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Best Health Gadgets: Smart Beds, Fitness Trackers And More

Best Health Gadgets of CES: Smart Beds, Fitness Trackers And More
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Health and fitness gadgets are a growing market, as wearable computers become more practical (and attractive) and we learn more about how to accurately track and make sense of our personal data.

This year at CES 2014 there was an abundance of health gadgets designed to improve almost every aspect of your life.

From beds made to ensure you get better sleep, to watches and apps able to get you back on track with your exercise and diet, there's some interesting stuff out there that can really make a difference.

Take a look at our top picks for the best health gadgets of 2014 below.

Best Fitness Gadgets
Jawbone UP3(01 of06)
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Since its first product, Jawbone has been slowly but steadily creating the ultimate 'lifestyle' fitness tracker. Blending good looks with genuine functionality the UP3 is an activity tracker, fitness tracker and heart health monitor. All packed into a body that's water-resistant and has a week of battery life.
Misfit Shine(02 of06)
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The Misfit Shine is a Kickstarter success story. Having bee fully funded over a year ago the company is now at the forefront of fitness wearable technology. Entirely waterproof and painfully simple to use the Shine measures your daily activity based on intelligently analysing your movements and then, when it's time to go to bed, it'll automatically start tracking your sleep as well.
Fitbit Surge(03 of06)
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Fitbit's Surge is for those who train and train regularly. It's the ultimate performance tracker that combines all the attributes you'd need including GPS tracking, multi-sport recognition, heart-rate monitor, all-day activity tracking, wireless syncing and the list goes on. If you want a fitness tracker that you can take anywhere that'll record anything, then this is the one for you.
Jabra Sport Pulse Wireless(04 of06)
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The Jabra Sport Pulse headphones are quite simply the ultimate home gym solution. These incredible wireless headphones are your fitness tracker, your commuting headphones and your personal coach all rolled into one. In-ear heart-rate monitoring kit lets you analyse precisely how you're workouts are affecting you. From there the headphones will coach you towards your goal.
Bose SIE2i Sports Headphones(05 of06)
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For £129.95 you might expect that these Bose headphones would be Bluetooth enabled. Sadly, they're not - but they are totally water resistant, secure in the ear and have fantastic sound quality. They also come with in-line controls and a microphone designed for the iPhone, and a fitness armband to hold your music player safe when you work out.
FINIS SwiMP3 Waterproof Headphones(06 of06)
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The FINIS SwiMP3 headphones (£93) are a stunning bit of kit which transmit music through your cheekbones via induction. It's one of the only pair of headphones you can wear in the pool, and if you're spending a lot of time underwater and need an Andrew WK boost on your 50th lap, it might make the difference. (£93)
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