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Sprint's health incubator adds startups building breathalyzers, heart devices, water bottles

By Jonah Comstock 09:26 am March 9, 2015

Triomi's Pocket 12-lead ECG The Sprint Techstars accelerator announced its second class of companies, including a mix of new companies and a few that are already reasonably well-known. The companies will be based in Kansas City and will receive $120,000 in funding from the accelerator. "Sprint is proud to be working with Techstars again to bring this world-class accelerator program to Kansas...

Six attempts at a smartphone-connected breathalyzer

By Jonah Comstock 12:29 pm June 10, 2013

If you've been hanging around Indiegogo, you may have noticed a new trend in smartphone-connected devices: the smartphone breathalyzer. Three companies have shown up with smartphone breathalyzers on the crowdfunding platform in the last few months, with two more launching independently, and at least three of the products claim to be (in these exact words) "the world's first smartphone...