Unlike other fitness tracker devices, Moov has been entirely financed by enthusiastic exercise fans — until now, that is.
Today, the company whose fitness tracking band is well known for being crowdfunded, is announcing that it has raised $3 million in its first round of institutional funding led by Banyan Capital.
That very well could be the motto of San Francisco-based Sense6 Design, a producer of smart jewelry like necklaces and pendants whose built-in technology allows users to contact authorities in the event of trouble. The line of jewelry is called Artemis, and it will be released to the public Nov. 2.
“The gadget is a smart watch that will passively track a wearer’s heart rate and work across different mobile platforms. It will also boast a battery life of more than two days of regular use, sources close to the project say,” Forbes writes.
Measuring blood alcohol level might be just as important to some people as measuring steps or heart rate. It’s a relatively new metric in the “quantified self” movement, but it makes sense.
Breathometer today unveiled a new device in its line of breathalyzers — a wearable gadget called the Breeze that can clip onto your clothing or onto the inside of a purse.
In addition to a very cool activity tracking bracelet that we were thoroughly impressed with during its public debut last year, wearable tech startup Atlas Wearables is building a database to identify every unique body movement.
Who doesn’t love shiny new gadgets? I know I do. But what good are gizmos if they don’t actually, you know, do something? The wearable tech industry is booming right now, but whether or not it’s accomplishing something productive — other than giving us something that looks cool — isn’t so clear.
So we’ve put together a list of some of the latest (and most prominent) wearables currently on the market or in development to try and sort out why they’re so appealing. We also determine if there are any nuggets of true, world-changing innovation here. Here they are in order from the useful to just the plain whack-a-doodle:
Moms constantly worry about their kids’ health — but pregnancy and the first year of a baby’s life can be particularly nerve-wracking.
Bellabeat, a company that got its start with a gadget for listening to and tracking babies’ heart rates while still in the womb, knows this very well, and today it’s announcing a trio of new products — the Shell, Leaf, and Balance — to help moms out.
Toronto-based startup Bionym has raised a $14 million Series A round of funding, including investment from Ignition Partners, Relay Ventures, MasterCard and Salesforce Ventures. The round includes a lot of strategic investment from participants like Export Development Canada, who see value in the product as a security enhancing feature for business customers.
The market for fitness wearables is strong, but remains niche.
According to a Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, nearly 125 million Americans exercise regularly, the majority of which track their performance and are looking for convenient, motivational ways to measure their progress.
