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iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is ramping up its own medical device efforts

By Brian Dolan 07:03 am April 21, 2015

Sotera Wireless's ViSi Mobile monitor. Last year Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn quietly acquired a stake in continuous vital signs monitoring company Sotera Wireless for an undisclosed sum. (As MobiHealthNews reported at the time, an SEC filing last April showed that Sotera had raised $20 million from undisclosed backers.) The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Foxconn...

Apple manufacturer funds fitness watchmaker

By Brian Dolan 07:21 am August 5, 2011

A new Android-powered watch platform from startup WIMM Labs features sensors that could be used for mHealth applications, reports CNET. WIMM Labs is being funded by iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, which will, not surprisingly, be manufacturing the WIMM device, too. The watch module, which runs on a custom Android OS developed for the small display, includes WiFi, Bluetooth, an accelerometer, GPS,...