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Grenade diet pills are a hot trend in Europe, earn FIBO nod

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:46 AM PDT

April 16, 2013

LONDON, April 16 — Makers of diet pills sold in grenade-shaped containers are declaring a "war on fat," and the popular pills just earned a top award at the FIBO fitness expo in Germany.

Grenade diet pills. — AFP picLaunched in 2010, UK-based Grenade now sells its product in 130 countries. The grenade shape is designed to appeal to men, and so far the product has been a hot seller in the UK and Europe. The diet pills, which contain green tea extracts as one of their active ingredients, earned FIBO's award for European diet and weight management product of the year.

The British media reported earlier this year, however, that the grenade shape caused a stir at Glasgow Airport, when a bottle of pills was thought to be real ammunition.

Still, the company says it will stand by its product design, noting that it is made from plastic, is twice the size of a real grenade, and looks no different from a child's toy. — AFP/Relaxnews

Jomi smartphone water bottle tracks your hydration

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:36 AM PDT

April 16, 2013

TALLINN, April 16 — Estonian start-up Jomi Interactive is prototyping a device that will help you drink the requisite 2.5 litres of water per day.

Jomi Band prototype. — AFP picAccording to TechCrunch, the company is testing two sensorised band-shaped devices, called Jomi Band, that attach to water bottles, with the hopes of narrowing them down to one to market. The first, a small ring which wraps around the top of a bottle, reminds users at pre-set intervals to take a sip of water. The second, which attaches to the bottom of the bottle, will remind users to drink up as well as measure how much water is being consumed. Data will then be sent via Bluetooth to a smartphone app, so users can view charts and graphs on their beverage consumption.

"We're in the middle of production development with Alphaform in Finland and our team will be working out of their office next week to finalize the design and choose the best materials to work with," Jomi spokesman Henri Viiralt told Relaxnews via email. He added that the app will feature open API so it can be used in unison with health trackers such as Nike+ Fuelband, Fitbit Flex and Jawbone UP to provide another layer of useful information to the user.

TechCrunch reports that the device's software could also be used in another app that warns alcohol drinkers when they've reached their limit, or it could track soft drink intake for those charting their diabetes risk.

Jomi is partnering for testing the market in Europe with bottle maker KOR water and aims to get US companies interested as well.

This isn't the first device to attempt to measure liquid intake. Showcased at CES in 2011, Cambridge Consultants' i-dration bottle syncs with a smartphone to help maintain optimum levels of hydration during workouts. According to the developer, drinking too much water can have an equally negative effect on athletic performance as drinking too little, and this device is aimed at preventing that. External temperature and drinking quantity and frequency are monitored through the bottle's grip sensors, and when your body needs a drink, a blue light comes on. — AFP/Relaxnews

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Selasa, 16 April 2013

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