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by Alfred Poor | October 16, 2014 | Fitness, Health
Wrist-worn fitness devices have been the standard for the current generation of fitness trackers. Their features range from simple step-trackers to designs that can monitor heart rate and oxygen levels without a chest band. New generations of fitness trackers are...
by Alfred Poor | October 14, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Digital devices run on electricity. For mobile devices — including wearable technology — this means that designers need to provide a way to store that electricity for use as needed. But at the same time, designers want to make devices that are small,...
by Alfred Poor | October 13, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Health Tech for $500 and the win, please Alex. The question is “What is IBM Watson technology good for?” Three years ago, Watson won the TV quiz show Jeopardy! Its ability to process natural language and apply cognitive computing technology has proven to...
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...
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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,...
