by Alfred Poor | June 23, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
The WellTech market is exploding with a wide range of fitness and health devices, and the pipeline is crammed full of new and exciting projects that will come to market in the years to come. But why is this happening now? Why didn’t this explosion start years...
by Alfred Poor | June 20, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Wearable health technology devices typical are designed to gather data that is then sent to the cloud or some mobile device that will process the information and present it to the user in some meaningful way. But there are times when you may want the device itself to...
by Alfred Poor | June 20, 2014 | Health
Smart phones, smart watches, smart glasses, but really, does the world need a smart cup? The folks at Mark One, a San Francisco startup, are developing the Vessyl, a phone that can sense its contents and communicate the information to the world. The cup is fitted with...
by Alfred Poor | June 19, 2014 | Fitness
“Sitting is the new smoking.” The sedentary lifestyle of the typical office worker is cause for growing concern among individuals and fitness advocates. According to some sources, you burn twice as many calories when standing compared with sitting —...
by Alfred Poor | June 19, 2014 | Medical
More than 26 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes. Many of these lose feeling in their feet, which can lead to ulcers that if untreated, can get infected. According to the Center for Disease Control, every 20 seconds a diabetes patient somewhere...
by Alfred Poor | June 18, 2014 | Fitness
Today, Spire announced its new health and fitness product. In the company’s press release, it describes this device that is more than a fitness tracker. In addition to monitoring your daily motion, it also tracks your respiration. Your breathing patterns can...
