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Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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For those who lead a healthy lifestyle and care about their well-being, we present a list of technical innovations that are designed to help a person keep fit and at the same time make this task easier.
Fitbit Smart Scale
A small revolution in the field of devices designed to monitor physical fitness and health. In addition to traditional functions, smart scales not only track the body mass index, but also measure the amount of subcutaneous fat of the owner, informing him about the successes he has achieved. All information about the user's health is sent via WiFi to a special Fitbit Internet service, where it is converted into graphs and diagrams that help monitor the changes achieved.
Tinké
Many companies have tried to create tech-savvy devices that monitor heart function, but Singapore-based Zensorium has done it best. Tinké is a small, colorful device that plugs directly into an iPhone. It can monitor your heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels.
Fitness Evolved headphones
Innovative Fitness Evolved headphones combine the functions of a chronograph, timer, pedometer and can monitor heart rate. A very useful thing for sports: the owner listens to music, and the multifunctional headphones collect information about his health: calories burned, heart condition, number of steps taken and distance. These indicators can be saved on a computer and visualized in graphic form.
Basis Band
The miniature watch includes many functions: it measures the distance traveled, calories burned, sleep time, and records heartbeat and pulse. All collected information is transferred via USB to a computer and entered into the owner's personal profile. Basis Band has a replaceable panel, so you can choose any color to match any clothes.
EmWave2
Workaholics who sometimes find it difficult to relax and people who often face stressful situations will like it. This device contains a pulse sensor that collects data on the owner's pulse. EmWave2 will help a person see how his body reacts to stress.
Baby Watch
The purpose of this device is to provide the ability to monitor the child 24 hours a day. It allows parents to monitor the baby using Wi-Fi. For example, if you are worried about how the child feels when left with a nanny, then this device will be very useful.
Smart Baby Scale
Scales designed for weighing small children. There are divisions on the bottom of the bowl that allow you to monitor the baby's growth. The received data is transmitted via Bluetooth to the iPhone and saved in a special application.
Smart Fridge
A real kitchen king. Owners of a smart refrigerator can receive information from its built-in computer system on their tablets and smartphones. The touch screen located on the doors can easily give recipes that are suitable for cooking dishes from the products currently in the refrigerator. Also, owners of this miracle technology will be able to find out about the weather without leaving the refrigerator and use the display as a notepad for notes.
Wahoo heart rate monitor
This device is worn on your chest and is designed to measure your heart rate. The Wahoo heart rate monitor connects to a number of Wahoo apps. It has Bluetooth technology and sends tracking data to your iPhone.
IHealth Smart Glucometer
It is designed to measure blood sugar levels. Working with free software from iHealth Lab allows you to view blood sugar charts for 7, 14 or 30 days. Owners of the device can set a reminder to take medication, as well as measure the amount of excess fat in the body.