Jawbone Opens 'UP' Platform to Other Apps

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The Jawbone UP bracelet does a good job of tracking your steps, sleep and meals, but it's still just one of many apps that monitor your physical activity and health. With today's launch of the UP platform, however, Jawbone aims to become so much more


The platform enables other services — including popular apps Runkeeper and LoseIt — to connect directly with UP's, making it a single hub for your health and wellness. If you have a Withings WiFi-enabled scale, for example, it can instantly relay your weight to the UP app. Here's how that data appears in the UP feed:




Connections are two-way, so third-party apps can use UP's data for their own purposes. UP tracks sleep patterns, which Sleepio's app can use, for instance, to analyze and improve upon your sleep. This also negates the need to wear yet another gadget while you rest. Read more...


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