The BioRing Crossover Health and Fitness Wearable for Your Finger [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 18, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health

Any number of wearables have sprung forth in the past eight years since the original Fitbit Tracker was introduced. That first version clipped to a pocket. It wasn’t until 2013 that the first wristband model — the Fitbit Flex — was introduced. Since...

Lose Weight with Cold Clothing [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health

When it comes to getting healthy, one thing that almost all of us can do is lose a little extra weight. And lots of companies are ready to offer wearable Health Tech devices that are intended to help make this easier for you. Some of them are a bit unusual, such as...

Enterprise Embraces Wearables

by Alfred Poor | April 18, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health

One of my favorite (if apocryphal) quotes is the answer that the notorious bank robber Willy Sutton gave when asked why he robbed banks: “Because that’s where the money is!” If you want to look for the growth in any industry, whether it’s...

University Requires Fitness Bands for Students

by Alfred Poor | February 23, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health

The Quantified Self: it’s a major goal of the wearable Health Tech industry. If we knew more about the bodies of more individuals and their health outcomes, we could detect disease sooner, discover which treatments are truly most effective, lower healthcare...

Alfred Poor on Slashdot about CES 2016 [video]

by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, General News, Health, Medical

Just when you thought you were safe from the seemingly endless coverage of CES 2016, here comes a bonus video footnote. This is a video of an interview for Slashdot in which I discuss some of the items I saw at CES 2016 in Las Vegas last month, along with some of the...

U.S. Families Buying Smart Watches

by Alfred Poor | January 29, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health

While the media frenzy over smart watches appears to be fading, the fact remains that these are popular devices. One source estimates that Apple has sold more than 5 million Apple Watches so far. And it appears that the demand will continue to grow. Parks...