CNET Survey Finds Fitness Gifts Popular

by Alfred Poor | December 3, 2014 | Fitness

In a recent holiday shopping survey, CNET found that fitness wearable devices made it to the top 10 planned gifts this year, jumping up to the fifth place position. They came in right behind small kitchen appliances, which were in fourth place. (The number one gift on...

Gone in 15 Seconds: New Fitness Watch [video]

by Alfred Poor | December 2, 2014 | Fitness

Fitness bands continue to blur feature sets, and the Nabu from Razer is no exception. The company describes it as a “social smartband.” Yes, it counts your steps and estimates your calorie burn, and it sends your data to an Android or iOS smartphone via a...

IDTechEx: Sensors Woven into Washable Fabric [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 24, 2014 | Fitness

This is a fitness product, and as such, I wouldn’t usually cover it here in Health Tech Insider. But this shirt from OMsignal is special because its sensors are woven directly into the fabric of the clothing. Other systems print sensors onto the fabric, or...

IDTechEx Conference Explores Wearable Future

by Alfred Poor | November 19, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, Health, Medical

This week, I’m attending a series of co-located conferences organized by IDTechEx. The exhibit hall and presentations cover wearables, printed electronics, the Internet of Things, energy harvesting and storage, and 3D printing. The result is a synergistic...

Set It And Forget It

by Alfred Poor | November 14, 2014 | Fitness, Health

One of the biggest problems with any wearable electronic device is that they need electricity to operate. And in most cases, this means that you need to use batteries. And batteries must be replaced or recharged. And the more often you have to replace or recharge, the...

Band-Aid Heart Monitor Sticks with You

by Alfred Poor | November 12, 2014 | Fitness, Health

Many people don’t want to wear a watch. Many others already wear one, and don’t want to wear another just to track their exercise. That’s why some people may find the new AmpStrip to be an appealing alternative to fitness bands. According to...