wearables devices

Frothy times for Google Glass in healthcare

By Brian Dolan 05:53 am August 1, 2013

Google Glass is the highest profile wearable device right now. While it exists and thousands of beta testers have prototype versions of it, it's not commercially available yet. What's striking about the current Google Glass conversation -- especially in healthcare -- is that so little of it is critical. Even the iPad at launch stirred emotions among physicians and health IT types who were quick...

Five percent of broadband households have digital fitness devices

By Brian Dolan 02:00 am May 2, 2013

According to a recent survey conducted by Parks Associates in March, about 5 percent of households with broadband internet have at least one digital fitness device -- like a Fitbit, Jawbone UP, or BodyMedia FIT Armband. The survey, called Digitally Fit: Healthy Living and Connected Devices, polled about 10,000 broadband-enabled households. The survey found that memory improvement mobile apps or...