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Fossil's new Q Motion wearable invites comparison to Misfit Ray
Fossil announced a new activity and sleep tracking wearable at SXSW last week, the Q Motion. Though the design is slightly different, the wrist-worn device is almost a dead-ringer for the Misfit Ray,...
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Smartphone-connected glucometer Dario launches in US after FDA clearance
Israel-based LabStyle Innovations, maker of a smartphone-connected glucometer called Dario, has launched the device in the US, Dario secured its FDA 510(k) clearance in December."The US is the world's...
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Dexcom's next generation Apple Watch CGM app needs one less device to work
When the Apple Watch launched last year, Dexcom announced that it would have an Apple Watch app ready for its G4 continuous glucose monitor system, and it did. While users could see their CGM data on...
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AliveCor launches ECG Apple Watch strap, rebrands product line as Kardia
This morning, San Francisco-based AliveCor rebranded its AliveCor Mobile ECG device as Kardia Mobile and unveiled a second, upcoming hardware product, an Apple Watch strap that can take...
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Medical wearable startup Quanttus launches blood pressure tracking app for...
Quanttus, a startup that has been working since 2012 on a wristworn wearable that continuous blood pressure monitoring, launched a blood pressure tracking app this week, called Q Heart.The app allows...
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Jawbone adds another ex-employee to suit against Fitbit over allegedly stolen...
Jawbone has added a new defendant to one of its cases against Fitbit. This case is the one in which Jawbone alleges Fitbit poached employees who stole Jawbone trade secrets, according to Fortune.In the...
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Nike updates Nike+ app with personalized, in-app Nike store
Nike has unveiled a new version of its activity tracking app, called Nike+, which now offers a coaching feature for people at various fitness levels as well as an online, personalized store that...
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Amazon Echo can now inform, motivate Fitbit users
Amazon Echo, the company's Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a voice control hub for connected home devices and services, can now tell Fitbit users about their sleep, activity and weight, the companies...
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Target to launch digital health section of devices in 500 stores
Target has plans to launch a new digital health initiative next month online and in 500 of its 1,793 stores. Beyond knowing the stories will offer a new section for health devices, details on what,...
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As Nokia rebounds from mobile phones, it sets its sights on digital health
Perennial digital health dabbler Nokia could be headed for a major push in the space, according to recent remarks made by Nokia Technology President Ramzi Haidamus.Haidamus joined Nokia in 2014, around...
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Samsung Australia unveils prototype wearable to monitor risk for concussions
Samsung Australia has announced a prototype for a connected headband that helps athletes monitor their risk for concussions. The company has given an additional grant to the two researchers who...
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Study: Wearables' accuracy varies widely for caloric burn
A new paper published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that, when it comes to measuring energy expenditure, many leading fitness trackers have a margin of error of about 200 calories per day...
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WebMD's app-enabled weight loss pilot helped 800 Verizon employees lose weight
WebMD partnered with Verizon to offer digital health coaching to 1,100 of Verizon's employees in a recent pilot, Employee Benefit News reports. The program led to weight loss for 73 percent of...
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Apple alum gets into direct-to-consumer blood tests with wellness-focused,...
A former Apple executive has launched an Indiegogo campaign for Cor, his two-year-old consumer blood tracking startup formerly known as Neuon. Bob Messerschmidt worked on optics and spectrometry for...
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Pebble lays off 40 employees, shifts focus to health, fitness
Smartwatch maker Pebble, one of the first entrants into the space, has layed off 40 employees, or 25 percent of its workforce, the company told Tech Insider yesterday.Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky cited a...
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Planned Parenthood launches Spot On, a period tracking, birth control app
Planned Parenthood has launched a new app, called Spot On, that helps users track their period and manage their birth control.Spot On allows users to track their flow; monitor their symptoms, like...
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Report: Jawbone users like the app, but not the device; vice versa for Fitbit
We tend to think of activity tracking devices and the companion apps that process their data as single product offerings. But a new report from Argus Insights suggests that perhaps the users of these...
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Smart jewelry company Ringly unveils step-tracking bracelet
New York City-based smart jewelry company Ringly, has announced a new line of devices, bracelets, that in addition to notifying the user of calls, texts, and emails, also track activity --...
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Fitbit sells 1 million of each of its new devices in their first month
Fitbit announced last week that in its first month of selling its two newest device: Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta devices, it has sold 1 million of each. Additionally, during that time frame, the...
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Adidas, Interactive Health Technologies launch heart rate tracking watch for...
Adidas has partnered with Interactive Health Technologies (IHT), which offers a health tracking system designed specifically for grade school physical education (PE) courses, to launch Zone, a...
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