Apple iWatch to be unveiled in October with built-in blood glucose sensor?

Apple iWatch to be unveiled in October with built-in blood glucose sensor?

Other usual-for-these-kind-of-devices sensors will also come included, enabling calorie consumption, blood oxygen level and sleep activity tracking.
FitStar is turning one-year old, passes 1 million downloads

FitStar is turning one-year old, passes 1 million downloads

During this time the company helped users collectively burn 150 million calories, which is nearly 50,000 pounds or the weight of five adult African elephants.
Stir Kinetic Desk can now connect to Fitbit and give you credit for standing

Stir Kinetic Desk can now connect to Fitbit and give you credit for standing

The company says that standing for four hours a day has the calorie equivalent of completing a two-mile run; that's a lot of calories...
Senseonics

Senseonics raises additional $20 million of private equity financing, gets a new VP of...

The company will use the fresh cash to complete pivotal trials in Europe, obtaining CE mark, and initiate IDE trials in the United States.
PulseOn wants to make heart rate monitoring easier than ever

PulseOn wants to make heart rate monitoring easier than ever

The project wants to eliminate traditional chest belts that are uncomfortable and actually offer only limited insight into one's training.
Think Dirty will help users understand ingredients of personal care products

Think Dirty will help users understand ingredients of personal care products

The application will come with a robust database of products, educational content, and challenges to incentivize positive behavior for health and environment.
iamsick.ca

iamsick.ca wants to make the Canadian healthcare system more accessible to the public

The healthcare wayfinding website and mobile apps show nearby emergency departments, urgent care centres, walk-in/after-hours clinics, and pharmacies.
Molecular food scanner SCiO

Molecular food scanner SCiO passes $2 million on Kickstarter

More than 10,000 backers joined the likes of Khosla Ventures and other angel investors, which brought more than $5 million to the company.
ZocDoc

ZocDoc enters employer health and wellness benefits vertical with ZocDoc for Business

The company taps into the $600 billion employer health and wellness benefits vertical, bolstering its platform and expanding the company's revenue channels.
Nexercise acquires Sworkit to provide custom workouts

Nexercise acquires Sworkit to provide custom workouts

The acquisition will add to Nexercise's 10 million exercise sessions, and 500 million minutes of physical activity already logged.
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