by Bruce Brown | March 17, 2022 | Health
We’re well aware of the double-edge challenge that elderly people present to wearable digital health technology. The same cohort of older folks who prefer to age in their own homes also present several barriers to using wearable devices. Medical Guardian, a...
by Bruce Brown | October 28, 2021 | Health
It’s too easy to assume that Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and Garmin have nailed down the entire smartwatch market, but those companies don’t own the space yet, especially when you consider extreme sports, extreme weather, and rough handling. Mobvoi recently...
by Bruce Brown | February 9, 2021 | Health
Predicting a virus such as COVID-19 is far better than waiting for symptoms to appear. With early notice you can take steps to ameliorate or treat a disease before it progresses too far. Early detection can also protect other people from infections by quarantining an...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2020 | Health
It wasn’t that long ago when fitness bands and smartwatches were markedly different devices. Successive Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy smartwatches generations have added exercise tracking and health monitoring features. Newer Fitbit and Garmin models continue...
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by Bruce Brown | April 30, 2020 | Health
Wrist-worn devices including smartwatches and wristbands continue to lead the wearables market. According to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker report for the last quarter of 2019, Huami, the Chinese wearable company that makes the Mi Band for...
