![Heart Beats for Digital Security [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/Nymi.jpg?resize=599%2C293)
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,...
![Stepsss Inserts to Help Runners [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/Stepsss.jpg?resize=600%2C370)
by Alfred Poor | October 6, 2014 | Fitness
According to statistics cited by Stepsss, a new company in Bulgaria, 30 million Americans ran for exercise at least once a week in 2012. In Europe, the estimate for 2010 was 80 million. And they estimate that each runner spends an average of $100 a year on new shoes...
![Smart Clothing Monitors Your Muscles [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/Athos-smart-apparel.jpg?resize=600%2C302)
by Alfred Poor | October 3, 2014 | Fitness
A fitness band can tell you how many steps you’ve taken (more or less) and some may even be able to monitor your heartbeat, but if you want a serious workout, you need to listen to your muscles. That’s the idea behind the smart clothing from Athos....
![“No-Power” Devices Driven by WiFi [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/WiFi-Backscatter.jpg?resize=600%2C305)
by Alfred Poor | October 2, 2014 | Enabling Tech
The future of wearable Health Tech is all about data: collecting it, distributing it, analyzing it, and using it to drive better choices about our personal activities and treatment of health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, and more. One of the big...
by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
It should come as no surprise that sales of wearable technology devices are on the rise, but the adoption is happening at a breathtaking pace. A new study from Juniper Research in the UK predicts that unit sales worldwide will quadruple by 20117. According to a...
