protein to feed your family? Well, the same company that came up with that device (which is not available to the public), LivinStudio, now has a device called the
The Hive: Farming insects to feed the future part 2 Read More
Your heart rate, blood oxygen and blood flow levels are important indicators of your overall heart health. MOCAheart is a standalone handheld tester that can be used with your smartphone to quickly and accurately record these measurements in less than 30 seconds. But is it worth paying $149 for it? Let’s check it out.
MOCAheart heart health monitor review Read More
As a kid, I loved almost all things glow-in-the-dark. The Zulu bicycle from Pure Fix Cycles is a glow-in-the-dark bicycle that I would have loved to have owned. The paint is solar-activated and just one hour in the sun will give you about one hour of nighttime glow. This is a single speed bicycle that
Zulu is a cool glow-in-the-dark bicycle Read More
Quite a few fitness trackers have built in sleep tracking. The idea is that people want to know how well they are sleeping each night. I know that I bought into that thinking myself and have reviewed several sleep tracking gadgets over the years. But do these gadgets really help you improve your sleep? I
The older I get, the more my kids must question my sanity. Whether it’s the organic diet that they just don’t see the point of, or the obsession I have with home automation, they are constantly wondering what I’m doing. Yes I eat leaves and when I speak my lights turn on…so? My daughter recently
The Foot Hammock review Read More
Earlier this year I reviewed the Polar M400 sport watch and was pleased with how feature packed and fitness oriented it was. I have used it on and off throughout 2015. When Polar gave me the opportunity to put their latest flagship training device through its paces, I jumped at the chance. The Polar V800 is one of
Polar V800 GPS sports watch review Read More
I recently decided to start running jogging walking fast in an effort to get in better shape. My goal is to slowly work my way up to running, with the hope of participating in a Zombie Run (yeah it’s a thing). I’ve never been much of a runner and want to do this as safely
Scosche Rhythm+ heart rate monitor review Read More
Today Misfit is introducing the Shine 2, an update to their award-winning Shine Fitness and Sleep Monitor. The Shine 2 has been redesigned to track activity and sleep more accurately with a 3-axis accelerometer and a newly added 3-axis magnetometer. The iconic ring of status LEDs has also been updated from all white LEDs, to
Misfit announces Shine 2 fitness and sleep tracker wearable Read More
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company has announced in a press release the FDA approval of the first 3D printed medication, Spritam levetiracetam, which is an oral medication used in conjunction with other medications to treat seizures in adults and children with epilepsy. What’s so interesting about this? Well, some of those who suffer from epilepsy need a high
First 3D printed FDA approved medication Read More
I have incredible difficulty finding comfortable exercise footwear because I have flat feet. Most of the time I find myself exercising without shoes at all. This may no longer be a problem for people like me with the advent of the Futurecraft 3D, which is a 3-D printed, customized midsole for running shoes. Adidas, in
Adidas uses 3-D printing to create custom running shoes Read More