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SXSW 2015 Recap: The Next Wave of Digital Health
The next wave of health tech is about deploying care resources only WHEN they are needed. People are
more likely to engage with the health app when they need to measure or track an illness. Having the data
delivered to a healthcare professional at that moment in time can help further the conversation and allow
for more actionable time with the doctor. Click Here to Read Full Text
Source: makovsky.com
Date Accessed: March 17, 2015
-Questioning the Value of Health Apps
Amid a proliferation of such apps, physicians and federal regulators are sounding an alarm, saying that
programs claiming to diagnose or treat medical conditions may be unreliable and even dangerous. “There’s
just no plausible medical way that some of these apps could work,” said Nathan Cortez, an expert in
medical technology law and regulation at Southern Methodist University’s law school in Dallas. Click Here
to Read Full Text
Source: New York Times
Date Accessed: March 17, 2015
-10 Wearables and IoT Companies To Watch In 2015
According to Gartner, Internet of Things (IoT) vendors will earn more than $309 billion by 2020. However,
most of those earnings will come from services. Gartner also estimates that by 2020, the IoT will consist of
26 billion devices and those devices, Cisco believes will end up dominating the Internet by 2018. Click
Here to Read Full Text
Source: wtvox.com
Date Accessed: March 17, 2015
-Two awesome developments that will make Google a leader in wearables
Both Apple and Google are investing lots to be a leader in the wearables sector. The challenge is which one
is making the right calls at this early juncture. Over the last 6 days, there were two announcements on the
Android Wear front that make me believe that, while this is a multi-year battle in its earliest stages, Google
has the lead on delivering a more compelling wearable experience. Click Here to Read Full Text
Source: businessinsider.com
Date Accessed: March 17, 2015
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