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[Experience] Best At Home Exercise App

Hello I have look around the android market and the internet but still haven't found an exercise app that main focus its at home exercises or no machine needed exercises.
I know that there’s great apps out there like JeFit but most of the exercises need gym equipment.
Im a teenager that trying to stay fit but don't have time to go to the gym.
So I'm asking people who have use Android Exercises Apps before and still use them.What do you believe is the best home exercise app. If you would be so kind to name so pros and cons about the app
THANK YOU
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I had the similar reasons to not go to the gym. Not enough money to pay Capoeira and the gym.
Anyway, what you're looking for is some nice BWE's.
As much as I'd like to recommend you some apps, there is NOT A SINGLE ONE that comes close to the book "Never Gymless". I'd rather purchase the book than rely on some app (paid or free) for a single reason:
Never Gymless is complete. It features every aspect with detailed explanations and when you read it you'll that the author (who is very well known amongst fans of BWE's) knows what he's talking about. Whatever he says is based on work of famous scientists and/or his own experience. (The list with the works he cited is two entire pages long).
Yeah a book might not fit in your pocket, but it's readable in direct sunlight and never runs out of battery. ;-)
If you want something "on the go", just take photos of certain pages.
It's not expensive and it's absolutely worth it. I imported it to Germany which wasn't cheap, but I'd never regret it.
That said, what the author understand under "fit" is something only a few people in the gym reach. They might have muscles, but no condition whatsoever. The idea behind the book is to fully replace a gym and according to the author it works.

For what I'm reading Its seens that the books has work for you very will so ill check it out
Thank You
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[Q] Things that irritate about phones in general

Although the subject is rather troll like I hope I can do it in a non troll way.
There's a number of things that are really hacking me off about phones these days. I thought I'd have a major slam out to let off steam with the off-chance that someone might say "Ah but if you try X you can avoid that".
...some of the challenges in the mobile phone area these days...
1) Battery capacities aren't good enough as we all know. Getting through a single day is really the basics for me. Why not have hot swappable batteries? For me I expect to be able to go for 3-4 days. I don't know why... I just kind of expect that kind of efficiency.
2) Samsung Galaxy series... seems amazing but the batteries overheat, no?
3) So many people are ignorant of security to the point that most people are walking around with devices and apps that can just completely own you. Yeah there's sandboxing but it doesn't really work, it's been sidestepped. The iPhone just hides what's going on, rarely fixing the issues.
4) Licensing, all that stuff. Companies reinventing the wheel, fighting, all the rest. You can't buy a phone that does X and Y because company X won't license tech X to company Y
5) Trying to get everything perfect in one device... it's a bit of an ask but needed for portability. If things were separate we could have the better of most worlds, but that doesn't seem possible
6) Closed source. Just a bit irritating to see the inefficiency of it all in general. Bit of a hash moan but for those who can imagine better it seems like the dark ages in some areas still.
7) Closed source binary blobs. See Replicant on Samsung phones as the best we can do... the modem is arranged such messily and it's just not true a solution because of that. Kind of irritates me that there is no phone that can really guarantee it's not recording my phone numbers, conversations and credit cards because it's fully open source. Certainly an issue for companies. Companies in general are happy to rely on the word of Blackberry for thier integrity but for those of us who can imagine a solution that is secure by design it's not the best.
8) App whitelisting. Similar to the reactive rather than proactive security we tend to see as the trend in general. Manually checking all apps in the app store, trying to block and check them all.... doesn't seem the best. We've also had censorship. There are alternative stores, that's good.
9) Wakelocks. The Dalvik VM not managing or helping us track them down. Further, it's hard to tell if the app that you want to use is going to shaft your battery... once installed it's hard to tell if the app is ruining your battery too. It's messy.
10) IMEI security is a pain in the butt. It slows down the criminals but it also slows down everyone more so. In the case of Turkey it's another way to screw people with tax. Again, imperfect design.
11) As a man, if you have a phone at waist level that reduces your sperm count. Almost nobody notices or cares.
12) Just the usual society things... people looking at phones rather than each other. Can't really complain about that... the interface of looking at a screen is a bit basic. I've had speech recognition available to me... but I don't use it because there's always people around me and I'd rather be quiet... just one of those funny inventions
13) Screen don't work in bright sunlight still. We've got Motheye coming though which is great but we've had eink for ages and still no eink phone. Further, it can't be hacked onto an existing phone. Some of us aren't interested in games and movies and are focussed on getting stuff done. I feel Mirasol & PixelQi are being blocked or delayed as they try to slow things down until the point we've run out of ideas to make things better so only then does that tech get deployed.
14) Networks interfering with phones. I always go prepay because it's cheaper if you do the maths in many countries and also it allows for freer trade. Networks are always trying to get thier fingers into the mobile phone pies. Thank you Samsung for helping get against that, and also custom ROMs.
15) Apple are great but it's not clear what's going on behind the scenes.
16) eink displays would help battery life. A NookTouch can last for a month. How much would that help a phone on standby? Yet no eink display or anything like that.
17) Great to see the back of proprietary connectors but they still come back sometimes.
18) I hate the way things are made to break. Watch out for this. There's usually one thing on a phone that is designed to break. Sometimes it's a moveable part, like a ribbon cable in a slide phone. Sometimes its the USB connector. You can't buy port savers. When they fail you're screwed. Mitigate against this if you can. Try to figure out what the weak spot on your phone is.
19) Lock in software. I have an old backup phone... but I still have to keep the sync software... bit annoying. One day it probably won't work on Windows9 or whatever. People say throw it away but that's just it, throw away society. No, fix it, get it to work and be in control.
All of these things can be mitigated against. But you have to think about these things when you select your new phone.
If the commercialisation of the industry, cut throat tactics and so on aren't good enough as they are for me one thing you can do is buy a slightly older, but popular phone. In my case I never buy a new phone and instead go for something that I already know is popular with the hacking community. I know you guys can give me an insight into what I'm really looking for in life. As an example my last phone was a Galaxy S i9000. Way out of date in a sense. That's the way I find the best way to go. Go with something popular. That way you have some real support like a real man able to handle things yourself, not AppleCare and a 1 year limit. A philosophy for life. You can't have it all but with a bit of thought you can do a lot to get a bit closer to it all.

