Apr 10
At last month’s PPUG meeting I presented Using technology to be healthy and live longer. If you missed the meeting you can download my presentation (.key, or .pdf).
The products I demonstrated included:
- Jawbone UP ($129.99) – Wristband that tracks how you sleep, move and eat. Also includes cool additional features like smart alarm, power nap and idle alert. This is the band that I replaced my Nike+ FuelBand with because of the sleep monitoring.
- BodyMedia FIT LINK ($149.99) – Armband that monitors your calories, activity and sleep. It’s a FDA-registered medical device that’s the most accurate at calorie burn (based on clinical trials). It includes sensors for skin temperature, galvanic skin response and heat flux. It integrates with the new Withings WS-50 Wi-Fi scale. Requires a subscription to use beyond the trial period: $6.95/month, $59/1 year, $89/2 years.
- Withings Smart Body Analyzer ($149.95) – This killer, next-generation Wi-Fi scale measures weight, body composition, heart rate, indoor air quality and features in-app coaching. It also syncs with the BodyFit system and the Withings Health Mate app for iOS (free, App Store).
Oct 17
The Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will hold its autumn 2009 meeting on Saturday, 21 November 2009. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing.
PPUG founders Jason O’Grady (PowerPage.org), Rob Parker, Bob Snow, as well as Youngmoo Kim will be on hand to talk about latest developments from Apple, including Snow Leopard (10.6.1), iPhone OS 3.1.2, the best iPhone apps for productivity, rumors about the next Macbooks (plastic perhaps) and Tablet, and the latest in mobile technology. We’ll talk about all the news and announcements about the upcoming MacWorld 2010 as well as a healthy serving of Q&A.
Join us for a great meeting, it’s free and open to you and your guests.
Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
http://www.manayunkbrewery.com
May 16
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold it’s summer 2008 meeting on Saturday, 26 July 2008. The meeting will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing.
PPUG founders Jason O’Grady (PowerPage.org), Rob Parker, Bob Snow, as well as Youngmoo Kim will be on hand to talk about latest developments from Apple’s WWDC meeting: iPhone news, MacBook updates, Apple TV, iTunes Movie rentals, updates for iPods, Leopard news, and and the latest in mobile computing. We will focus on all of the news announcements from WWDC this year. Additionally we will have time for Q&A.
Join us for a great meeting, it’s free and open to you and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Manyunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
http://www.manayunkbrewery.com
Mar 06
I posted 14 photos and Rob has posted 30 from our February 2008 PPUG meeting where Chuck Freedman dropped in from Detroit to visit. If you’ve got photos, feel free to add them in the comments below.
Also presenting were Rob Parker, Youngmoo Kim and Jason O’Grady. We had a record attendance at our winter 2008 meeting and look forward to seeing everyone in the spring.
Jan 23
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold it’s first 2008 meeting
on Saturday, February 23rd. The meeting will take place from noon to 3pm at
the Manyunk Brewing Company. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we
talk mobile computing.
PPUG founders Jason O’Grady (PowerPage.org), Rob Parker, Bob Snow, as well
as Youngmoo Kim will be on hand to talk about latest developments from
Macworld Expo: the new MacBook Air, Apple TV Take 2, iTunes Movie rentals, software updates for iPods and iPhone news, Apple hardware, Leopard, and and the latest in mobile computing.
This meeting will focus on all of the new goodies found at Macworld Expo this year and Jason hopes to bring his MacBook Air (MBA) to demo. Additionally we will have time for Q&A.
If you were at ‘Expo, we would love to have you give us your perspective as well.
Join us for a great meeting, and it’s free — open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Please forward this announcement to members of your users group if you are a member of a Mac User Group and invite your friends and colleagues.
If you know people who are considering switching to a Mac: this will be a great
meeting for them as well.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
Oct 10
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our third 2007 meeting on Saturday, November 3, 2007. The meeting will take place from noon to 3pm at the Manayunk Brewing Company.
We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. PPUG founders Jason O’Grady (PowerPage.org), Rob Parker, Bob Snow and Youngmoo Kim will be on hand to talk about latest iPod, iPhone and MacBook news.
The newly released Mac OS 10.5 (“Leopard”) will take center stage at the meeting and we’ll feature a complete demo. We’ll have our usual Q&A session and you’ll have the opportunity to share your cool stuff with the group.
Join us for a great meeting, and it’s free — open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
Directions to the Manayunk Brewery are on their Web site.
