LUMOback: Preventing Back Injury and Enhancing Lifestyle and more In This Issue... LUMOback: Preventing Back Injury and Enhancing Lifestyle Developers Scramble to Spearhead Apps for Nabu Smartband Motorola sends out press invites for its MWC 2014 event Microsoft will trade you a new Lumia 1020 or 1520 for used iPhones or Galaxy S2s Tango Delivers Pocket-Size, PC-Quality Gaming and Productivity HTC confirms smartwatch work again, device rolling out by year-end Samsung Galaxy S5 rumored to come with fingerprint scanner embedded in display 90 million wearables will be sold this 2014, analyst says BodyMedia armband tracks health to help people lose weight fast HTC working on a 'high-end' Google Nexus tablet? Search GadgeTell LUMOback: Preventing Back Injury and Enhancing Lifestyle Is there anything worse than some health fanatic perpetually clothed in Under Armour telling you that you have "posture that will cause an injury one day"? Yes, there is. Actually contracting an injury by that bad posture is worse.  A study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal reveals that back pain is the third most common reason for visits to the doctor. So, though health fanatics making critical observations about your lifestyle may be annoying, they're right, unfortunately. LUMOback The Lumoback Posture Sensor is a solution to the problem, and it's a solution that doesn't involve much thought or commitment. [easyazon-link asin="B00GD2MTSA"… Continue reading LUMOback: Preventing Back Injury and Enhancing Lifestyle Related posts: Slacker, along with ABC Radio launch new “Lifestyle” radio stations Microsoft reveals ‘Mobile Lifestyle PC’ concept at Partner briefing Bose Lifestyle V30 Home Theater System: Sweet, neat, elegant The post LUMOback: Preventing Back Injury and Enhancing Lifestyle appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   Developers Scramble to Spearhead Apps for Nabu Smartband Health- and fitness-related wearable tech captured quite the attention and imagination at CES 2014. Despite the positive focus of such gadgets, there are those who question the actual effectiveness of having these types of monitors on. Some don't feel that the information, alone, is of much use. They could be right. Oftentimes product hardware tends to be leaps and bounds ahead of the included software or app. But there's one company who is prepared to make their wearable a long-term success by… Continue reading Developers Scramble to Spearhead Apps for Nabu Smartband Related posts: Razer Edge Gaming Tablet Sweeps CES 2013 Awards Google to allow developers charge for their Android apps starting this week LG Offering Developers LG G2 to Test Their Apps The post Developers Scramble to Spearhead Apps for Nabu Smartband appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Motorola sends out press invites for its MWC 2014 event The Mobile World Congress 2014 is just around the corner and will kick off on February 24th and last until February 27th in Barcelona, Spain. A majority of OEMs will be there, showcasing their latest and greatest gadgets to the world on the grand stage. Many OEMs have already sent out press invites for their dedicated press conferences at the MWC 2014, and it seems Motorola doesn't want to stay behind. Continue reading Motorola sends out press invites for its MWC 2014 event Related posts: HTC sends out invites for Sept 19 “What’s Next” event in New York Sony lines up MWC press event for February 24, mystery new hardware incoming Motorola Sets London Press Event for January 14, Moto X and Moto Maker Likely Coming to Europe The post Motorola sends out press invites for its MWC 2014 event appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   Microsoft will trade you a new Lumia 1020 or 1520 for used iPhones or Galaxy S2s There are plenty of tech deals going on or waiting to kick off in anticipation of Valentine's Day next week, but few are as enticing as Microsoft's latest promotion. Driven by eagerness to once and for all bolster Windows Phone's mainstream popularity (or maybe desperation), MS offers to trade fans of competing platforms a spanking new Nokia Lumia 1020 or 1520 in exchange for an old, used iPhone 4,… Continue reading Microsoft will trade you a new Lumia 1020 or 1520 for used iPhones or Galaxy S2s Related posts: Microsoft Store and AT&T Drop Nokia Lumia 1020 Price to $200 with Contracts Nokia Lumia 1520 Now Available in AT&T Stores, Backordered via Microsoft Deal Alert: Nokia Lumia 1020 Now Going for Just $150 via Amazon The post Microsoft will trade you a new Lumia 1020 or 1520 for used iPhones or Galaxy S2s appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Tango Delivers Pocket-Size, PC-Quality Gaming and Productivity Recent online reports have indicated that the market is quickly nearing a saturation point for smartphones. We can assume that tablets are soon to follow that path. It's any wonder why the PC industry has been taking some serious licks over