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Interview: Dr. Mike Tsai, Chairman and CEO of Salutron, Maker of LifeTrak
The LifeTrak Move C300 is a wrist wearable fitness and activity tracker that automatically tracks steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned. The device fits comfortably on my wrist and with...
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BioBeats: Adaptive Media Blends Heart With Music
BioBeats has merged entertainment and healthcare into their first experimental app, Pulse. Experiment #2 is coming soon – BioMuse. While Pulse is fun – your heart beat drives the rhythm and force of...
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Health 2.0: How to Use Data Around You to Lead a Healthier Life
Health 2.0 once again exceeded my expectations with their 7th Annual Fall Conference, this year in Santa Clara. Needless to say, I have too much to share in just one post. Today I’ll focus on...
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Quantifying Alcohol Consumption with BACtrack Mobile: Small, Fast, Accurate...
One aspect of health and wellness is measuring what we eat. While many mobile apps track calories to regulate diets, not many have tackled measuring the amount of alcohol consumed. In April 2013,...
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Goji Play Launches: Tops the List of Must Have Fun Fitness Tech
I met with Kai Huang, co-founder and CEO of Blue Goji, and Zach Fountain, COO in a SOMA gym to test out Goji Play, a fusion of hardware and software that turns any cardio fitness machine into an...
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EveryMove: Earn Points and Rewards for Every Move
EveryMove gives you rewards for moving. Seriously, you get points for the things you are already doing for your physical activity. Walking to work, running, biking, or mowing the lawn? Sync up your...
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Predictions for 2014
I find predictions interesting. Humans make predictions almost carelessly, and unabashed I too enjoy pondering the future. While I may have been conservative last year, here are my predictions for 2014...
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Kinsa Smart Thermometer: World’s First Smart Thermometer and Real-Time...
Feeling feverish is often the first symptom of getting sick and finally there is a smart thermometer that can calculate, display, and track changes in temperature with one app. The Kinsa Smart...
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Pact: Beautiful Redesign Incentivizes You to Keep Healthy Habits
Pact (formerly GymPact) relaunched this year with a new name and new features. The app penalizes you ($5 charge minimum per missed event), for not reaching your pre-set fitness, eating, and diet goals....
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Pavlok: Change Habits and Train Behavior Through Electric Shock
Pavlok is a resolutions focused wristband that aims to change habits and train behavior through electric shock. Yes, the wristband sends a shock every time you miss a deadline, goal, or habit. The...
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Under Armour Acquisitions: MyFitnessPal and Endomondo, Creates World’s...
Under Armour announced solid Q4 and year end sales yesterday, as well as two new acquisitions. The Company increased 2014 sales to $3.08 billion, which is a 32% increase over 2013 revenues, exceeding...
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Interview: Dr. Mike Tsai, Chairman and CEO of Salutron, Maker of LifeTrak
The LifeTrak Move C300 is a wrist wearable fitness and activity tracker that automatically tracks steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned. The device fits comfortably on my wrist and with...
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