by Alfred Poor | January 14, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Sure, that fitness band of yours can tell you (approximately) how many steps you’ve taken, but can it do anything about your cold feet? I didn’t think so. Glagla is a French company that has created the Digitsole, a smart shoe insert that does more than...
by Alfred Poor | January 9, 2015 | Health
Okay, I can stretch and make this about health and wellness. Happiness is an important part of being healthy, right? So if you have some wearable technology that keeps kids happy, that’s a good thing. But what the heck! I’ve included the Skechers Game...
by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
There’s another entry in the “smart shoe” market segment. Boogio is a new product from REFLX Labs that you can insert in any pair of shoes. Four sensors for each foot measure the pressure and acceleration applied at each point. These connect...
by Alfred Poor | October 6, 2014 | Fitness
According to statistics cited by Stepsss, a new company in Bulgaria, 30 million Americans ran for exercise at least once a week in 2012. In Europe, the estimate for 2010 was 80 million. And they estimate that each runner spends an average of $100 a year on new shoes...