health devices

Test before you invest: Camera rental startup now rents out health, fitness wearables

By Aditi Pai 09:49 am January 14, 2015

Camera rental startup Lumoid recently launched a health and fitness device rental service so that people can try out different wearables before deciding which one they want. Lumoid founder Aarthi Ramamurthy told MobiHealthNews in an email that the decision to expand into wearables from photo and video equipment came entirely from the customers. "We asked our customers what other products they'd...

Beam Brush price halved in the face of consumer feedback

By Neil Versel 10:44 am July 11, 2013

Beam Technologies, maker of the Beam Brush smartphone app-enabled toothbrush, has halved the retail price of its signature product in an attempt to boost sales. The Louisville, Ky.-based startup announced the news Wednesday in an e-mail to potential customers. Correction: The original version of this article inaccurately attributed the price change to slow sales. Beam Brush says its sales to date...