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Gadgets for the Health-Conscious

Jan 14, 2012
Gadgets for robustness-conscious consumers abound.

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has wrapped up, but not before 153,000 people tread its floors. What you may not be in the know of is the plethora of health gadgets and platforms exhibited at the show.

Here's a rundown of some of the more interesting ones.

BodyMedia Armband ($149)

It uses four sensors to take hold of more than 5,000 data points per minute and measures things like Galvanic Skin Response (an intimation of your stress level), calories burned, amount of activity and quality of your sleep. To support her partnership with the company Jillian Michaels, the seemliness guru known for her drill sergeant-like antics on the TV show The Biggest Loser, turned out at CES to tout the BodyMedia strategy and platform.

Basis Band ($199)

It is similar in that it also monitors Galvanic Skin Response, caloric burn and nap, but it throws heart rate into the mix, which some fitness enthusiasts will appreciate. Not only that, but what makes Basis different is you can wear it 24/7 on your wrist, as opposed to the many arm bands, breast and head straps on the market for body monitoring. The battery lasts for a week and it looks stylish. It becomes at in a few months.

Source: PCWorld (blog)

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Night Reader Hardcover [coolest-gadgets.com]

8.) USB Plasma ball

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