HotSeat app

Design firm Mad*Pow acquires HotSeat app maker

The application is designed to help office workers add short bursts of physical activity into their days, and support each other in doing so.
Fossil new smart watches

Fossil unveils new Android Wear smartwatch, smarter analog watches

Android Wear-powered Q Wander and Q Marshal are slimmer than its predecessor (Q Founder), packing all the hardware in 44mm and 46mm cases, respectively.
Yes Health app

UCSF Diabetes Center, Yes Health team-up on precision medicine initiative to prevent diabetes

The goal of this precision medicine initiative will be to decipher the individual and integrated contributions of myriad risk factors using data.
Medisafe app

Medisafe, Nestlé Health Science to help patients prepare for surgery

Personalized adherence platform will be used to help patients take Nestlé Health Science's IMPACT ADVANCED RECOVERY Specialized Nutrition Drink.
Parks Associates Adoption of Smart Watches

Research: Western Europeans to buy 24.5M connected fitness trackers in 2020

At the moment, 10 percent of Spanish broadband households own a smart watch, followed by 8 percent in the U.K., 7 percent in Germany, and 6 percent in France.
Dario device and app

Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System now available in the U.S.

The system consists of an pocket-sized, all-in-one Smart Meter that plugs directly into smartphones coupled with a robust, real-time mobile app.
Blooming headband

Blooming aims to bring mindfulness meditation to a company near you

The hi-tech service includes stress monitoring and tracking, personal coaching, peer pressure and meditation advice to help users cope with everyday's stress.
health monitoring

Research: Adoption of health monitoring devices to hit 70M by 2020

The greater consumer affinity with connected devices will be accompanied by an upsurge in the adoption of platforms such as Apple Health and Google Fit.
Docphin

HealthTap acquires physician service Docphin

Docphin enables physicians to follow various journals, set up alerts, search PubMed, and access more than 1,000 articles by specialty, topic or drug class.
Freespira system

Palo Alto Health Sciences gets $1.9M for its app-enabled system for panic disorder

Called the Freespira Breathing System, the FDA-cleared solution is based on research from Stanford University and Boston University in the mid 2000s.