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Misfit Flash fitness tracker adding remote controls for Spotify, Nest, IFTTT + other home automation gear

Jeremy Horwitz Jan 27 2015 - 11:35 am PT

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Misfit, maker of the Flash and Shine wearable fitness trackers, today announced a collection of partnerships that will extend Flash’s functionality to include limited remote control of certain apps and home automation accessories. According to Misfit, Flash — a coin-shaped accessory with an integrated accelerometer, button and small lights — will be able to work as a wireless on/off switch in the following situations:

• Start and stop a Spotify playlist.
• Wake up to an ideal temperature using Flash’s sleep tracker and smart alarm with the Nest Learning Thermostat.
• Connect to over 160 products and services via IFTTT, using a double press and other triggers to turn devices on and off, send stored messages, and send fitness information to an archive.
• Use certain Logitech Harmony systems to activate commands such as “Watch a Movie,” “Play Games,” and “Listen to Music.”
• Double press to send a message via the Yo messaging system.
• Unlock August Smart Lock and Latch doors.
• Change colors or turn on/off the Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight.
• Check the air quality of your room using Bitfinder.

Misfit says that the features are coming to Flash in March, which should be shortly after the release of Misfit Bolt, a $50 light bulb capable of being wirelessly controlled by Flash. Additional partners will be announced in the future.

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9to5Toys Last Call: MFi Lightning cables from $7, iPhone 6 tempered glass screen protector $5, Pebble Smart Watch $80, more

Dec 8 2014 - 12:01 pm PT

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• Samsung releases an updated version of its best selling consumer SSDs
• MFi Certified 3ft. Lightning to USB Cable $7.49 (Reg. $10), 10ft. for $11 Prime shipped
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• Pebble Smart Watch for iOS/Android: $80 shipped (Reg. $100)
• Sennheiser HD 380 Pro Collapsible High-End Headphones $100 shipped (Reg. $200)
• Toshiba 50″ LED $400 (Reg. $450), LG 55″ 4K 3D $1,170 (orig. $2,300), more
• Roku 3 $78 new or $65 refurb (orig. $100), Amazon Fire TV $70 (Reg. $100)
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Storage: SanDisk iXpand 32GB Lightning flash drive $60, Seagate 1TB wireless HDD $127, more
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Kingdom Rush Frontiers is IGN’s free iOS game of the month ($2.99 value)

iPad Air 2s and Mini 3s $50-$100 off at Best Buy, matching Black Friday prices or 20% off select iPads at Staples

More new deals:

• New! GoPro HERO4 Black w/ 32GB microSD, headstrap, $50 gift card: $500 ($597 value)
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• New! Logitech Harmony Home Control for iOS/Android $112 shipped (Reg. $150)
• New! 50% off Kindle Fire HDX 4G LTE tablets from $139 shipped (Reg. $279)
• New! Bluetooth speakers: UE MINI BOOM $70, BOOM $170, JBL Charge 2 $130
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• New! Games/Apps: PS4 bundle w/ one game & $50 Walmart GC $400, iOS freebies, more
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• iTunes Free App of the Week: God of Light ($1.99 value)
• PNY Turbo 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive: $70 shipped (50% off)
• Jawbone Jambox in festive Red: $75 shipped ($125 off) Tax in NY
• Acer 13.3-inch Chromebook 2.1GHz/2GB/16GB: $200 shipped (orig. $300)
• Sennheiser Urbanite XL Over-Ear Headphones for iOS w/ $10 GC $190 (Reg. $250)
• TP-LINK AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit $30 Prime shipped (orig. $70)
• Garmin Vivofit Fitness Tracker (black): $71 shipped (Reg. $130)
• Get three months of Spotify Premium for $0.99 ($30 value)
• Apple iPad mini Smart Covers as low as $16 from Best Buy stores (Reg. $39)

Holiday Gift Guides:

• Justin’s holiday gift guide: accessories to amplify your Mac set-up
• Trevor’s holiday gift guide: products that make life easier and look good doing it

New products/ongoing promos:

• Tommy Hilfiger’s new solar jacket can charge two iPhones at once
• TRENDnet THA-101 combines a network extender and smart plug
• eBay puts the spotlight on cutting edge gadgets and then discounts them
• Google Play gives Chromecast users the original X-Men movie for free ($13 value)
• WeMo and Holmes team up to take the worry out of small room heaters
• Top 10 kids’ toys of 2014 per early Google Search data
• ShotTracker brings Bluetooth LE and data collection to your hoop game
• Twelve South makes the best iPhone 6/iPad dock even better
• Internet Archive brings 900 classic arcade titles to your web browser for free
• The thinnest iPhone 6/Plus cases we’ve found so far