[PSA] People of the northeast in the path of the storm, Charge your phones.

http://www.androidcentral.com/here-comes-hurricane-sandy-charge-em-if-you-got-em
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/153813.shtml?5-daynl
PLEASE be careful up there if you're in the path of this storm and have family up there be careful as well.
It may be worse than the nor'easter of 1991 if you were around to remember that [I wasn't but I've read a bit on it] and has been said to have the potential of being the worst storm to hit the area since humans settled it and current models are inaccurate and unable to forecast what may happen because it's so rare, this could be very bad.
Some are worried that it might cancel Google's event on the 29th and there's yet to be a response on that from Google.
EDIT: Event canceled. http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/27/3563274/google-event-canceled-due-to-hurricane
Personally, if it's as bad as people are saying it's going to be, I hope they push it back that way anyone traveling from afar to be there can stay home and be safe.
I figured this is relevant to all of us here because our mobile devices can most definitely help out as long as the network holds.
Again, Please stay safe if you're going to ride it out.
I really hope that the forecasts turn out wrong.
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Some of the points in the article are more suited for Android devices and I'll write up something more suited for iOS devices to the best of my ability and I'm sorry if I state things that you already know-I'm trying to be helpful.
* Charge your phones. Now. Keep them charged. And once the storm starts, keep them off. You'll likely lose power at some point, and there's a good chance your local cell network will go down for a bit, even with generator backups.
iMessage puts you guys here at an advantage so as long as you have some semblance of internet connection, you can text family/friends with iPhones/Macs and such.
* Spare batteries. If you got 'em, make sure they're charged, too. If you still have time to get some, do it.
I'm not going to recommend opening your device to do this so if you have one of those external battery/case things, charge it up. If you don't, I'd recommend getting a good one if you can. I'm sure you all know much better than I do that the iPhone is very good when it comes to battery life but if it's going to be as bad as people say, it may not last.
* Car charger. Get one. Get a couple, actually.
Fairly solid advice no matter what device you have.
* After the storm, text messages may work best. If the network's up, it's going to be clogged, and calls might not go through. Text messages have a much better chance.
Again, iMessage.
* If you're worried about damage and don't have a traditional camera, use your phone to take a few pictures of your home and your belongings. It'll make insurance claims much easier, should it come to that.
Again, some solid advice no matter what you have. Take advantage of that wonderful camera.
* While you still have power and internet access, be it on your phone or broadband, take advantage of features like instant uploading on Google+ or Dropbox to make sure those pictures get somewhere that can't be destroyed by the storm. Better to be safe than sorry in that case.
iCloud, etc. Use your resources.
* If you just have to use Instagram during a storm, don't use a damn filter. Folks wanna see what's happening, and filters don't help that.
More advice that isn't centric to what device you have.
* Use apps like Evernote to help keep track of your emergency supplies.
You guys have a good note-taking app stock, right?
* Before the storm, use those gas-finder apps to track down the cheapest petrol. That won't help you with the lines, but it may save you a few bucks.
Don't know any of these for iOS and can't look since I don't have an iOS device to test them out.
* See if your phone can serve as an FM radio, if you don't have any others around. (That's not out of the question in 2012.
Wouldn't surprise me if the iPhone can do this, not sure if it can though. I know my phone can't.
* Apps from FEMA and the Red Cross can help you find shelters and other emergency information.
Here is the equivalent FEMA app for iOS devices.
and Here is the Red Cross one for iOS devices.
Please feel free to correct me or suggest improvements to this comment.
Again, PLEASE be safe and don't risk things. We're all humans here.

Good luck to all affected I hope it is not as bad as predicted
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The Next Big Thing?

Hopefully this is the correct forum for this...
This is right up the XDA alley. Here's a cool new application for innovative developers. It could change the world for consumers, retailers, various industries, police depts, the military... It's a quiet, tiny, robotic dragonfly with HD cameras and numerous sensors. Pretty exciting stuff and has the potential for several new industries and many new jobs.
It can be used for gaming, to guard your home (inside or outside), keep an eye on your crazy neighbor, monitor your child's bike ride to school, real estate agents, auto dealerships, etc. The applications are almost endless. Apparently your android or iphone smartphone controls it.
They're selling various prototypes starting at $119. A software developer kit is available to create your own application. They plan to use the money to make it even better (smaller, lighter, quieter, faster, more efficient). No doubt there will be a huge # of applications in the consumer market in the years to come.
I purchased one and can't wait to start playing with it. Unfortunately there's only a few more remaining...
http://www.indiegogo.com/robotdragonfly

Interesting. Is this legit ?
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Yeah, good luck with that. Consider it a tax write-off lmao.
Even to really get one, I'd imagine it wouldn't last long before a bird took it out.....or the gust from a strong fart blew it into the side of the house. You be better off mouthing s tiny camera in a tree somewhere.
If it was easy you'd of hired the guy at Home Depot to to it.

I'm bothered by the idea that it's being promoted as something to invade civilian privacy. Security is one thing, actively going out of your way to invade the privacy and property of others is different.
At 6", I can't believe it's not going to be noticed - wouldn't you notice an unusually large, weird-looking bug ? It's really the size of a bird if you watch it.
I can't imagine people not noticing and not calling the police over it - or simply destroying it if someone decided to use it for that purpose.
Commendable and interesting otherwise, though I also have concerns about flight abilities and stability and such - but would be interested to know more about its capabilities in that regard.

help
Just got the S3, should I have waited for the S4!

Wow that looks so cool but I would love to see it follow me down a downhill track without hitting a tree but still really cool I may think of getting one
skydragon team

i want one

When I want an app to fly I'll make sure to keep this in mind lol

Hi, I am 21st century man, and I am a smarthphone addict.

