Health
I've used Withings smart scales for many years now, and it's been great for my personal health management. The latest and greatest Body Scan scale costs $799, but it includes a new electrocardiogram bar you lift up to get far more detail on your health status than ever. If this seems too much, there's lots of cheaper options from Withings that still deliver the fundamentals of sending your data direct to online tracking services.
At CES, Withings launched the BeamO. We abuse the old "Star Trek Tricorder" analogy a lot, but this 4-in-1 health check up tool really is a 'multiscope' that offers a wide ranging insight into health data. Includes ECG, oximeter, stethoscope, and thermometer. It all syncs to your Withings app and they say it can also be used to share data to your doctor for telehealth.
It'll be $449.99. Pretty exxy, but pretty fancy as a smart home health gadget.
Reflections
Paying attention to how we use our time and how we feel about our daily routines is a big part of making choices we’ll later reflect on in a more positive way.
The last Wordle
If this summer has taught me anything, it’s that games have great power to help us manage our mental state during difficult times.
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Where the bloody hell are the good mask education campaigns?
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One of Australia's spy agencies collected COVIDSafe app data, promised they didn't peek
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Destroying my Animal Crossing island was an amazing lesson in mental health
There's no 'nuke' button in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so the journey to destroy everything gave me so much along the way.
New Apple Watch gets blood oxygen and Fitness+ workouts
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