Misfit Flash Link fitness tracker unveiled with a price tag of $19.99
The company also launched the Misfit Link app that allows users to take a selfie with their phone, control their music, or advance slides in a presentation.
AARP: 50+ population want to embrace modern wearable technology
At the end of the six-week trial, 71% of participants reported increased awareness of activity, sleep or eating habits; and 45% reported increased motivation.
New HoloLens video demos its usage in medical education
The two-minute video shows HoloLens in its full glory, as it reveals different aspects of the human body including the inner layers of the heart.
Cyrcadia enters clinical trials for its wearable breast cancer detection device
After the trial is completed, the company will produce a wearable device (iTBra), which will utilize a comfortable data collection device placed under a bra.
Withings adds automatic swim tracking to Activité, Activité Pop smart watches
The watches will now be able to automatically recognize movements as a swim workout, and then show users calories burned and total time spent swimming.
Fatigue Science’s Readiband is a sleep tracker for athletes
The secret sauce is in a special biomathematical model developed by the U.S. Military that analyzes the sleep data captured by the band.
Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi Band 1S will monitor your heart rate
The Chinese company is working on a successor to its affordable Mi Band, having already cleared that device with Taiwan's National Communications Commission.
Samsung ranks highest in J.D. Power’s fitness band report
The Korean company's products perform particularly well in styling and appearance, variety of features, battery life and durability.
Novartis launches smart watch apps for visually impaired people
ViaOpta Nav and ViaOpta Daily help visually impaired people walk to a nearby cafe, go to the pharmacy, and pick up their grandchildren at the kindergarten.
Nebraska Medicine testing Apple Watch for patient engagement
The health system will release several Apple Watch and iOS apps for patients, as well as an iOS application targeted at physicians.