by William McCleary | October 5, 2022 | Health
Having plunked down a cool 2.1 billion bucks to buy Fitbit last year, Google has now revealed at least one of its plans: Device Connect for Fitbit. The idea is to offer the wearable data that Fitbit collects — including heart rate variability, breathing rate, sleep...
by William McCleary | October 3, 2022 | Medical
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is on the rise in the United States. This hand issue is caused by a compressed nerve at the wrist, and it disproportionately affects people who use computers for long periods or those with jobs requiring frequent repetitive movements....
by William McCleary | September 30, 2022 | Medical
ready to edit Does Fitbit really make a difference in managing one’s diabetes? Or in helping to lower cholesterol and prevent diabetes? The device’s considerable worldwide popularity can be seen as a testament that it works, but where is the hard proof...
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by William McCleary | September 28, 2022 | Health, Medical
Catch me if I fall. The idiom has been used metaphorically in songs, literature, and common speech for a long time. But the team of Singapore-based researchers behind the Mobile Robotic Balance Assistant (MRBA) program means it literally. A robot designed to aid...
by William McCleary | September 26, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Yes, “zombie bacteria” is a real thing; it’s a phrase that was coined over a decade ago to label technically dead microbial bacteria that feeds on organic compounds. For the world of wearables, what these proteobacteria consume is less compelling...
