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A new report from Flurry Analytics shows that health and fitness apps are growing at a faster rate than the overall app market so far in 2014. The analytics.. 
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MANY runners and fitness fanatics have been quick to embrace wearable wireless tracking devices for measuring physical activity and calories burned. Now, a growing number of physicians are formally studying whether such “wearables” can improve patients’ health by spurring people to get moving.
Mike Rucker's insight:
Here is the recent WSJ article about mHealth without needing to go through their pay gate. This backs up what I have been touting for a couple years now, data for data sake in not a health intervention.
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We won't hear much about Google Glass at Google I/O 2014, but the tech giant's new digital health platform, Google Fit, will likely take center stage. Via Marc Phippen
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June 25, 2014 3:54 AM
Now that Google has its fingers in more pies than ever before, the big focus at I/O this year will be about building the broader Google ecosystem. Android on your wrist and in your car. Nest in your home. Google everywhere you look.
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ClickZ Spritzing, Wearables, and the Future of Content Consumption ClickZ There are a lot of areas in the field of mobile and wearable devices that still have room for innovation, but companies are starting to pave the road to new consumption...
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VentureBeat Samsung Trumps Apple With Digital Health Announcement - Again Forbes Venue and delivery aside, the announcement itself has significant implications for digital health ‒ and perhaps more importantly for the other tech titan a few miles...
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Looks like Samsung is making digital health a core focus of their mobile strategy.
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I’ll admit it: I have had a serious crush on a wearable device (or two). I’ve gotten down with aJawbone Up, fallen for a Fitbit Force, and even messed around with a Misfit (Shine). I’ve serially dated activity-tracking apps like Moves and Breeze. But I’ve had to break up with them all. For starters, I’ve never gotten enough back to make these relationships worthwhile. Yes, I now know that I walk more on Mondays than on Fridays, and that my sleep deteriorates over the course of the week. Big whoop. Having this information hasn’t changed my life. I was promised a superhuman level of understanding in exchange for the rights to collect, save and analyze my personal data. I still don’t have that. I’m still the same old me. The news that Nike is abandoning wearables should be a wake-up call. We are missing an incredible opportunity. How do we get back this industry back on track?... Via Jeff Domansky
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This is a great article by Andy Hickl that I wholeheartedly agree with...
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May 16, 2014 4:57 PM
The challenge for wearables is not just to create a market demand but to meet and exceed consumer expectations. |
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Allegedly in a form factor similar to the Samsung Gear Fit, Microsoft's wristband would be the latest wearable offering from a high-profile tech company.
Mike Rucker's insight:
That's just what the market needs another activity tracking wristband...
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It's easy to imagine your doctor staring out from the screen of your phone, talking to you as he reads the objective data being gathered by the sensors moving over your body.
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"Amazon’s director of product management for the Fire Phone, Cameron Janes, told VentureBeat his team has not explored the possible health-related capabilities of the device, but said he found the idea “fascinating.”" Amazon's Fire Phone might be a boon for health apps? I'm guessing probably not, but pretty cool none-the-less.
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According to a recent report from ON World, in the next fives years an estimated 700 million wearable technology devices will ship worldwide, which will make for a $47.4 billion market. The research firm predicts that hardware sales will continue to dominate revenues for the next five years but monitoring services, apps, and subscriptions will have faster growth rates. Via JP DOUMENG
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Legislators seek ideas to improve digital healthcare landscape. A white paper released Tuesday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee seeks information on how to improve the digital healthcare landscape.
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Salesforce is betting that wearables in the workplace will be a big business opportunity.
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San Francisco, CA - Apple Inc took the wraps off a mobile application that can collect and analyze users' health data, part of a suite of new features outlined for its computing and mobile software, at its annual developers' ...
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Can't wait to try this.
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$20B by 2018 indicates a lot opportunity in the coming years...
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iOS users like health apps and Android users like fitness apps, not that surprising when you look at the respective user bases...