Wearables

63% of survey respondents believe that wearable technologies will be adopted broadly by the insurance industry within the next two years.

Developers can now create tiles for the Microsoft Band's interface, and send notifications from companion mobile apps a user's wrist.

The new insights are visible on the Microsoft Health Web Dashboard, from where users can review their activity captured by the band.

As smartwatch penetration grows, it will close in on activity tracker which will begin to plateau by the end of 2016, peaking at 32 million units.

A team of physicians at Rhode Island Hospital wanted to test Google Glass in real-time, video dermatological consultations.

Affordable Jawbone UP2 fitness tracker also gets announced to replace 2013's Up24 model; this unit lacks heart rate monitor, though.

In 2019, global revenues from connected fitness trackers will exceed $5 billion, with smartwatch sales exceeding 100 million units.

Major healthcare companies have started lining up to announce their commitment to what could easily be the next most popular wearable device in the world.

AARP has teamed-up with UnitedHealthcare, Pfizer and Georgia Tech to determine solutions that improve the quality of life for people as they age.

By 2019, total shipment volumes are forecast to reach 126.1 million units, resulting in a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.1%.