All Entries in the "Health & Fitness" Category

Fitocracy Opens to All with Launch of Social Platform for Fitness on the App Store

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 29, 2012 | 0

Fitocracy (http://fitocracy.com), the social platform that gets you addicted to fitness, leaves private beta today with the launch of the free Fitocracy app, available for download from the iOS App Store. The highly-anticipated app arrives as the world’s fastest growing and most active online fitness community eclipses a quarter of a million users since launching in February 2011. By tying the level-up and quest mechanics of popular RPG games to fitness goals, Fitocracy gets users of any fitness level excited and addicted to working out.

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iBike Coach Wins Communication Arts Magazine Award

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 22, 2012 | 0

Velocomp LLP, www.iBikeDash.com, a leading sports technology company and makers of the iBike line of power meters and iBike Dash line of cycling computers, announced today that it has won Communication Arts Magazine’s 18th Annual Interactive Award for its innovative iBike Coach App. Awarded in the Information Design category, the iBike Coach app transforms your iPhone into an amazing GPS-based bike computer, tracking cycling speed, distance, and time, with social media features, videos, and maps, and one button access to music and phone features!

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (March 6): Beat Hazard Ultra, Sad Princess and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 06, 2012 | 0

There are a few iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (March 6). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (October 11): Paper Glider Crazy Copter 3D, Alien Raid and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Oct 11, 2011 | 0

There are a few iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (October 11). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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HealthTap Launches Mobile App; Consumers Get Health Answers On-The-Go

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Sep 26, 2011 | 0

HealthTap, (www.healthtap.com), the first Interactive Health Network, today launches its innovative mobile app where users can ask any health question, and for the first time get immediate answers from thousands of trusted physicians, anytime, anywhere. For free.

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Scosche Announces Availability of the myTREK Pulse Monitor and App for iPhone and iPod touch

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Aug 09, 2011 | 0

Scosche Industries, award-winning innovator of consumer technology, is excited to announcethe availability of the highly anticipated Scosche myTREK pulse monitor and app for iPhone and iPod touch. The Scosche myTREK, an International CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree, allows users track their pulse, calories burned, distance, speed, pace, store past workouts and much more.

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Major App Update: Arookoo Fitness App from Reader’s Digest Association

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 30, 2011 | 0

Arookoo, the one-of-a-kind iPhone App, companion website and Facebook game from Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) and Vivity Labs that turns walking and getting healthy into a fun game, adds new features to its popular walking app. One major new update is the unique ability of the app to function in the background, allowing users to multi-task and making this walking adventure a step above the rest!

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Turn iPhone or iPad into a BPM device- Withings Blood Pressure Monitor

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 20, 2011 | 0

Today, French technology company Withings announced the US availability of its Blood Pressure Monitor (BPM) for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®.  This Withings BPM, including blood pressure cuff and companion Withings App, is a modern way to measure and record blood pressure readings in the personal and professional arenas.

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (May 24): Knight Defense, PhotoLoader for Facebook and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 24, 2011 | 0

There are a few iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (May 24). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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Movator for iOS: Motion-Sensing Technology Tracks Daily Calories Burned

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 23, 2011 | 0

Independent developer danholt4mac today is pleased to introduce Movator 1.0 for iOS, their new fitness app that employs unique motion-sensing technology to accurately record the number of calories the user burns each day. Developed at the Fraunhofer Institute, highly respected for the creation of the ubiquitous H.264 and MP3 codecs, the proprietary technology allows the user to simply carry the iOS device in their pocket, and the app will recognize and record different activities, including: walking, sitting, running, jogging, swimming, driving car and driving bike, and doing work at a desk.

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Oceanhouse Media Releases “The Belly Fat Cure Sugar and Carb Counter” App, its 100th Hay House Title on the App Store

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 17, 2011 | 0

Oceanhouse Media, Inc. announces the release of The Belly Fat Cure™ Sugar and Carb Counter app, now available for download on Apple’s App Store for $4.99. Based on weight loss coach Jorge Cruise’s #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Belly Fat Cure, the Sugar and Carb Counter app allows users to track the foods they eat and stay within their daily sugar and carb budget. This app marks the 100th title released by Oceanhouse Media based on content provided by Hay House, Inc.

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (March 22): Ancient War, Chef City and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 22, 2011 | 0

There are several iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (March 22). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps: Mad Skills Motorcross, RunKeeper Pro and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 02, 2011 | 0

There are several iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today. Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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Withings Unveils World’s First iPhone and iPad Connected Blood Pressure Monitor at CES 2011

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jan 05, 2011 | 0

Withings is pleased to introduce a revolutionary new product that will dramatically improve access to BP measurements to users worldwide with their latest creation, the Withings Blood Pressure monitor. Working in conjunction with an iPhone or iPad, the Withings Blood Pressure monitor can keep track of one’s data using a simple, easy-to-use interface. The press release appears below:

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