activity tracker

Under Armour Record HTC has announced that it will postpone the launch of its activity tracker, called HTC Grip, which was first unveiled in March and projected to launch in the spring, according to CNET.

Google (specifically the life sciences team at Google X) is building a wearable health sensor for cardiac and activity tracking, but it isn't a Fitbit or Apple Watch competitor: Google's device is a clinical-grade sensor designed for investigational use.

BodyMedia's patents, now owned by Jawbone, are at the heart of the new suit.

As expected Australia-based medical device company dorsaVi has received a new FDA 510(k) that expands the use case for the suite of wearable sensors, called ViMove, to allow providers to use them for tracking additional static postures like a natural standing posture and various sitting postures.

Academics in Australia at the University of Queensland have launched a three-year research project that will examine the impact of using digital health tools in physical education programs with kids.

An FDA-cleared clinical grade activity tracking system has come to the US for use in workplace injury prevention.

The NPD Group is predicting that 9 percent of American adults will own a smartwatch by the fourth quarter of 2016.

A survey of more than 1,000 consumers from ON World showed that fitness is the most important application for wearable users.

Jawbone UP2 It's been a busy week for Jawbone.

Just two days after Jawbone announced that it will finally ship its heart rate tracking wearable, UP3, even though the tracker will not be waterproof as initially advertised, an anonymous source told the Wall Street Journal that American Express is working with Jawbone to add payment features to a future wearable.