wearables
In its Q3 2018 earnings call, the company said that diversifying its business model has help stem losses from the declining fitness tracker market.
The company's devices, which are available with or without a connected component, look to avoid inconvenient IV drug delivery.
The device maker's wearables and Fitabase's research platform are already being used in a Copenhagen University study on physical activity during pregnancy.
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aktiia, a Swiss startup that makes wristband continuous blood pressure monitoring devices, has just scored $4.1M in funding.
Born directly from its acquisition of Twine Health earlier this year, Fitbit Care is a connected health platform for health plans, employers, and health systems.
The announcement has drawn questions about novelty and claims of coziness with the FDA.
Eighty-seven percent of Americans used at least one digital health tool in 2017, up from 80 percent in 2015, according to a new survey out from Rock Health.
The pentagon is clamping down on wearable fitness devices, following a discovery in January that troop’s secret or confidential locations were revealed by a fitness heat map.
It was a bit of a bumpy start, but it’s beginning to look like Fitbit’s push into the smartwatch market is bearing fruit.