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We’re not cleaning our wearable devices, and we really should

09/25/202309/21/2023 Julie Campbell

Wearable devices - Person adjusting Smartwatch

Scientists have shown that these gadgets are dirtier than smartphones, which are dirtier than toilet seats. Many of us were horrified when we first heard the results of research showing that smartphones are typically about ten times dirtier than a toilet seat, but now newer research is showing that wearable devices are even worse. According to a recently published paper, these gadgets are swimming with disease, putting us at risk. According to a paper published in the Nature journal, mobile gadgets ranging from smartphones to smartwatches contain so much potential…

Could your wearable technology stop your medical devices from working?

03/28/202303/27/2023 Sam Lambert

Wearable technology - Fitness Tracker - Workout

Should you be wearing a Fitbit if you’ve also got a pacemaker? Wearable technology such as fitness trackers and smartwatches have become extremely popular, as bioimpedance sensing tech help us to keep track of a number of helpful health stats. However, according to new research, that same tech could be affecting the way that implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, function. Smartwatches, smart rings, smart scales, fitness trackers and other gadgets can all cause interference. The study was published in the Heart Rhythm journal showed that a broad spectrum of…

Fitbit introduces new Sleep Animals feature to wearer profiles

06/27/202206/24/2022 Julie Campbell

Sleep Animals - People Sleeping wearing trackers

The fitness tracker wearers will be assigned a designation based on their typical sleeping patterns. Fitbit has announced that it is adding a new feature to its user profiles, which will include Sleep Animals that will be assigned to users based on their typical sleep cycles. The designation is meant to help people to better understand the type of sleeper they are. The Google-owned fitness tracking company is rolling out an overall profile for sleepers that is aimed at making it easier for people to understand their overnight rest data…

Wearable devices can improve sleep provided the right data is tracked

04/22/202204/21/2022 Stephanie Beck

Wearable devices - Person sleeping wearing smartwatch

Fitness trackers and other gadgets record lots of figures, but it’s not all equally useful to getting rest. Wearable devices have been adding an increasing number of data types that have to do with getting sleep. That said, according to sleep experts, not all that information is equally helpful to people who are trying to get more rest at night. While users are often interested in the information tracked while they sleep, using it isn’t as obvious. Various types of wearable devices from smartwatches to fitness trackers often measure the…

Where is wearable health tech taking healthcare?

10/05/201809/26/2018 L. Green

Wearable health tech - Wearable technology - watch - heart monitor

Fitness trackers, wearable heart rate monitors are trendy, but are they medically sound? Wearable health tech is used in everyday life either for fitness tracking, monitoring glucose or heart rates and even to potentially diagnose various diseases. The health technology market is fast-growing and wearables, while being trendy, have made their way into medicine with their useful applications. Fitness trackers are popular with consumers and have become ubiquitous among today’s consumers Although fitness trackers such as Fitbit and smart watches like the Apple Watch or Samsung Gear are the most…