How One Company Aims to Save Lives with Its Smartwatch
ZEM Life is developing a smartwatch that can deliver Narcan to combat a fentanyl overdose.
Report: Apple Watch to add blood pressure, thermometer features
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning to add more health features to its watch, including a feature to track blood pressure and a wrist-based thermometer.
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Microsoft will shut down its Health Dashboard site and Band apps
On May 31, Microsoft will pull the plug on its Health Dashboard site and remove its Band applications from the Microsoft Store, Google Play and Apple App store.
From startup to start again: How Withings plans to recover from its Nokia experience
Withings co-founder Eric Carreel bought the company back earlier this year after a somewhat disastrous tenure under Nokia and is now looking to forge a path forward in the crowded connected health space.
This smartwatch with an Uber-like twist is aiming to transform emergency cardiac care
Maker iBeat said that it has 11,000 preorders for its Heart Watch device, which registers changes in heart rate and blood flow that might signal cardiac arrest and sends for help from a network of Good Samaritans trained on CPR.
Wearables are second biggest revenue driver for Apple 3 years after they were introduced
Apple highlighted its wearable muscle on the first quarter conference call.
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AliveCor’s cardiac tool for Apple’s smartwatch to detect Afib gets FDA clearance
AliveCor's Kardiaband is designed to help consumers manage the task of detecting Afib, a form of heart arrhythmia and will help Apple bolster its relevance to healthcare.
Fitbit CEO details ambitions for diabetes management
Fitbit CEO and chairman James Park outlined the company's progress in a conference call late Wednesday to discuss the company's earnings in the third quarter.
Apple upgrades heart monitoring tech to flag arrhythmias, adds new study with Stanford Medicine
Apple COO Jeff Williams noted that the company has been working on improvements to its heart rate monitoring technology over the past couple of years and claimed that Apple's heart rate monitor is the most widely used in the world.
Tim Cook offers a glimpse of Apple’s healthcare future
As Apple prepares to pull the wraps off the latest model of its iPhone tomorrow, CEO Tim Cook touched on the company's different approaches to healthcare and how that will factor into the future of the company in an interview with Fortune.
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One year after Apple and Aetna formed an alliance, Aetna appears to have found someone to lead those corporate wellness efforts.
Smartwatch launch stands out among additions to Fitbit’s digital health portfolio
Fitbit has rolled out a smartwatch and expanded its digital health offering with additional products such as a connected scale and subscription-based personalized coaching service.
Fitbit’s Super Bowl commercial for smartwatch reflects ambition for diverse user base
Fitbit's ad illustrates the need for wearables companies to demonstrate their products appeal to a wide variety of lifestyles beyond tech geeks.
Update: Hackers turn smartwatch strap into remote monitoring tool for pregnant women
The smartwatch strap uses sensors to track sweat, body temperature, and heart rate. It also includes a back-end Web app so doctors can log-in and track their patients remotely.
CONVERGE: Smart sensors have moved way beyond wrist-based fitness trackers
A CONVERGE panel discussion on smartwatches and ResearchKit offered a glimpse of the sensors that are going beyond vitals and the wrist.