Thursday, May 2, 2013

Repurpose your old Wii Balance Board as an Android-connected smart scale

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Weight and activity trackers are an emerging trend, assisted by wearable devices like Nike's FuelBand, the Fitbit, and Withings' Smart Body Analyzer — but they don't come cheap. Smartphone apps may have helped users track their fitness for a little or no cost, but until recently there was no easy way of measuring your weight and automatically uploading that data to your chosen fitness service.


FitScales is a new open-source Android application that can be calibrated to connect to your old Wii Fit Balance Board, allowing you to repurpose the gaming accessory as an internet connected scale for no cost (providing you already own one). FitScales uses Bluetooth to connect your Android device to the Wii Fit Balance Board and can sync the...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4292712/fitscales-wii-fit-balance-board-connected-scale

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