There is also the ultra hi-tech bracelet. A little fashion and a little, or rather, a lot, a technological device. It’s called Up, it’s produced by Jawbone, and it’s able to monitor sleep, movement, food and mood. It provides useful information through a smartphone application that generates personalized results to guide the user to understand the meaning of the data and achieve their goals. Let’s see how: Up uses a monitoring system for sleep. A motion-sensing technology tracks the micro movements of the wrist to provide details. For example, time taken to fall asleep, deep or light sleep, stay in bed and count of awakenings during the night. If desired, Up wakes you up at the most optimal point in your sleep cycle so you wake up well rested. Not bad for a bracelet. Movement: Up gives information on how you move during the day, such as activity and inactivity, movement intensity, total steps, distance and calories burned. Up also vibrates gently to remind you to get up and move when you are inactive for too long. Nutrition: the hi-tech bracelet helps you better understand your food choices. Simply take a photo of your food to create a visual diary, or go deeper by scanning a barcode or searching the database for more complete nutritional information. Mood: Up lets you track how you feel throughout the day so you can correlate how sleep, movement, and nutrition affect your mood. As if that wasn’t enough, Up analyzes the data to provide personalized suggestions. The bracelet is powered by MotionX’s patented motor, the result of years of technological development and innovation on the biomechanics of natural human movement. To use it, it connects to your favorite apps. For example, for iPhone or iPad, it integrates the 8 best services on the market (IFTTT, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, Notch, RunKeeper, Sleepio, Wello and Withings) so you can make the most of the applications already in use and discover new ones to enrich the experience. In practice, you can connect a bike ride with RunKeeper or MapMyFitness, and view the training data in Up.It is available in 3 sizes (Small, Medium and Large) and 8 colors (Onyx, Mint Green, Light Grey, Blue, Navy Blue, Red, Orange, Hunter Green). There is also a version for Android, but only in English. To synchronize the App with the UP bracelet you need to use the smartphone’s earphone jack. Price: 129.99 euros.
