CES 2015: Fitness Monitor in Your Ears [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2015 | Fitness

Do you like to listen to your favorite music as you workout, but don’t want a tangle of wires? Do you also track biometrics such as heart rate and exertion level as you exercise, but don’t want to wear a chest strap? The folks behind the new FreeWavz...

CES 2015: Make Your Bike Smarter [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2015 | Fitness, Health

Bicycling is a great way to get around. It saves energy and money, and helps with your health and fitness at the same time. But the Wright Brothers would recognize just about any typical bicycle at first glance. The basic design has not changed much in more than 100...

Welcome to CES 2015

by Alfred Poor | January 6, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

I made it! CES 2015 is as big and crowded as ever before, and this year, there seems to be a special, high-energy vibe that I haven’t seen in years. Perhaps that’s because I’m focused on wearable Health Tech devices and all the related technologies,...

Will Wearable Health Tech Decide Court Cases?

by Alfred Poor | January 5, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

Your wearable Health Tech device may help you lead a healthier life, but will it be able to keep you out of jail? Or perhaps the more important question is whether or not it will land you in jail. As the data collected by these devices gets more sophisticated,...

Microsoft Band Sells Out

by Alfred Poor | December 26, 2014 | Fitness, Health

It looks as though those predictions about wearable Health Tech products being the hot gift this holiday season were on target. If you try to buy a Microsoft Band on the product’s website, you will find a message asking you to “Check back in 2015, or visit...

$55 Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker [video]

by Alfred Poor | December 17, 2014 | Fitness, Health

Two trends are inevitable in the wearable Health Tech market. One is convergence; devices will take on more and more functions, eliminating the need for many separate devices. The second is price reduction. While many companies have plenty of clever intellectual...