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By Laura Lovett | 12:12 pm | March 04, 2019
Two and a half years after discontinuing its Microsoft Band, the tech giant announced plans to close down the corresponding platform. 
By Heather Mack | 05:59 pm | December 29, 2016
Fitbit has dropped one of its several lawsuits against Jawbone.
By Jonah Comstock | 09:33 am | December 02, 2015
According to a new report from Parks Associates, ownership of digital health and wellness devices in the United States -- especially fitness trackers -- is steadily climbing.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:40 am | August 11, 2015
Katherine Morley makes a donation at the Hirsh Library at Tufts.
By Aditi Pai | 11:25 am | June 03, 2015
The wearable device market grew in Q1 for the eighth consecutive year, according to a report from research firm IDC.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:04 am | January 21, 2015
A Dublin, Ireland-based company, Kinesis, has found that its QTUG system, which uses app-connected wearable sensors to assess fall risk, could be valuable for evaluating multiple sclerosis, too.
By Jonah Comstock | 05:00 am | January 06, 2015
The new heart rate-enabled devices Fitbit announced in October have begun shipping and are now available for purchase online, the company announced.
By Jonah Comstock | 08:12 am | December 18, 2014
A wearable device with an emergency button, from Lifecomm.
By Jonah Comstock | 08:23 am | November 25, 2014
About 19 million wearable fitness devices are in use worldwide this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research, and that number is expected to nearly triple by 2018.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:20 am | September 11, 2014
Apple's big wearable announcement Tuesday was met with excitement by some and disappointment by others.