by Bruce Brown | June 18, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Cambridge-based Shimmer Research announced that the Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR) has launched a rich open-source software and validated dataset resource for developers working on wearable sensors and connected health technologies. Clinical researchers who use the...
by Bruce Brown | October 20, 2017 | General News, Health
The focus on wearable health tech started with the hardware before shifting to the software, as is often the case with new technology. With personal computers in the early to mid 80s, for example, the key question for most people was what brand machine to buy, not...
by Bruce Brown | September 15, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
Most fitness and Health Tech wearables start with a defined problem, then identify an objectively measurable biometric that serves a specific purpose related to the problem. For example, for hypertension, measure blood pressure. Concerned about heart health? Monitor...
by Alfred Poor | February 2, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
Fitness bands are on the decline; Health Tech devices are on the rise. That’s the conclusion of a new industry report by Juniper Research. Within the next five years, the combined market for such devices is expected to reach more than $21 billion in annual...
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by Bruce Brown | June 9, 2016 | General News, Medical
Ordinarily on Health Tech Insider, we write about new or emerging technology related to health or medical application that you wear, carry, hold, sometimes ingest, and occasionally have implanted. This is not one of those articles. In fact, the appeal of this...
