Lumafit
Lumafit is a combination of wearable tech and smartphone app that uses head motion tracking to provide interactive workout session for the home or at the gym.
The ear-worn headset measures motion and heart rate throughout your workout and ‘signatures’ based on the demands each exercise places on your head to gauge what you’re doing and at what rate (for example your position while doing squats is different to when using a treadmill).
A series of programmed home workouts puts you through your paces with sessions including sit-ups, press ups, lunges, squats and burpees ranging from relatively easy to hard, and can be set on a timer to be completed against the clock.
At the gym, Lumafit automatically tracks cardio sessions. It knows what machine you are on and provides a range of statistics such as cadence, impact force and calorie burn rate. A unique feature of the Lumafit fitness programme is “what’s your heart age?” based on your heart’s response to exercise the Lumafit gives you an estimate of your heart age and the ability to set targets to reduce your heart age through its fitness programme.
Available in October.
Price: tbc
Zilta
Supported by the National Digital Research Centre’s LaunchPad accelerator programme, the Zilta smartphone is designed as a mid-point between standard Android-powered devices and accessibility-focused feature phones developed by the likes of Doro.
The 5″ touch screen displays six large tiles per screen making it easier to navigate for users with poor eyesight or anyone looking for a clutter-free interface.
Spec-wise it runs Android KitKat with Goole Play access so there’s no restriction on what kind of apps you can download. It also has a 960×540 pixel display, 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, 1Gb RAM and 4Gb internal storage, GPS and dual-SIM support.
Price: €189
Sentry Eye Tracker
The SteelSeries Sentry Eye Tracker takes Tobii’s gaze-tracking technology and uses it as a virtual e-sports coach. Both companies hope gamers will use it in much the same way that American football teams uses game film, trying to break down their strengths and where each individual player may improve.
The device is a slender bar placed under a monitor. An infrared ray of light tracks a user’s retina, and calculates what he or she is looking at. The idea, according to Sentry, is to maximise what Tobii calls ‘fixations per minute,’ or the amount of information that a gamer processes.
Shipping and pricing information to be confirmed.
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