Misfit Flash Link

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 study

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.
HoloLens demo

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.
back of smart bra

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 swim support

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

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 Mi Band 1S

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.
fitness brands

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 Apple Watch app

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.
Apple Watch

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.