As seen in the title, I'm a smartphone addict. Although I don't have an Instagram or Facebook account, my addiction is plain and simple information. In that sense, news is what I crave for most, mostly political related or anything relevant going on in the world or my surroundings. You may ask then what is the problem with that, since I keep myself well informed on a daily basis. Well, the problem is that I'm absolutely fed up with the unending torrent of information that I spend most of my day searching for, to the point that I often put aside almost all of my responsibilities, from simple daily chores to work, social relations, hobbies, religion, books and many other things, necessary ou just pleasant. I literally spend hours on news websites and Twitter searching for that next fix. I struggle with this condition for some time now, as it has ups and downs, and I know I'm not alone: you get the impression that you are living normally; it isn't something the media or the doctors are ranting about (at least as they should be); and hey, it is technology after all, what could be wrong!?
Well, I see now that, as it occurs with everything, this too has a limit, and I've reached mine. I constantly see myself wondering about times past (from when I was I kid or teenager or even earlier, in movies and such), when people dind't have this absurd amount of distractions and futilities bringing them down. As an example for me, I picture the time when all the news one would be exposed to during a day were contained in a few pages of the daily newspaper. And that was it: if you wanted more, you had to wait for the next day, and so our brains were acostumed to that feeling and could focus on other things without any anxiety.
I'm not criticizing the rate at which we CAN get information nowadays, as this is a very good inovation for many reasons. What I am saying is that we aren't prepared for this at all, and that our brain, once it sets sight on anything that we deem good for ourselves, will relentlessly chase that to the ends of the world if possible. So now you can imagine what happens if all of this information is contained on a single device that fits on our palms and is beside us all the time. Long story short, I've tried many things and failed, and I can't take anymore of this, AT LEAST when I am out working, with friends, doing chores and such.
So I finally get to my question, and I apologize to all for the extended introduction. I want to know two simple things:
- If there is a basic phone out there that offers ONLY Whatsapp as an app, with no possibilities of downloading new ones. A browser is fairly ok, but not desirable.
- If there is a way or custom ROM that effectively and permanentelly disables the funcionality to download new apps after I've selected the ones I want to have on my smartphone. I have tried many cold turkey like apps and solutions, but they are so easily bypassable it is ridiculous (you can just uninstall the app or cheat in many ways). If I had to completely reset or flash another ROM in my phone, at least I know my laziness would work out in my favor (ok, I'm not THAT addicted). Otherwise, the only solution would be to destroy my phone altogheter and live as a hermit haha.
TL;DR: I need to drastically reduce my phone usage to only messaging apps, calls, and utilities like bank, food and mobility apps. But I need to do so in a way I can't easily bypass.
To anyone who read it all, thank you very much. I'm in dire need of help, so any is welcome. I think this is my last resort. Sorry for the drag.

grjota said:
As seen in the title, I'm a smartphone addict. Although I don't have an Instagram or Facebook account, my addiction is plain and simple information. In that sense, news is what I crave for most, mostly political related or anything relevant going on in the world or my surroundings. You may ask then what is the problem with that, since I keep myself well informed on a daily basis. Well, the problem is that I'm absolutely fed up with the unending torrent of information that I spend most of my day searching for, to the point that I often put aside almost all of my responsibilities, from simple daily chores to work, social relations, hobbies, religion, books and many other things, necessary ou just pleasant. I literally spend hours on news websites and Twitter searching for that next fix. I struggle with this condition for some time now, as it has ups and downs, and I know I'm not alone: you get the impression that you are living normally; it isn't something the media or the doctors are ranting about (at least as they should be); and hey, it is technology after all, what could be wrong!?
Well, I see now that, as it occurs with everything, this too has a limit, and I've reached mine. I constantly see myself wondering about times past (from when I was I kid or teenager or even earlier, in movies and such), when people dind't have this absurd amount of distractions and futilities bringing them down. As an example for me, I picture the time when all the news one would be exposed to during a day were contained in a few pages of the daily newspaper. And that was it: if you wanted more, you had to wait for the next day, and so our brains were acostumed to that feeling and could focus on other things without any anxiety.
I'm not criticizing the rate at which we CAN get information nowadays, as this is a very good inovation for many reasons. What I am saying is that we aren't prepared for this at all, and that our brain, once it sets sight on anything that we deem good for ourselves, will relentlessly chase that to the ends of the world if possible. So now you can imagine what happens if all of this information is contained on a single device that fits on our palms and is beside us all the time. Long story short, I've tried many things and failed, and I can't take anymore of this, AT LEAST when I am out working, with friends, doing chores and such.
So I finally get to my question, and I apologize to all for the extended introduction. I want to know two simple things:
- If there is a basic phone out there that offers ONLY Whatsapp as an app, with no possibilities of downloading new ones. A browser is fairly ok, but not desirable.
- If there is a way or custom ROM that effectively and permanentelly disables the funcionality to download new apps after I've selected the ones I want to have on my smartphone. I have tried many cold turkey like apps and solutions, but they are so easily bypassable it is ridiculous (you can just uninstall the app or cheat in many ways). If I had to completely reset or flash another ROM in my phone, at least I know my laziness would work out in my favor (ok, I'm not THAT addicted). Otherwise, the only solution would be to destroy my phone altogheter and live as a hermit haha.
TL;DR: I need to drastically reduce my phone usage to only messaging apps, calls, and utilities like bank, food and mobility apps. But I need to do so in a way I can't easily bypass.
To anyone who read it all, thank you very much. I'm in dire need of help, so any is welcome. I think this is my last resort. Sorry for the drag.
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