This week’s\u00a0products, which we discovered via Product Hunt<\/a>, will give you peace of mind and help you become\u00a0an all-around better person.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re leaving the bar, your friends probably say, \u201cText me when you get home so I know you made it safely.\u201d But what actually happens is you get home, pass out and don\u2019t catch up until the recap group text the next day. Companion<\/a> ensures that you stick to your promise in a way that doesn\u2019t rely on your less-than-sober judgement.<\/p>\n The app simply tracks you via GPS until you reach your final destination. You choose the friends (aka Companions) who you want to share your movements with and they can not only see where you\u2019re at in real time, they\u2019ll also get notified if anything seems to go awry.<\/p>\n How does the app know that something\u2019s gone awry? Right now it\u2019s based on time and route. If you go off of your route or you\u2019re taking too long, your friends are notified and an option comes up on your screen to instantly call 911 with a tap.<\/p>\n This app stands out in its market of text-me-when-you-get-there apps (like Safetrek<\/a> and Kitestring<\/a>) because it doesn\u2019t require much help from you. Barring no interruptions in your walk home, the only time you even have to open the app is when you input your destination \u2014 Companion automatically ends your trip when you reach it. But on the chance that you decide to stop at a friend\u2019s place on your way home, you can end the trip yourself and assure your friends that you made an intentional detour.<\/p>\n Right now, the founders are focusing on college campuses and enabling what they call \u201cPredictive Patrol\u201d to ensure guards are in the optimum places should something come up. But this app can still go beyond the bar\/party scene and onto kids walking home from school and using Companion to keep in touch with their parents. In the future, the app will include driving capabilities so you can even track your Uber ride home.<\/p>\n The iOS app is now in public beta for you to try it yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n No matter how prepared you are for the next storm, if the lights go out, there\u2019s always that period of stumbling around in the dark feeling for the nearest candle and that flashlight that is never in the same place twice. Good thing SmartCharge bulbs<\/a> are more prepared for the dark than you ever will be.<\/p>\n Just screw in the LED bulb like your would any other, and it will run off of your home electricity. But as soon as the electricity goes off, SmartCharge has a built-in battery that will give you four more hours of light. When the electricity is back up and running, the battery is recharged and ready to illuminate any room during the next emergency.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the best kind of gadget for emergencies because you don\u2019t have to make sure that it\u2019s ready for something you can\u2019t even predict. After it\u2019s screwed into a socket, you don\u2019t have to think about it again. Even if you want to outfit your entire house in these weather-ready bulbs, the best place to start is probably the room where you and your family go in case of emergencies, or even a lamp that you can easily unplug and move from room to room.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The bulb will fit any normal socket and will run you $35<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get ready to add another health wearable to your arsenal. BitBite<\/a> is here to track and analyze what you eat by knowing what you\u2019re eating, how much, and when. It displays your eating habits in easy-to-understand infographics so beautiful, you may almost overlook your weekend-long Pad Thai binge \u2014 but BitBite won\u2019t let you. It provides live suggestions for ways to improve your eating habits. For example, it might suggest you grab a healthy snack before your routine late-night ice cream craving. Or it\u2019ll notice if you\u2019re missing out on a certain nutrient and make a recommendation to help you meet your daily intake.<\/p>\n It works by fitting snugly into your ear, monitoring your mouth\u2019s movement \u2026 and yes it doubles as a Bluetooth headset. When you\u2019re not eating, you can snap it into the bracelet or pin so it don\u2019t have to live in your ear.<\/p>\n Sure, a few red flags go up when watching the info video for this product, namely: you have to pronounce into the air a list of what you\u2019re currently eating. Also, there is some sort-of vague terminology like \u201cmachine-learning algorithms,\u201d which make it\u00a0seem like if you forget to tell the app what you\u2019re eating, it\u2019s only going to track the time you eat and how much you\u2019re eating. But it may be worth taking a leap of faith with the seemingly extensive team of dietitians and nutritionists who helped provide research for the product.