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RE: Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

mp2100 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:02:18 GMT

Average 12k steps. 17.9k miles. Great to stay active.

RE: Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

genebren — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:19:49 GMT

Great job on the fitness record. Almost 18,000 miles is quite an accomplishment!

RE: Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

DAB — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:53:06 GMT

Yes, it is amazing how much exercise you can do by just walking around.

RE: Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

kmikemoo — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:24:51 GMT

[mention:dc11ece8204f479e8dce2a47a33b20d3:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Great job staying active. I'm glad your Fitbit lasted so long. I went through 2 in under three years (batteries) - so my experience was different. I opted for an $18 fitness watch three years ago and it's still going. To [mention:43d2c3e8825e4123967cacd2bb7a769b:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05:label=beacon_dave%26%2339%3Bs] question, both give/gave about the same number of steps for an average day. No real opportunity for a side by side comparison.

RE: Fitbit One - Goodbye old friend

beacon_dave — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:32:41 GMT

Do the old and the new give roughly the same step count if used at the same time ?

RE: Designer Marchesa and IBM’s Watson AI team up to make the ugliest dress you’ll ever see

ariagabriel — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:16:46 GMT

Appreciate the article's exploration of AI's role in fashion innovation. It's fascinating how IBM's Watson collaborated with Marchesa to create a groundbreaking gown. However, while the concept is intriguing, the execution fell short aesthetically. As a collector of art at Miguel Camrena Art Gallery, I value the intersection of technology and creativity, yet this dress missed the mark. Looking forward to seeing more tasteful integration of AI in the future. Cheers!

RE: This new prosthetic can help ALS patients achieve arm movement

bidrohini — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:43:44 GMT

Was it tested on real-life ALS patients?

RE: Fitbit One - 15,000 miles

genebren — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:57:07 GMT

Way to go! That is quite a few steps and an amazing accomplishment!

I used a Fitbit tracker when I was commuting via public transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I was routinely getting 10+ miles a day. Once I retired I sort of lost use of the tracker until I noticed that I had actually lost it.

RE: Fitbit One - 7 1/2 years and still counting

mp2100 — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:56:31 GMT

Nice scenery in the photo.

The red/yellow/green for the Dashboard steps seems funny. Yellow-Red-Green in that order?

RE: Fitbit One - 7 1/2 years and still counting

shabaz — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:17:32 GMT

Nice to see the OLED display is still functioning : ) And the app!

I had a very old MP3 player, and the Ni-MH battery perished, and the OLED self-destructed too (the early OLEDs didn't seem to last very long).

RE: Fitbit One - 7 1/2 years and still counting

fmilburn — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:59:25 GMT

That is good battery life. Impressive mileage from you and Lily as well.

RE: New Print in Place Electronics Technique Could Lead to True Electronic Tattoos

ralphjy — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:06:38 GMT

Having conductive material on or in the body can have lots of unintended consequences. Hopefully they are thinking of that and do FMEA studies on the circuits they design. That being said, the technology is quite impressive.

RE: Designer Marchesa and IBM’s Watson AI team up to make the ugliest dress you’ll ever see

DAB — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:18:58 GMT

If this is an example of AI, then they have much further to go than I thought.

Ugly is too good a word for these coverings.

Barf Bag comes to mind!

DAB

RE: Graphene Non-Invasive Patch Can Detect Low Blood Sugar and Administer Meds

clem57 — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:04:01 GMT

Could this work for someone with a slight diabetes case?

RE: Scientists are discovering how to erase and implant memories

DAB — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:13:49 GMT

Capabilities like this scare me to death.

The abuse potential is huge.

I know they are only doing research, but I have seen many ideas used for bad purposes.

DAB