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Lumoback team raise $5M funding: Whats next for the body sensor company?

Lumoback team raise $5M funding: Whats next for the body sensor company?

The company behind Lumoback, a clever gadget and app that ensures you’re not slouching and ruining your back, has received more than $5 million in its first round of funding with contributions from Yahoo co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang and Innovation Endeavors, Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s investment fund. According to Mobile Health News, the company will be using the extra cash for marketing, product development and engineering. The health and fitness tech market is becoming quickly saturated … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps

Microsoft Kinect could be used to heal wounded veterans

Microsoft Kinect could be used to heal wounded veterans

The Kinect is obviously a super popular gaming device, but over the past few years many researchers, hackers and even regular people have realised its huge potential for doing other things, like helping medical professionals during operations or creating brilliant works of art. Its potential in the medical arena has spread even further, as we’ve seen over the past year it’s been used to help stroke victims interact with others online and play a role in … Read entire article »

Filed under: Professional healthcare products

Fitbug set to launch Wow scale to accompany Air gadget

Fitbug set to launch Wow scale to accompany Air gadget

We first heard about Fitbug earlier in the year, when the tracking company started (fairly quietly compared to its competitors) introducing its tracking device, the Fitbug Air, into the health and fitness tech market. Well now Fitbug is taking steps to conquer an even bigger bit of the quantified self pie, as this week it was announced that it’ll be launching a Bluetooth Smart Ready Scale, called the Wow. Just like Fitbit and Withings, the company … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

Yog connects you up with other runners to stay motivated

Yog connects you up with other runners to stay motivated

Many of us plan on eating our own body weight in meat and mince pies over the next few weeks, so just like every year January needs to be all about getting back in shape. Although fancy gyms and over-priced personal trainers are a tempting option, we really don’t think you can ever beat a good run outside to get your heart beating and body moving. However, one of the main problems when it comes to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Blip aims to be the world’s first wi-fi blood pressure monitor

Blip aims to be the world’s first wi-fi blood pressure monitor

A lot of gadgets have been launched over the past few years that provide regular people with the basic tools and data reading apps to monitor their blood pressure from home, giving them the freedom to really take control of their health. However, a new start-up is now hoping to bring those who are concerned with tracking their blood pressure a new way of taking readings, which requires even less extra equipment or technical knowledge. Blip is … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health Gadgets

MappyHealth analyses Twitter data for health trends

MappyHealth analyses Twitter data for health trends

Many of us spend so much of our time tweeting about what we’re up to, what we’re eating, who we’re with and how we feel that it’s no surprise some data companies are hoping to tap into our tweets in order to find out important information about our lives. Of course marketers want to know what we’re doing so they can target products and promotional materials at us, but over the past year or so … Read entire article »

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Nike+ Accelerator launches to drive digital fitness innovations

Nike+ Accelerator launches to drive digital fitness innovations

This week Nike has launched a programme called Nike+ Accelerator, which will provide ten lucky companies with all kinds of tools to create great products that use the Nike+ platform and services. Nike is inviting companies who are producing great tech solutions to apply for the scheme, which the brand hopes will drive digital innovation in the worlds of health and fitness and bring exciting new developments to the Nike+ ecosystem. According to Nike, a dedicated team … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets

Google Now app gets a pedometer: The first step in Google’s fitness tracking mission?

Google Now app gets a pedometer: The first step in Google’s fitness tracking mission?

Many are speculating today whether Google is looking to stake a claim on the fitness monitoring market, since the Google Now Android application has been quietly updated this week to include walking and cycling tracking features. Google Now is a bit like Android’s answer to Siri, it’s an app that serves up suggestions and information to you when you think you might need it and up until now has done things like showing you the weather … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Tinke: The next must-have gadget in health and wellness tracking?

Tinke: The next must-have gadget in health and wellness tracking?

Argh we know what you’re thinking not ANOTHER cute little health and wellness tracker that’ll tell me exactly the same stats as the one before it and the one before that and the one… But no, Tinke is a little bit different, it’s a health tracking gadget, yep, but it’s not just about tracking your steps or helping you lose weight, it’s a total body monitoring solution and we think it might just be the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets

Tactio’s apps help teens lose weight and get fit

Tactio’s apps help teens lose weight and get fit

Plenty of companies have tried their hand at health and fitness apps and services over the past year, but app specialists Tactio are tapping into a niche by producing lots of products specially aimed at teens and younger people who want to be healthier. Tactio is already a prominent player in the mobile health arena, with apps like TactioHealth proving popular among those looking for a comprehensive health tracking solution, but what makes the company stand out … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps