Sony has recently announced that its fitness app called Lifelog has been upgraded with new features. With the new and improved Lifelog, a user just has to take a picture of his food and the app will give him a comprehensive analysis and calorie count of the food. It can also give nutritional advice tailored to a particular user’s needs. The app is available for download on Google Play.
The app uses the technology from Sony Mobile’s Meal Image Analysis software to recognize food. It is compatible with smartphones and wearable devices like Sony’s SmartWatch 3. The software will be launched in Japan to encourage employees to stay fit and fight health concerns associated with office life.
Vocabulary:
upgrade – make better; improve
comprehensive – complete and including everything that is necessary
tailor – customize; make or adapt for a particular purpose or person
wearable – an item that can be worn
True or False:
- The app uses the technology from Samsung Mobile’s Meal Image Analysis software.
- To use the app, a user needs to take a photo using a smartphone.
- The app is available for download on IOS Appstore.
- It can also give a nutritional advice that’s particularly designed for your diet.
- The software will be launched in Japan for fun.
Express your opinion:
- Should junk food be banned? Discuss.
- Is it it possible to be too fit or too healthy? Explain.
- What do you know about vegetarians?
- Do you think vegetarians and vegans are healthy?
- Should children as early as 7 or 8 be required to exercise?
Defend your argument:
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. – Benjamin Franklin
- Health is not valued until sickness comes. – Thomas Fuller
- It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. – Mahatma Gandhi