Pebble is encouraging industry standard algorithms for activity tracking.
Tag: Fitbit
Pebble’s new smartwatches try to combine best of Apple Watch and Fitbit
Pebble’s new smartwatches are different from Apple Watch and Fitbit in key ways
Physicians use Fitbit heart rate data to manage a patient’s atrial fibrillation
The FitBit Charge HR, a wrist-mounted activity tracker, was “interrogated” to help manage a patient with new onset atrial fibrillation after a seizure.
Using wearables to calibrate questionnaires could help address the “stickiness” problem in digital health
Researchers used pedometers data to predict detailed exercise information from simple validated activity questionnaires.
Study: Not using prescribed health tracker may be a sign of higher readmission risk
For patients given a Fitbit after hospital discharge, those that either didn’t track or intermittently tracked were more likely to be readmitted.
