Fitbit frenzy: Should you run away from fitness tracking?
Have you noticed them? The sleek bands clinging to wrists all around you, counting their wearer's every step, monitoring their heart rates and even sliding into bed with them at night.
The proliferation of fitness tracking devices like Fitbit — which was valued at $4.1 billion after going public this week — has some excited, and others quite worried.
Technology writer Jill Duffy joins Friday guest host Gill Deacon to discuss the rise of wearable tech, plus the pros and cons of meticulous self-monitoring.
WEB EXTRA | Tracking steps and heart rates is for amateurs. Want to get into some serious self-quantification? Here are just some of the mind boggling things you can now track:
- Your butt (yes, yoga pants with butt sensors and more)
- The bacteria in your gut.
- Communicable diseases in your vicinity.
- Your blood
- Your brain
- Your stress
- Your baby (It alerts you when baby is about to wake up!)
Please Note: CBC does not endorse any of these products. Track your butt at your own risk.