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Fitbit says new smartwatch will hit shelves by holidays; profits down in...
Fitbit plans on making waves this holiday season. That’s when the company's long-awaited smartwatch, which has faced production issues and delays, will finally be released, CEO James Park said in a...
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Xiaomi sold more wearables this quarter than Apple or Fitbit
According to a new report by analyst firm Strategy Analytics, Chinese tech upstart Xiaomi has, for the first time, surpassed Apple and Fitbit as the world's top wearable maker in terms of shipments....
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Newly granted Apple patent shows ways to turn an iPhone into a health sensor
The USPTO granted Apple a new patent last week that details ways the iPhone itself could be used as a health sensor to detect "blood pressure index, blood hydration, body fat content, oxygen...
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Samsung's upcoming Gear Fit2 Pro may add additional health features
Rumors have been kicking around regarding technology giant Samsung’s new Gear Fit2 Pro, but those rumors have taken on concrete form with a leak from Venture Beat revealing a design that builds on its...
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Tractica forecasts steady but slower-than-expected growth in wearables market
The wearables market continues to generate a lot of attention, both positive and negative. Fitness trackers and smartwatches remain the flag bearers of the wearable market, seeing growth but at a...
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Samsung launches Relúmĭno to help the visually impared see
If Samsung Electronics has anything to say about it, those with visual impairments will soon be able to use their smartphones to make things a bit clearer. Samsung is launching Relúmĭno, a visual aid...
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EarlySense aims at family caregivers with upcoming D2C offering
EarlySense is known for contact-free, continuous health monitoring solutions, and its latest offering is a mouthful: the EarlySense Live Family Health Monitoring Kit with SmartShare. It’s a complex...
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Google taps National Alliance on Mental Illness to add depression screener to...
While Google the company -- now known as Alphabet -- has spun its health operations into several growing subsidiaries, Google the search engine continues to be one of the major ways people seek to...
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Qardio's upgraded smart scale adds rechargeable battery, improved accuracy
Connected health device company Qardio has unveiled the next generation of QardioBase, the company’s smart scale and body analyzer which originally launched in 2015.“We see this as an evolution,”...
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As IDC reports smartwatches eclipsing basic trackers, Garmin, Samsung, and...
IFA, a consumer electronics trade show that rivals CES for scope, begins this week in Berlin, and a number of wearables companies are taking the opportunity to announce next generation devices. At the...
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Fitbit, Dexcom team up to bring CGM data to Fitbit's new smartwatch
Good news for anyone who thought Fitbit's move toward the smartwatch market would be a move away from health: The wearable maker has just announced a partnership with Dexcom that will bring data from...
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Cook says Apple's health interests are a mix of profit-seeking, altruistic
One day before another big announcement day for Apple, CEO Tim Cook has given some expansive comments to Fortune about the company's aspirations and motivations in the health space. In comments that...
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Huawei, Samsung turn to partners to add senior-focused features to smartwatches
Consumer electronics maker Huawei has partnered with mCareWatch, an Australian aging in place technology company, to include additional health monitoring and alert capabilities with the Huawei Watch 2....
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Apple doubles down on heart rate monitoring with upcoming Apple Watch update;...
Among Apple’s many device and technology reveals today was an announcement that new health managing software would be built into Apple Watches. Starting Sept. 19, fitness-focused heart rate monitoring...
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Study: $40 keychain could accurately detect food allergens
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have built a point-of-use food allergen detector that fits onto a keychain and can conducts tests in under ten minutes.The prototype device costs less than $40 to...
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Doctor Hazel, an AI aimed at skin cancer detection, is latest in a long line
Engineers participating in a hackathon last weekend demonstrated an artificial intelligence that they say could someday detect cancerous moles, TechCrunch reports. Although the program is currently in...
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Amazon's Alexa now offers health advice from the Mayo Clinic
Basic health information and advice provided by the Mayo Clinic is now available on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. Owners who have downloaded the Mayo Clinic First Aid skill (Amazon’s version of apps)...
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FTC: Pact must pay $950K to users who were charged erroneously
When we broke the news in July of the shutdown of Pact, a startup that aimed to motivate users to go to the gym with monetary carrots and sticks, we noted that the reasons for the company's demise...
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Insightin launches AI powered, patient-facing healthcare decision app
Patients deciding the next step of their care may soon be doing so with the help of an AI on their phone. Today, Insightin Health — a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company that develops a data-based...
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Garmin's new watch brings Disney fun to children's fitness
Garmin’s upcoming effort to woo younger customers will have the support of some big brands, as the company announced today that its vivofit jr. 2 wearable activity tracker will prominently feature...
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