Apps

FitStar Personal Trainer for Android includes four goal-based programs -- Get Strong, Get Lean, Get Moving and Daily Dose -- as well as Freestyle sessions.

Called Due Date Plus, the data-driven program identifies high-risk complications and drives appropriate actions; it currently covers over two million lives.

Developed by Akili Interactive Labs, Project: EVO was designed to assess and treat cognitive issues; it adapts the intensity of the game to the player.

The company has also announced its first app called Brainwell, an app that aims to strengthen and improve six cognitive domains of the brain.

Called HydroAssist, the application allows patients to track and view their treatment history; it is available for iOS and Android smartphones.

You will need to bring the iPhone along for couple of runs/walks so that the app can calibrate, but after those few times - you are literally free to go/run.

Researchers also unveiled a pilot app that uses existing sensors and cognitive technologies to inform blind people on the CMU campus about their surroundings.

The company plans to use the funds to launch in Brazil, and add Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese to the list of supported languages.

Initially an Android exclusive, the health and fitness application has been downloaded by more than 350,000 users in 15 nations in nine languages.

The application is designed to help individuals find others to train with, participate in local fitness and sporting events, and stay motivated.