Much has been made about the possibilities of what can be used with brainwaves, including in tracking responses during fitness sessions, most of the interfaces seem to be far more geek than chic. While working out should be about the working out and not a fashion show, brainwave interfaces can often be too cumbersome to use while working out.
So a solution that is less obtrusive and a bit more fashionable is the XWave Sport from PLX Devices, which offers a brain computer interface in a headband. Users can’t use this technology to lift weights or even control devices such as their phone, but it does allow for tracking of the wearer’s state of mind during workout.
The XWave sport can be used to measure and detect the electrical impulses transmitted through the skull and converts these into digital signals. Various parameters, such as focus level be tracked, and the data can be sent via Bluetooth from the headband to a PC, iPhone or Android device.
There are plenty of ways to track and monitor calories but this one can track the state of mind during a work out.
When you’re not on the green, you can still be thinking about golf with GameBook, a social networking platform for golfers. The platform, which is available on the web as well as for Android and iPhone phones, lets you connect with your friends and other golfers, create challenges and tournaments, and keep score on your game. You can also see where you fall against others on the leaderboards. 
With a smartphone you can easily search for a seafood restaurant, or you could use it to go directly to the source. While we’ve seen gizmos such as the 
Last month at CTIA we got our hands on a ThingSling. More accurately, a ThingSling got stuck to our phone. This elastic strap fixes to the back of any phone with a 3M adhesive. And boy does that thing stick.
Google noted last week that it was “obsessed over building great maps for our users—maps that are totally comprehensive (we’re shooting for literally the whole world), ever more accurate and incredibly easy to navigate.”
Runtastic added two features to its activity tracking app. Ideal Weight 2.0 and Altimeter are now part of the Runtastic Pro apps, which cost about $3.99 in the Android and iPhone app stores. 
Who needs a trip to the clubhouse to share their time on the green? The Golf GameBook app for iOS and Android allows golfers to record and share golf performances, photos and scorecards, and post them to the GolfBook Clubhouse or directly to social networking sites such as Facebook. Users can comment on friends’ games in real-time, use it as way to set up tee times and see who can make a round. With the app friends can even create leagues and tournaments. The only drawback is that users might tend to watch their handsets as much as the ball!
The U.S. Preventive Medicine’s Macaw has won in the Mobile Applications: Health, Wellness and Fitness category of CTIA’s Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards. Winners were announced earlier this month at the CTIA Wireless 2012 trade who, and the awards are in its seventh year, honoring the industry’s most innovative wireless products and services in the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and vertical markets and infrastructure. 
The SDG Systems new Mesa Rugged Notepad has a colorful name – the RAMPAGE 6. It looks like it lives up that that name and this tablet can likely take a real beating. It features IP67 certification for protection from dust and water, and it offers a 5.7-inch display with a custom-built version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It offers users an 806MHz processor with 256MB of RAM along with 4GB of flash memory, along with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Geo version will also offer GPS along with a 3.2MP camera. It will be ready for any adventure this summer.
While not everyone always knows where they are going, with MapMyFitness -the health and fitness technology portal – now offers several new features to help you find your way. These the new Courses, advanced integration of Google Maps API for Business and even a new look and feel. The Courses span five primary categories including cycling, running, walking, hiking and winter sports – with hundreds of subcategories and specialties such as cross-country skiing and unicycling!
In cycling, women don’t get a ton of recognition. Few races are broadcast on TV, and there aren’t quite as many teams worldwide as there are for men’s cycling. Even if you the Exergy Tour cycling stage race going on this week throughout Southwestern Idaho won’t be broadcast near you, you can track the progress of female cyclists on the inaugural tour with the Exergy Tour Tracker app, available for iPhone, iPad and Android.