ZTE Grand Band

ZTE joins the wearable market with Grand Band

The Chinese company announced a water-proof fitness wrist-band that looks like Nike+ FuelBand with its dot-matrix LED screen.
FitStar Personal Trainer

FitStar Personal Trainer app updated with Challenges, improved sharing and more

This release also comes with improved Session summary that recaps user workouts, highlighting minutes completed, calories burned and Moves completed.
PumpUp

Photo-based community for healthy and active living PumpUp secures $2.4 million in seed funding

General Catalyst Partners led the round; additional investors included Azure Capital Partners, Relay Ventures, Freycinet Investments, and few angel investors.
UnitedHealthcare Health4Me app

UnitedHealthcare’s makes its free Health4Me app available to everyone

Mobile app for iPhone and Android devices gives consumers access to prices for more than 520 medical services across more than 290 "episodes of care."
sensors

Consumer healthcare sensor market to reach $47.40 billion by the end of 2020

Growing at a CAGR of 5.56%, the market is driven, the research firm is saying, by the rising healthcare costs, aging population and wide-spread diseases.
Workout With Propel Challenge

MapMyFitness launches Workout With Propel Challenge

Workout at least 4 times a week and hydrate with Propel Workout Water or Propel Powder, and you could win an Under Armour gift card.
Apple iTime patent

Apple patent filing for the “iTime” smart watch caught at the USPTO

Filed back in 2011, the patent describes a device reminiscent of Pebble's smart watch that could deliver notifications from the iPhone and iPad to one's wrist.
AdhereTech's CEO and cofounder Josh Stein

Interview with AdhereTech’s CEO and cofounder Josh Stein

AdhereTech makes patented smart pill bottles that automatically measure if patients have taken their medication and analyzes information in real-time.
New York Digital Health Accelerator

New York Digital Health Accelerator announces its 2014 class

Seven companies were selected from a pool of over hundred applicants to benefit from capital boost and high-profile mentoring.
Fitnet to support University of Kansas Medical Center childhood obesity program

Fitnet to support University of Kansas Medical Center childhood obesity program

Fitnet will use its advanced computer vision technology to connect families with health and nutritional information as well as real personal trainers.
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