Gone in 15 Seconds: New Fitness Watch [video]

Gone in 15 Seconds: New Fitness Watch [video]

by | December 2, 2014 | Fitness

Fitness bands continue to blur feature sets, and the Nabu from Razer is no exception. The company describes it as a “social smartband.” Yes, it counts your steps and estimates your calorie burn, and it sends your data to an Android or iOS smartphone via a...
IDTechEx: Wearable Artificial Pancreas [video]

IDTechEx: Wearable Artificial Pancreas [video]

by | November 21, 2014 | Medical

Pancreum was one of the many wearable Health Tech companies that made presentations at the IDTechEx conference this week in Santa Clara, California. The company is focused on remote patient monitoring and similar applications. According to Guilherme de Paul, founder...
DIY Wearables Get New Toolkit [video]

DIY Wearables Get New Toolkit [video]

by | November 17, 2014 | Enabling Tech

Technology is the great equalizer. Low-cost, mass-produced personal computers ushered in a revolution of data processing that made information management more efficient for everyone from large corporations to the average household. And in spite of the fact that...
Jawbone Next to Add Features [video]

Jawbone Next to Add Features [video]

by | November 6, 2014 | Fitness, Health

We recently reported how the inevitable “feature creep” has appeared in the FitBit product lineup, and now Jawbone has announced a similar development. The company’s new UP3 fitness band includes additional sensors. According to the company press...
Device Helps Children Strengthen Breathing [video]

Device Helps Children Strengthen Breathing [video]

by | November 5, 2014 | Medical

According to the makers of Alvio, asthma is the third-leading cause for hospitalization of children under the age of 15. Children with asthma miss a total of 14 million school days a year. Some studies have shown that when patients can exercise their breathing and...