Fineck

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Fineck
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Category Torso-mounted
Developer Veari [1]
Announced 26 November 2014 [2]
Released Developers: 15 June 2015 (Kickstarter shipment)[3]
Consumers: (unreleased)
Price 69 USD (lowest Kickstarter price)
Operating system none
Sensors

accelerometer, gyroscope

Weight g (unspecified)
Controls

smartphone

Data available Limited
Risk factor Low
Not Standalone
www.fineck.net (unavailable)

Fineck is an electronic neck sensor that track the user's posture and activity and warn him if they are bad for their health. It features a companion smartphone app, that tracks the user's posture and display the data in a chart. The app can also help the user exercise their neck muscles or play games that are controlled by the Fineck sensor.

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Main characteristics

Fineck is a small wearable sensor that the user straps around their neck. The sensor chassis is made out of titanium and the strap out of silicone rubber. The sensor contains an accelerometer and gyroscope with which is tracts the movement of the user, namely the position of their upper body and posture. These data are then sent wireless to a connected Android or iOS device via Bluetooth LE connection. The provided app records and interprets the data and informs the user about their health regarding their body posture. It alarms the user should they be in one unhealthy posture for too long and it may also offer a short exercise to relieve any neck or shoulder muscle strain.[2]

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