personal-tech: Health & Fitness
Why Apple iOS-Driven Smartwatch Makes Sense
Apple is reportedly developing a wearable product that features its iOS operating system and curved glass. Watch out, Pebble.
Meaningful Use Needs Mobile Magic
Mobile technology could play a huge role in meeting the federal MU regulations, but the Stage 2 rulebook virtually ignores this potential.
When Smart Mobile Technology Meets Good Science
Tablets, smartphones, and mobile apps have the potential to improve patient care--but without quality clinical research to back them up, you may...
Mobile Health Revolution: Doctors And Patients Disagree
Many doctors frown on consumers' interest in mobile health, says PwC report. But that's only half the story.
EHRs Aren't Ready For Pay For Performance
Meeting the pay for performance challenge requires more sophisticated capabilities in EHRs and more physician cooperation.
As More Docs Use Digital Records, So Will Consumers
HITECH Act is prompting widespread adoption of e-health records, but there's more to "Meaningful Use" than what's in the government's programs.
6 Kickstarter Projects That Grabbed Our Attention
Kickstarter is a crowd-funding website where people show off their ideas and ask for funding. There are plenty of good and bad ideas, but we're...
Sony SmartWatch: Cool, But Limited Value
Think of Sony's $150 SmartWatch as a sort of remote control for your Android smartphone. Here's what it can and can't do.
Telemedicine Dilemma: Savings Or Healing Hands More Important?
Telemedicine has two sides, cutting costs and giving some patients access to previously unreachable expertise, but depriving others of the...
Is 2012 The Year Of Online Patients?
Meaningful Use programs, healthcare reform, and the public's love of mobile devices could add up to patients finally getting fully involved in...
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Web Programs Help Adolescents Control Diabetes
April 25, 2013Puberty typically wreaks havoc with diabetes control, but a Yale study that combines adolescence and diabetes coping programs reverses that trend.
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Samsung Galaxy S 4: 11 Clever Tricks
April 25, 2013Samsung's Galaxy S 4 smartphone features solid hardware and a variety of innovative software capabilities, making it one of the best choices now....
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Oozes Innovation
April 24, 2013Samsung Galaxy S4 may be today's best smartphone, with solid hardware and software tricks such as eye tracking and a gesture UI.
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Health IT Investments Approach $500 Million In Q1
April 19, 2013Venture capitalists plug a record $493 million into healthcare technology, with consumer-focused companies receiving the lion's share.
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Microsoft May Enter Smartwatch Fray
April 15, 2013Microsoft has asked component suppliers for 1.5-inch touchscreens that could be used in a device like a smartwatch, says Wall Street Journal.
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Samsung Smartwatch In The Works
March 19, 2013Samsung's wearable device will do many of the same things that a smartphone can.
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Apple Beware, Samsung Plans Smartwatch Too
February 16, 2013Mere days after reports surface about an Apple-made smartwatch, leaked screenshots purport to reveal what Samsung's smartwatch will look like.
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Why Apple iOS-Driven Smartwatch Makes Sense
February 11, 2013Apple is reportedly developing a wearable product that features its iOS operating system and curved glass. Watch out, Pebble.
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Intel CTO: Smart Sensors, Wearable Tech Coming Soon
January 16, 2013Touchscreen Ultrabooks might be cutting edge today, but Intel CTO Justin Rattner says it's nothing compared to the next generation of smart...
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Diabetics See Clinical ROI From Online Disease Management
December 03, 2012Controlled study finds patients can achieve better blood glucose control using a wireless home glucose monitor, a smartphone and the right software.
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