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The apps I bring to the gym.

by F. E. Torkel on August 31, 2012

There are plenty of workout-related apps in the App Store, and while I’ve played with many of them, none offered all the features I wanted in a reasonably minimalist package. So for over a year now, I’ve relied on a combination of non-workout apps to assist me in the gym. More specifically, there are three [...]

The Nike+ Fuelband takes on the Jawbone UP.

by F. E. Torkel on April 29, 2012

After receiving our fifth Jawbone UP, we decided to seriously look into the newest competitor in the self-monitoring gadget race: the Nike+ FuelBand. Unfortunately, as very new accessory on the market with a fair degree of demand, it wasn’t immediately available, so we had to wait several weeks before stock was replenished. In the meantime, [...]

A MovNat workshop retrospective.

by F. E. Torkel on April 27, 2011

We intended to write a comprehensive review of the one-day MovNat workshop we recently participated in, but realized that others have already done so, and that our overall impression isn’t much different1. In short, the experience was fantastic, despite the fact that we started the day with relatively cool weather and a rainy forecast. (This [...]

The Wii collecting dust in our living room has been eager for our attention, humming with it’s blue luminescence every few weeks. We ignore it, however, because of our sad disappointment with the Wii’s game library. Almost a year ago, we had a similar complaint, and though things are looking less grim for the future, [...]