PrO2 improves athletic performance using breathing exercises

PrO2 improves athletic performance using breathing exercises

The small device connects to a smartphone and an accompanying app to train users' inspiratory muscles; the company promises increased breathing power by to 50%.
LifeTip is a no-skin-contact heart monitor

LifeTip is a no-skin-contact heart monitor

The device is able to detect arrhythmias and other heart conditions, and if necessary, immediately send alerts using a Bluetooth-paired smartphone.
Sensoria

Sensoria secures $5 million first investment round from Italy’s Reply SpA

Formerly known as Heapsylon, Sensoria makes smart mobile-capable products and a platform that enables other companies to create their own smart wearables.
The mHealth market to reach $6.7 billion by the end of 2014

The mHealth market to reach $6.7 billion by the end of 2014

The market is comprised of telemedicine devices, fitness and lifestyle, remote diagnostic and monitoring tools, communications platforms and e-patient care.
Jawbone updates its app with food tracking capability

Jawbone updates its app with food tracking capability

The UP Insight Engine will now give you suggestions on how you can improve your overall health, incorporating what you've eaten, sleeping, as well as workouts.
Tory Burch - Fitbit Flex

Tory Burch turns Fitbit Flex into a fancy piece of jewelry

For $195, you get the fanciest activity tracker money could buy; it keeps all of the features we got to expect from a Fitbit device, though.
ZEISS Digital Lenses

ZEISS Digital Lenses can help reduce eye fatigue from mobile devices

The new lenses are designed to fight the so called Digital Eye Strain brought on by the modern age and devices like smartphones and tablets.
iWatch to be available in three different variants?

iWatch to be available in three different variants?

One model will boast a 1.6-inch, while the other two will have 1.8-inch displays; the most expensive iWatch will use sapphire glass.
Made by the company called This Place, this open-source application tunes into existing NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset to do its magic.

MindRDR EEG connects to Google Glass to read one’s mind and take a photo

Made by the company called This Place, this open-source application tunes into existing NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset to do its magic.
HelpAround unveils Mobile Safety Net for people with diabetes

HelpAround unveils Mobile Safety Net for people with diabetes

Described as the first sharing economy service for consumer help, it reveals nearby "Diabetes Helpers" from the crowd to aid in sudden crises.
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