Fitbit is giving away a million bucks to worthy causes. To quote them about this: From November 9-20, the charity that collects the most steps claims the grand prize of $500,000. Second place gets $350,000 and third takes home $150,000. So everybody wins, but only one charity wins the biggest piece of the pie. Overall, it’s great, and for those who are badge crazy, it’s a good way to do a tad bit of good while earning more badges. Badges earned using the FitForGood campaign include the following: DoGooder: Join the FitForGood challenge at fitforgood.fitbit.com FitForGood: Join the FitForGood challenge and get 25,000 steps afterwards Helping Hero: Join the FitForGood challenge and get…
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Updated the Fitbit Badge List page (with images)
I’ve been running a list of Fitbit badges for awhile. That list is now updated with the latest imagery and badge names at https://krypted.com//utilities/fitbit-badge-list/. Happy walking, climbing, running, etc.
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10 Advances In Wearable Technology Available Today
First came food, shelter and clothing. Then came technology, innovating all three for thousands of years. But innovation in clothing stalled at some point. Once upon a time man make thicker clothing out of animals with thicker hides, better shoes and then armor. These helped to expand where we could go, when we could go there and how safe we were once we got there. But mankind has long sought using technology that is worn to make life better, from false teeth to eyeglasses. Moving into the somewhat more modern era, let’s look at 10 advances that, while more recent than throwing the hide of an animal that might have…