In: Geek Finds
10 Jan 2010The Withings WiFi Scale blends the pure functionality of a modern digital scale with an ability for reporting and history and then takes it over the top with connectivity to your social networks. This last bit adds the component of social pressure that is sometimes very helpful in staying focused on weight loss goals. The [...]
In: Geek Finds| Review
9 Jan 2010Sleep Cycle is an iPhone app that uses the accelerometer to detect when you toss and turn as you sleep. After setting the time you would like to wake up and positioning the phone face down on the edge of your bed the software monitors your activity and attempts to wake you at the best [...]
In: Geek Finds| Review
23 Dec 2009A geek find from last week: Dragon Dictation is an iPhone app (free) that accurately captures voice and converts to text. Press the record button, speak your speak, press done, and watch the text appear. So far the only mistakes I’ve run into are with words like on, in, an being misheard, but that’s probably [...]
In: Good Stuff
12 Oct 2008The Apple Blog reported this week on a new iPhone app, Bloom, designed by ambient virtuoso Brian Eno. TAB sums it up well:
Developed by Peter Chilvers, in collaboration with Eno, the app is described as, “Part instrument, part composition and part artwork…” The idea is that anybody can play with Bloom and coax gentle melodies [...]
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