29 Sep 2015
By Josh
Polar Loop 2, more habit trackers, the women of wearables: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
The second iteration of Polar's Loop fitness band adds notifications for calls and messages and does that "time to stand" thing that Jawbone started and Apple claimed. It's also fully waterproof.
- Pebble Time Round: The same Time interface, but on a round screen, and without the killer battery life Pebble is known for — this one gets only 2 days on a charge.
- Fitbit Surge update: Fitbit's top-end tracker gets running cues and updates, stopwatch and timer modes, and improved battery life.
- SwannOne smart home devices Swann have been making DIY home security products for ages, and now they're getting in on the IoT game with their own platform. But no word of an open API.
Software
Citrus motivational task manager, iOS
Citrus tracks completion streaks to help motivate you and includes plenty of graphs. Pretty!
- Habi: Build habits with repeating morning or evening task sets, iOS
- Instant: "Your life on a dashboard." Sounds familiar! Instant tracks fitness, location, and app usage, iOS, Android
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