1.6 million smart bands have been shipped in H2 2013
Fitbit became the new leader of the wearable band market following the launch of its affordable Flex and Force bands in May and October 2013 respectively.
CARROT Fit app wants to make you workout
Using the "stick" (rather than "carrot") method, the application is designed to make sure you exercise more.
Pedometer++ is a simple step logger with no extra fuss
Relying on the iPhone 5s' M7 motion co-processor, the app provides users with easy-to-grasp data presented in a bar chart with a line for your daily step target
Lumo Lift wearable crowdfunding campaign nears $1M
Working in tandem with an accompanying mobile app, the device is made to help users with their posture; it is still available for $69.
Nursing Information Sources
69% of nurses own and/or use a tablet, 81% - a smartphone, and 98% - a desktop computer; 79% prefer online journal articles compared to 60% for print.
Get Mobile, Get Healthy: The Appification of Health & Fitness
The findings in this infographic are based on an independent study of 1,000 smartphone owners who use or plan to use apps to track their health and fitness.
Quick Fit is the fanciest seven-minute workout app we’ve seen
The application, available only for iPhone, offers clear demonstrations of the exercises being done as you're going through the steps.
America’s Crucial Moment: Uncovering the exact moment your diet will fail
Two out of every five crucial moments are related to snacking, regardless of the time of day; the average American snacks three times a day.
Bioscape Digital to acquire PictureRx to boost its patient engagement platform
Chattanooga-based PictureRx is an industry leader in the development of patient-centric medication tools.
MapMyFitness adds integration with MyFitnessPal
User's workouts recorded within MapMyFitness will automatically sync to MyFitnessPal; this includes activity type, time, average pace and total calories burned.