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by Bruce Brown | August 1, 2016 | General News, Health
The wearable health tech market is still young. New products are often developed and marketed by groups from universities, startups formed around a product idea, and companies with existing products branching out or adding to their lineups. Most health tech products,...
by Alfred Poor | July 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
As shown in a study from the University of Missouri that we covered last year, seniors can live independently longer when their home is equipped with passive sensor systems. People are notoriously bad at accurately reporting on gradual changes to their health, and...
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by Alfred Poor | July 20, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health
We have covered Sensoria before, for their smart socks that have sensors woven directly into the fabric. The company now has taken the next step and created smart garments. These initial products are targeted towards the fitness market, but they already have some...
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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...
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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...
