Category Archives: FatWatch

Use your iPhone to record and analyze your weight, using methods from The Hacker’s Diet.

Don’t call it a comeback!

I confess, I have some minor narcissistic tendencies. For example, the App Store search bar on my iPhone usually contains my own name, so I can check on the ratings of my apps at a glance. That’s how I noticed this new review of FatWatch, my weight tracking app for iPhone: It does exactly what …

December 9, 2009 – 12:59 pm | By Benjamin | Posted in FatWatch | Comments (3)

FatWatch 1.4.1

I intended FatWatch 1.4.1 to be a minor update, primarily to fix a display issue that appears on iPhone OS 3.0. If you’ve upgraded, you may have noticed that when you switch between Variance and BMI in the Log view, the table rows no longer update immediately; you must scroll to force them to redraw. …

June 24, 2009 – 4:45 pm | By Benjamin | Posted in FatWatch | Comments (2)

FatWatch and iPhone OS 3.0

iPhone OS 3.0 update is supposed to be available via iTunes any minute now, which means this post is long overdue. If you are using FatWatch 1.4 (the latest version at the time of this writing) then you can safely upgrade to iPhone OS 3.0 if you are willing to suffer a cosmetic issue. Specifically, …

June 17, 2009 – 9:40 am | By Benjamin | Posted in FatWatch | Comments (3)

A nifty piece of technology

This looks interesting: PhiloMetron has developed a small adhesive patch which employs a variety of sensors to estimate your caloric intake. It then transmits the data via Bluetooth so you can view the trends on your cell phone. While you’re waiting for that to become available and/or affordable, you might be interested in FatWatch, an app …

May 5, 2009 – 5:33 pm | By Benjamin | Posted in FatWatch | Comments Off