By Tim Bredrup The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently announced the creation of the Sports and Fitness Working Group and is now accepting members. This group will work together to enhance interoperability between Bluetooth enabled sports and fitness sensor products and training computers (Bluetooth Smart devices) and hub devices such as smartphones, PCs, TVs […]
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The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize may be the largest mHealth competition ever with a $10m award
The Qualcolmm Tricorder X Prize is a contest that seeks to create a medical tricorder that is capable of diagnosing certain diseases among other things
West Wireless launches study of its first wireless fetal monitoring device
By Tim Bredrup West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) has partnered with Carlos Slim Health Institute, recently announcing the launch of a year-long research study on WWHI’s first wireless fetal monitoring device, called Sense4Baby. The hand-held, portable wireless device, developed by WWHI in 2010, provides critical maternal and fetal monitoring in high-risk pregnancies at a […]
Zephyr Technologies lands major deal to embed AT&T 3G in its BioHarness™ Body Area Network
Zephyr Technologies has struck a deal with AT&T to embed AT&T’s 3G/4G technology inside its BioHarness™ wearable biosensor technology. This deal has major implications for the future of the company’s mobile apps, and gives the company a jump-start on its competitors. Zephyr’s stated mission is to “Measure Life” and they license their products to academic […]
