Wearables

Oura Acquires Proxy to Expand Into Payments and Authentication
Oura Acquires Proxy to Expand Into Payments and Authentication
May 09, 2023  |  Biometrics

Oura has acquired Proxy in a bid to expand into payments and authentication. The acquisition adds Proxy’s digital identity signal platform to Oura’s lineup of...

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Health Wearables Firms Likely to Benefit When Amazon Shutters Halo
Health Wearables Firms Likely to Benefit When Amazon Shutters Halo
April 27, 2023  |  Amazon Technology

In what is likely welcome news to others in the wearables space, Amazon is axing its health-focused Halo unit in a move to refocus its...

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Oura Begins Offering Wellness-Oriented Wearable Technology at Best Buy
Oura Begins Offering Wellness-Oriented Wearable Technology at Best Buy
April 24, 2023  |  Wearables

Oura’s wellness-oriented smart ring is becoming available at Best Buy. The Oura Ring — wearable technology that provides health data, insights and guidance — began...

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Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
April 24, 2023  |  Investments

Token has raised $30 million in new financing to boost its wearable authentication offering. The funding, announced Monday (April 24), comes in the form of...

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Gen Z Leads the HealthTech Wearable Revolution
Gen Z Leads the HealthTech Wearable Revolution
April 17, 2023  |  Wearables

Gen Z are a difficult group to predict. They love picking up their restaurant meals, both inside and curbside. They are most open to new...

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Nearly Half of US Consumers Use Digital for Travel, Healthcare and Smart Home Tech Activities
Nearly Half of US Consumers Use Digital for Travel, Healthcare and Smart Home Tech Activities
April 04, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The connected economy expands with each new activity consumers perform via digital means, and those are increasing, as the average consumer now engages in 28...

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Google Health Looks to Consumerize AI With Chat and Wearables
Google Health Looks to Consumerize AI With Chat and Wearables
March 16, 2023  |  Google

Continuing its push for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare use cases from search to symptom tracking and treatment, Google announced progress along these lines at...

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Apple Expands Fitness Offerings as Consumers Embrace Digital Health
Apple Expands Fitness Offerings as Consumers Embrace Digital Health
January 05, 2023  |  Fitness

Apple is beginning 2023 with a series of new offerings for its Fitness+ service. Beginning next week, the platform will roll out a new kickboxing...

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Digital Healthcare Goes Omnichannel With 118 Million US Consumers
Digital Healthcare Goes Omnichannel With 118 Million US Consumers
December 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Each month in 2022, an average of 100 million consumers attended telehealth appointments, while 118 million consumers logged online to schedule more appointments, check test...

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