<\/p>\n Beyond the team of experts,\u00a0BitBite is worth talking about for at least a couple of reasons:<\/p>\n Keep in mind, tracking your food intake has benefits way beyond your waistline. For example, if every Friday you start to feel super lethargic around 1 o\u2019clock, you may normally chalk it up to the almost-weekend exhaustion. But with BitBite you could check your eating habits on the last few Fridays and maybe notice that you\u2019ve been eating lunch later because your team meetings run long, so the next time you can prep with a snack beforehand. Food is also often linked to skin issues, so maybe your last outbreak wasn\u2019t just handed down from evil hands of fate to ruin your date night. Maybe instead, your pores don\u2019t take kindly to too much dairy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n We can learn a lot about how our body runs if we can track what goes inside it and map out patterns and trends. It looks like BitBite is a step in that direction.<\/p>\n This product is being funded on IndieGoGo<\/a> through December 11. A $109 pledge will get you your own device before shipping.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a proven fact that people like hearing the sound of their own name, so it will help you a ton if you\u2019re greeting your site visitors with a personal hello. Bespoke<\/a> helps with that, but it\u2019s about so much more than a name.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n First of all, it\u2019s a cinch to use even for the non-programmers among us. To install it, you just enter the code on your site, then wrap any content with the Bespoke tag, adjust your URL and blam-o. Your website just got personal.<\/p>\n But what exactly can you do with this other than give people the somewhat selfish elation of seeing their name on the screen? You can use it with your AdWords campaign. Certain ads link back to the url you\u2019ve chosen specifically for that set of clickers. And if you\u2019re wondering, Bespoke is based on Javascript so it won\u2019t affect your AdWords score.<\/p>\n You can also enhance your email marketing by throwing in the user\u2019s name and copy corresponding with the email campaign they\u2019re engaging with. So, if you\u2019re a clothing boutique for men and women each gender can have its own copy. For example, Jill\u2019s site experience might read, \u201cGreat to see you, Jill. You should check out our new chic knee-high boots for winter,\u201d while Jack\u2019s might read, \u201cGreat to see you, Jack. You should check out our trendy new motorcycle jackets for winter.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s amazing what a little personalization can do to guide your user\u2019s experience in a more intentional, memorable way. You can download the web app<\/a> now.<\/p>\n PiggyJar<\/a>\u00a0is a digital substitution for a swear jar. You can still swear away, but if you\u2019re trying to kick another habit like being late for work, start a jar for it and invite your friends to join. Stay honest with yourself and them and everytime you tap the app, you\u2019re putting change into the jar.<\/p>\n The money doesn\u2019t actually leave your account until the jar is filled up. When it\u2019s full you can \u201csmash\u201d the jar and you and your friends can go out for drinks to celebrate your broken habit or donate the money to charity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n The app is available for iOS right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Companion\"](\"http:\/\/d1vqbpto5tbbz0.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Companion.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCompanion<\/b><\/h2>\n
It\u2019s like walking home with a buddy.<\/h3>\n
![\"SmartCharge](\"http:\/\/d1vqbpto5tbbz0.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image_2.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSmartCharge\u2122 LED Bulbs<\/h2>\n
Backup light in a power outage<\/h3>\n
![\"BitBite\"](\"http:\/\/d1vqbpto5tbbz0.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image_3.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBitBite<\/h2>\n
Keep track of what you eat<\/h3>\n
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![\"Bespoke\"](\"http:\/\/d1vqbpto5tbbz0.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-3.11.39-PM.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBespoke<\/h2>\n
Personalized pages via url<\/h3>\n
![\"PiggyJar\"](\"http:\/\/d1vqbpto5tbbz0.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image_5.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nJust for fun:\u00a0PiggyJar<\/h2>\n
Friends help friends break bad habits\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n