Back in March I decided to put my activity tracking on hiatus and sold my Fitbit Flex as I prepared to have shoulder surgery. Then after a few weeks during recovery I began reading reviews of the newly released Garmin Vivofit activity tracker. The first of those reviews was on my favorite product review site …
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At the end of March I had shoulder surgery to repair a fifty percent tear of my rotator cuff, a SLAP tear of my labrum, as well as cartilage damage which I endured in a racquetball accident. The recovery has been very painful and I wrote my first blog post on Medium that discusses it. I’ve …
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I recently tested InsideTracker (Disclosure: They provided me a complimentary test) which offers a bloodwork analysis service that provides you with recommendations to help improve and optimize your health based on the results. Their service aims to improve health to boost energy, improve sleep, and enhance performance as well as several other benefits. They offer 5 …
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I came across this post by Rupa Patel on the Quantified Self Facebook group about Epic Systems which is one of the largest electronic health record (EHR) companies in the US announcing an API. Apparently Epic Systems has more than half of the US population’s medical records stored on its system. Even more interesting is …
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Today at Apple’s iPhone launch event they announced that the iPhone 5s will have a new motion-sensing co-processor chip called the M7. The chip will allow for measurement of motion data continuously letting apps know if you’re stationary, walking, or driving based on data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass. It will also reduce battery drain. …
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Last week the Boston Quantified Self group hosted a talk titled The Quantified Patient. The talk was promoted as a “unique event will feature forward thinking entrepreneurs, researchers and companies who are redefining healthcare through the use of self-tracking systems, behavior change psychology, and human analytics.” I discovered this while seeing several tweets come from the event through …
So I’m one week in on my simultaneous testing of the Bodymedia armband, Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, and Fitbit One. I’m learning quite a bit about all the nuances in these 4 devices and can safely say that selecting the one that’s right for you isn’t a simple process. There are many different factors …
Bodymedia, Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit One Activity Tracking Roundup Update Read More »
Going into day one of SXSW Interactive, a tech conference in Austin Texas, the New York Times published a story on how the spotlight this year would be on hardware. The story went on to discuss several devices to make this point which included 3D printers, smartwatches, and environment sensors like Nest. They also mentioned …
Last year was a good one when it came to the growth of health gadgets and services. A digital health year end funding report that was done by Rocket Health showed how fast the sector is moving. Venture Beat broke down the report and said the following: Investors funneled 46 percent more money and made 56 …
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