First came the fitness trackers. Wearable electronic sensors like the Fitbit, Nike FuelBand, Jawbone Up, and Withings have taken off in recent years, letting users automatically collect oodles of data on their running mileage, food intake, and general activity levels. But the boom in body tracking has also come with a major hurdle: the devices don’t play well with each other. There’s no good, standardized way for users to reclaim their data from all these devices, combine it, and see a holistic picture of their personal data all in one place. Now, several ambitious hackers are looking to liberate this data from its corporate silos and give it back to users to remix and manage on their own.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/4/4392996/fitness-tracker-data-platforms-launch-giving-users-control
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