Thank you to Emma for the below
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Public Health England has announced the 3 winners for its inaugural PHE Health X programme, which aims to identify new ideas for improving the nation’s health. (http://phehealthx.com/)
The winners were:
Youniverse (www.youniverse.com<http://www.youniverse.com>)
A 28 day exercise and diet planner, which generates daily meal plans, shopping lists and exercise ideas
Foodswitch (www.foodswitch.co.uk<http://www.foodswitch.co.uk>)
A smartphone app providing nutrition information to help consumers to make healthier food choices when shopping
Fee Fi Fo Fit (www.citrussuite.com<http://www.citrussuite.com>)
An intervention to promote positive changes in young people using a gameified reward system
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APPLE SPOT (given the week that was in it)
The Apple Watch has Arrived
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-watch-iwatch-details/33741/
Nice Video here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/hands-on-with-the-apple-watch/
http://www.techcentral.ie/apple-watch/
IPhone 6 Details
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-phone-6-iphone-6-plus-details/33740/
Again, Great Video here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/hands-on-with-the-iphone-6-and-the-iphone-6-plus/
SMART WATCHES & WEARABLES
Smartwatch review from yesterday’s Observer
(Thanks Claire k)
Everything Apple announced at its iPhone 6 & Apple Watch event
Just in case you missed it all!
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/09/everything-apple-announced-at-its-iphone-6-apple-watch-event/
Apple Watch vs. Moto 360
Nice comparision of two of the bigges boys in this new market
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-iwatch-vs-moto-360/33767/
Samsung Gear S vs. Moto 360
http://www.gizmag.com/moto-360-vs-samsung-gear-s/33694/
Hands-on: Is Samsung’s bold Gear S ahead of the smartwatch curve?
Straight from the Jetsons 🙂
http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-gear-s-review-hands-on/33647/
The Moto 360: Hands on with the “reinvention of the modern timepiece”
http://www.gizmag.com/moto-360-motorola-smartwatch-hands-on/33678/
Garmin’s vivosmart fitness bracelet doubles as a smartwatch
Another example of style entering the fray as a key consideration.
http://www.gizmag.com/garmin-vivosmart-fitness-bracelet-smartwatch/33766/
Hands-on with the Sony SmartWatch 3
http://www.gizmag.com/sony-smartwatch-3-review-hands-on/33700/
Hands-on with the Asus ZenWatch
One to Watch!
http://www.gizmag.com/asus-zenwatch-review-hands-on/33687/
Hands-on with the LG G Watch R
http://www.gizmag.com/lg-g-watch-review-hands-on/33688/
Review: Samsung Gear Live smartwatch
http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-gear-live-review/32810/
What’s the underlying platform for all these new divices, enter centre stage Google Android Wear
http://www.gizmag.com/android-wear-review/32800/
Intel and Opening Ceremony team up for MICA smart bracelet
http://www.gizmag.com/intel-mica-smart-bracelet-fashion/33770/
IOT (Internet of Things)
D-Link breaks into the smart home market with mydlink Home
Bye bye Eircom Phone Watch
http://www.gizmag.com/mydlink-home-smart-automation/33692/
HEALTH
Using our scale to help improve health By David Wood
A word from our new Health & Wellness Director
https://www.tescoplc.com/talkingshop/index.asp?blogid=229
Irish scientists develop improved malaria vaccine
Just shining the light on a little bit of Irish…
http://www.gizmag.com/uccs-microneedle-patch-vaccine-malaria/33757/
The key to eternal youth might come from fruit flies
http://www.gizmag.com/ampk-slow-aging/33731/
Also a piece of research from British Journal of Sports Medicine (thanks Claire):
In a nutshell, reducing your sitting time reduces your risk of disease, including heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes
This isn’t just about increasing exercise either, this is specifically about reducing sitting time. That exercise in and of itself may not help reduce your risk of disease, if the rest of your time is spend in sedentary behaviour:
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2014/07/30/bjsports-2013-093342.short?g=w_bjsm_ahead_tab
RETAIL
Findbox scanner helps shoppers find what they’re looking for
This looks quite impressive
http://www.gizmag.com/findbox-kiosk-scanner-shopping/33697/
Comment piece on ‘are supermarkets past their sell by date’ – the guardian, so very geared towards upper middle class market, but may be worth a read (Thanks again Claire)
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