There's a huge number of applications and accessories out there for tablets and smartphones for people who are health conscious or have some sort a health problem that needs to be monitored. People who have heart conditions often have to have frequent EKGs to be sure everything with their heart is working normally. The problem is that going into the doctor's office or to the hospital to have an EKG can cost a lot of money.
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‘health’ Stories
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Withings unveils world’s first Internet connected baby and toddler scale
One of the many things that new parents can become obsessed with is their baby's weight. Parents want to be sure that the baby is getting enough nutrition and growing as the little one is supposed to. Sften they end up standing on their own scale holding the baby and doing math to try to figure out if their little one is gaining weight, as they should. This fascination with being sure your child grows appropriately is understandable and encouraged by many pediatricians.
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Yelp adds restaurant inspection scores in New York and San Francisco
Yelp is one of the best places to go for restaurant reviews, but that's really only for how good the food is and how friendly the staff is. What about the hygiene levels in a given restaurant? It turns that Yelp is finally adding health inspection scores to restaurants in New York City and San Francisco.
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R.A.D.A.R device will help prevent DWI offenders from driving drunk
Alcohol impaired drivers are a hazard to everyone the roads all around the world. Many drivers convicted of DWI offenses and up having their vehicles outfitted with devices that prevent their vehicles from starting if the offender has had too much to drink. The problem with simple systems that drivers blow into is that they can always have someone else blow into the device if they've had too much to drink.
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Hearing aid maker Beltone unveils SmartRemote iPhone app
For many people around the world the only way they can keep up with conversations in the room and communicate is with the use of a hearing aid. Beltone is one of the popular hearing aid makers in the United States and the company has announced a new app to go along with its products. The app is called SmartRemote.
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Fitbit Flex hands-on
Wearables like Google Glass may be eye-catching, but it’s tiny fitness monitors like Jawbone UP, Nike Fuelband, and others that are actually showing up clipped or strapped to people, and that’s the market Fitbit is chasing with the new Flex. We grabbed some hands-on time with the new Bluetooth 4.0 equipped activity dongle – and its companion smartphone app – at CES to see if it could oust UP from our wrist.
Withings introduces Smart Body Analyzer and Smart Activity Tracker
Putting in the effort to get healthy can't usually be described as fun, and when you add that to the fact that it can be difficult to track everything you should be tracking, you have the recipe for a bunch of goals that never get completed. Luckily, CES is here and Withings has just introduced a pair of new products that can track almost every health-related statistic you can think of. If you've been struggling to get in shape, these products might be worth a look, if only because they should make the process of tracking your progress a bit easier.
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Fitbit Flex takes on Jawbone UP with Bluetooth activity tracker
Fitbit has revealed its latest take on the activity tracker, the Fitbit Flex, a new challenger to the Jawbone UP complete with Bluetooth 4.0 for real-time sync with a nearby iPhone, iPad, or Android device. The tracker slots neatly into a waterproof wristband, or can be removed and clipped on elsewhere, tracking steps taken, distance travelled, calories burned, and even sleep, and giving at-a-glance feedback on the wearer’s performance using LEDs.
BodyMedia CORE 2 hands-on
BodyMedia has revealed its latest health-monitoring system, the CORE 2, the company's attempt to slim down its sensor-strap to help wearers slim-down too. Smaller than Apple's iPod nano, and yet accommodating four sensors and Bluetooth Smart Ready 4.0, the CORE 2 - previewed in prototype form at CES 2013 this week - can funnel fitness stats directly to your smartphone and tablet.
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RunKeeper for iPhone updates with redesign and live activity tracking
The ever popular health and fitness tracking iPhone app RunKeeper has been updated to version 3.0 today. The update includes an all-new design that aims to make the user interface cleaner and simpler to use, it also comes with new features that make it easy to share your progress with friends and family.
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Fighting helped shape the human hand say US researchers
A group of researchers from the University of Utah have published a study focusing on the human hand. During the study, the researchers used instruments to measure the forces and acceleration when martial artists hit a punching bag. The study found that the structure of the fist provide support and increases the ability of the knuckles to transmit punching force when a blow is delivered.
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LUMOback team grabs $5m funding for new body sensor tech
Posture tech company and Kickstarter success story LUMO Body Tech looks set to save even more people from slouching, with a new $5m round of funding promising a fresh range of body-worn sensor tech. The company - which more than doubled its $100,000 Kickstarter goal for the LUMO back strap, which tells your smartphone if your posture isn't perfect - has another $5m in the bank, including cash from Eric Schmidt's investment fund; with the first LUMOback bands shipping in November, the company says it plans to use the new money to develop a broader range of sensors.
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