Greetings, The first days with the Google AIY kit have been pretty rewarding; at the beginning most of the time has been consumed with Google assistant and asking all sorts of questions. For a person that isn’t a native English speaker it does not feel completely natural to use the…
Google AIY Kit
Hi, since a couple of weeks I am happy owner of the Google AIY voice kit, a natural language recognizer connected with the Google assistant. It can be attached to a Raspberry Pi board and with the included items it is pretty straightforward to build a basic voice recognizion system.…
Coming back…
Hi, Now I finally feel like I could start writing again – as soon as I find a suitable topic. 🙂 About my running activities there are no big news to be told about, as I have been struggling the whole year long. On the other hand I finally think…
Air quality monitoring revisited
Hey, in the previous post I discussed the basic implementation of an air quality monitoring system based on Raspberry Pi Zero W and a couple of sensors plus suitable software for storing and providing the data. In this post I will briefly discuss the web application created for visualizing the…
Air quality monitoring with RaspBi and visualizing with AngularJS + Express
Hi, my recent project has been an air quality measurement system at home based on Raspberry Pi Zero W with a set of suitable sensors and software accessing the sensor data. The results are planned to be stored on a NoSQL database on a server and visualized in a Web app…
Raspberry Pi and the (returning) joy of tinkering with hardware and software
Greetings, the past two weeks have been such a good time thanks to Raspberry Pi Zero W and the CamJam Edukit #3. I have honestly been like a child when getting anxious about something with full of energy and hardly wanting to go to bed. The threshold to start experimenting…
Raspberry Pi – a soul for a robot
Hi there, the frustrating time when recovering from the flu still continues and I have had time for a plenty of nice(r) things. 😉 My Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless finally arrived and in addition to that I have ordered an additional extension kit from CamJam (Cambridge Raspberry Jam). The kit enables…
Raspberry Pi Zero W
Hi there, this time there will not be anything about the running due to that my health condition still is crappy, unfortunately. I hope I still one day am able to do training without problems and worrying about the health. So I have once again invested some time on gadgets…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 3: nice to have accessories)
I have discussed the recommended running gear in my previous blog posts (part 1 and part 2). In this post I’ll express my thoughts about further equipment that could be useful for a recreational runner: Tech In addition to the GPS watch there are plenty of wearable tech available nowadays.…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 2: apps, gadgets, technology)
This is the second post in the series about recommended equipment for a runner. In the first part I discussed what kind of clothing a runner should have, and which issues one should take into account when buying running gear. GPS tracking with a wearable device When the first GPS…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 1: clothing)
The running as sports seems to become more and more emphasized on the equipment, the running gear, as well as all sorts of gadgets and apps. As person who is very keen on taking all sorts of new gadgets into use, I want to provide a brief look at the…
Development of a sample Connect IQ App
Ever since I have had Garmin Vívoactive HR, I have planned to implement something for the relatively fresh ConnectIQ platform. Obviously Garmin still has a long way to go to attract enough developers to its platform, whereas Android and iOS are the clear leaders on the smartphone market. This may be tricky,…
Garmin Vívoactive HR
Background Like the readers of my previous posts probably know, I’m a big fan of electronics, gadgets and wearable technologies. I often try to find an excuse to buy a device, even though it weren’t a mandatory buy (an old device broken down etc.). This time I lost my temper…
TomTom Spark Cardio and Music
This post was originally posted on Oct 21, 2015, and has been updated on July 30 and August 21, 2016. Since a couple of days I am a satisfied owner of the fresh TomTom Spark Cardio and Music. I have planned a longer time of getting a new GPS watch…
Long run
Today I went for a long run – now there are 10 weeks until the marathon and I really have to push myself during these weeks in order to have a small chance for a new marathon best time. I wanted to run a normal long run with a little quicker…
Long run with Zoi
Tonight I left for my long run a bit too late – I didn’t want to miss the football match between Germany and Ukraine so I had to keep up the pace from the beginning. On the other hand the weather was optimal and I got a nice marathon pace…
Zoirun metrics
Hi, While watching the starting game of the Euro 2016, I try to provide some insights of Zoi based on my experiences until now, and also provide an overview what kind of metrics you can measure with the device. Basically there are the following data available (see the Runteq website for…
Zoi by Runteq
ZOI® is a newly released product for improving your running technique. It is provided by a Finnish company located in Tampere, Runteq. The gadget contains basically a sensor attached to a running shoe (alternatively one may attach a second sensor to a heart rate strap and get more accurate statistics)…
Workouts from the end of the last week
Hi, It seems I’m struggling with my blog writing nowadays, and it really seems hard to find time for the writing, but let’s see; I wouldn’t like to stop writing entirely as I have the feeling it would have a negative impact on my overall writing skills etc. The past…
Easying, preparing for the marathon (Easy Run)
Distance: 6.31 km Duration: 38m:53s Average pace: 06:09 min/km Average heart rate: 125 Max heart rate: 166 Today I woke up with a terrible feeling in the throat, but fortunately the feeling got better during the day… In the evening I just wanted to get some fresh air and keep…