Earlier this week at the IFA 2015 trade show in Berlin, consumer technology giant Philips unveiled its new ‘personal health program’, a project which saw the launch of a suit of new connected health products for 2015/16. The main focus was of course centred around the new Health Watch, which allows users to track their wellbeing in correspondence with Philips own HealthSuite app. However Philips made it clear this new project would be aimed to ‘help … Read entire article »

Keeping people out of hospital, unless they really need it, is one major aim of those involved in the Connected Health industry, so it’s great to hear that more money is being provided to companies that are looking to enhance their offerings through further research and education where possible. Today, CHESS (Connected Health Early Stage Researcher Support System), the organisation which aims to develop health scientists with the ability to work across education, industry, health and policy sectors has received €3.9million … Read entire article »

 The rise in sports technology over the past decade has been astronomical, especially within the past 2 years where integration with smartphones has really taken off. We now have the ability to track all of our daily outgoings whether that is via steps taken, miles cycled or even distance swam. However I still feel none of this can really compare to the experience and understanding of an actual coach or trainer. Don’t me wrong, these … Read entire article »

StartUp Health, the New York based startup accelerator specialising in digital health announced it would be supporting 12 more digital health startup’s, expanding its portfolio to 102 companies. At launch back in 2011, StartUp Health set themselves a goal of helping 1000 health startups transform the healthcare industry within a decade. Now with over 102 portfolio companies and over 200 entrepreneurs from 10 different countries, StartUp Health Academy has organised both the largest community of digital … Read entire article »

It seems everyday we see another wearable casted onto the market and yet with every product that passes by there’s always a gap for something new. Enter Swimmo a high-tech smartwatch designed specifically for swimmers allowing them to improve their strength, technique and training. Fully waterproof, Swimmo is designed for continuous work underwater finally giving swimmers the opportunity to track, analyse and overall improve their workouts. Full of features and capable of working as a personal … Read entire article »

Fitness trackers appear to be on the up and it’s predicted the industry will see a rise in revenue from $2 billion to over $5.4 billion by 2019 according to Parks Associates. The consumer tech analysts also found there was a dramatic rise in connected health devices being used in the US with 30% of residents now using a device of some sort, up from 24% in 2013. However it is thought that the majority of these … Read entire article »

With the hype of the latest HTC One M9 at its peak in the build up to Mobile World Congress, the Taiwanese company use this opportunity to surprise some of the most influential media with a flagship product, the HTC Grip, a wrist worn wearable. Being the first wearable released by HTC it was necessary that they came in with a bang, after all, wearable devices have been on the market for quite some time now. … Read entire article »

It now seems that almost everything we use can monitor our daily on goings, whether that be gym equipment, wearable technology, fitness apps and even some forms of clothing. Well now WeChat, the popular messaging app, is getting in on the fun. Rather than leave the tracking to the likes of Fitbit, MyFitnessPal and others, WeChat has decided to integrate communication and keeping fit into the same app. Ok so this is nothing new, however they … Read entire article »

Although already a very well established brand in almost every aspect of sports/leisure industry, Under Armour the US sports manufacturer is now upping its footprint into the fitness tech segment with the acquisition of Endomondo and MyFitnessPal. So a bit of an insight into the two apps, Endomondo is a fitness app for all platforms that brings with it a huge social aspect by getting its users to connect with their friends and family as well … Read entire article »

There are so many health apps now on the market that measure such a variety of different variables that people are stuck when it comes to knowing what’s the best one for them to download. Well HealthTap – a platform that boasts over 65,000 doctors – put together a survey to uncover what the professionals believe to be most beneficial applications dependant upon whether we’re after weight loss, women’s health, heart health and many more. Up to … Read entire article »