Fitbit Not Ready to Support Apple HealthKit

by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical

In a story published by Mashable, a Fitbit representitive’s post on a company user forum stated that “We do not currently have plans to integrate with HealthKit.” Mashable also posted an update to the story with an official statement from Fitbit that...

Smart Bandage Aids Wound Healing

by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2014 | Medical

Not all smart Health Tech solutions require complex electronics to work their magic. A research team led by Assistant Professor Conor L. Evans at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) has come up...

Will Wearable Health Tech Devices Disappear?

by Alfred Poor | October 8, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical

New market forecasts seem to come out daily, and all of them project rapid growth for the wearable Health Tech industry. Yet a guest post on Venture Beat by Stuart Karten of Karten Design raises an intriguing and compelling perspective on where this market may really...

High Tech Helmet Produces Portable Brain Scans [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 8, 2014 | Medical

One of the many miracles of modern medical science is a process called “positron emission tomography,” or PET. This is the technology that makes it possible for neuroscientists to map human brain activity under different conditions. You’ve probably...

Roll Your Own Wearable Device [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 7, 2014 | Enabling Tech

  Do you have a hankering to create your own wearable Health Tech devices? If you’ve got that MAKER spirit, then Arduino has some good news for you; at Maker Faire Rome, the company previewed the Arduino Gemma which is the product of a collaboration with...

Heart Beats for Digital Security [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 7, 2014 | Health

This is about a new wearable device that is only marginally a Health Tech product. The Nymi from Bionym is a bracelet that monitors your heartbeat, which sounds like it might be intended to help you with fitness or health issues. Its mission is very different,...