the past year or so, as consumers have been moving toward affordable yet highly-mobile devices. Although tablets and smartphones are productive tools within their own rights, they can't quite match the hardware and software prowess of a laptop or desktop… Continue reading Tango Delivers Pocket-Size, PC-Quality Gaming and Productivity Related posts: Maingear Pulse 17: Thinnest Gaming Laptop in the World Microsoft to roll-out ‘Tango” and then ‘Apollo’ updates for WP7 following ‘Mango’ Windows Phone Mango will have video chat through Tango The post Tango Delivers Pocket-Size, PC-Quality Gaming and Productivity appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   HTC confirms smartwatch work again, device rolling out by year-end For a financially struggling mobile player that's been off its game for a while now, HTC is sure getting plenty of media buzz lately, thanks mostly to the upcoming "M8" handheld. And a supposed next-gen high-end Nexus tablet. But that's not all the Taiwanese have in the pipeline for 2014. Remember the mystery smartwatch Bloomberg confirmed was real… Continue reading HTC confirms smartwatch work again, device rolling out by year-end Related posts: HTC Reportedly Working on Android-Powered Smartwatch, Release Set for H2 2014 Samsung Confirms a Smartwatch in the Works LG Official Confirms Tablet, Phablet, Smartwatch and Firefox OS Phone The post HTC confirms smartwatch work again, device rolling out by year-end appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Samsung Galaxy S5 rumored to come with fingerprint scanner embedded in display The Samsung Galaxy S5 rumor flood simply can't be stopped with less than three weeks left until the big MWC announcement, so instead of fighting it, let's embrace it. After all, the chase is oftentimes better than the catch. GS5's purported full specs and features have come to light via multiple different sources with seemingly no connection between them, yet many key… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S5 rumored to come with fingerprint scanner embedded in display Related posts: Reputable source refutes Samsung Galaxy S5 Quad HD display, eye scanner iPhone 5S Rumored to Feature 13-Megapixel Camera and Fingerprint Scanner (Video) Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Now Rumored To Come with 5.7-Inch Display The post Samsung Galaxy S5 rumored to come with fingerprint scanner embedded in display appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • 90 million wearables will be sold this 2014, analyst says We already know that wearable technology will be more popular this year. Especially now that we're seeing companies unveiling their smartwatches and smart glasses left and right. For now, Android-related devices are more affordable and accessible but wait until Apple introduces the iWatch. Market analysis and intelligence agency ABI Research predicts that this year, about 90 million wearable devices will be sold and demand will be higher in 2015. Most of the gadgets are… Continue reading 90 million wearables will be sold this 2014, analyst says Related posts: Rumor: Apple iWatch Expected to Launch in 2014 Verizon sold 1 million iPhone 4′s, according to analyst report Netbooks here to stay: 35 million expected to ship in 2009 The post 90 million wearables will be sold this 2014, analyst says appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • BodyMedia armband tracks health to help people lose weight fast BodyMedia, a company recently acquired by Jawbone, develops wearable technology such as the UP band that benefit users medically. The company is the creator of an armband that helps people lose weight by tracking multitudes of data particular to the wearer. The system tracks… Continue reading BodyMedia armband tracks health to help people lose weight fast Related posts: Can they pay you to lose weight? paid2lose.com thinks they can Lose It App Review: Great For Post-Holiday Weight Loss The iRiver Clix Armband Kit for Clix media players The post BodyMedia armband tracks health to help people lose weight fast appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • HTC working on a 'high-end' Google Nexus tablet? So what will the next Google Nexus tablet be? Rumor has it that HTC won the bid for an Android tablet due in the 3rd quarter of 2014. The Nexus tablet is said to be high-end but I'm not sure if it's a good idea since HTC's past tablets (the Jetstream and Flyer) didn't do well in the market before. Continue reading HTC working on a ‘high-end’ Google Nexus tablet? Related posts: Google and Asus rumored to be working on a $100 Nexus tablet Is this going to be the Google Nexus tablet that we see announced during Google I/O? Rumor: Samsung and Google are Working Together on a New Nexus 10 The post HTC working on a ‘high-end’ Google Nexus tablet? appeared first on GadgeTell.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •

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