Human API raises $6.6M to help patients share data with providers

Palo Alto, California-based Human API raised $6.6 million from 16 investors, according to an SEC filing. Existing investors include Andreessen Horowitz, BlueRun

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Report: Apple Watch battery will support 4 hours of active use for fitness

When Apple announced its Apple Watch wearable last September, there was scarce mention of the device’s battery life, leading to the natural conclusion

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FAQ: The Google Glass Explorer Program Comes To An End

Google Glass “Out of Inventory” But Accessories Still Available

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Glass Weekly Headlines: January 23, 2015

Google Glass: The Best Investment I’ve Ever Made

Why The Apple Watch Doesn’t Need More Than A Few Hours Of Active Use Time

 Apple’s upcoming wearable still prompts a lot of questions, not least of which is how long it will last on a full charge of its battery.

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How The Watch Industry Will Save Itself

 The night before the launch I asked a friend who had insider knowledge about the product. I posited that the watch would be

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TC AppleCast 2: Apple Watch Battery Bingo And iPad Stylus

 On the second ever TechCrunch AppleCast, Darrell Etherington and Kyle Russell discuss the Apple Watch and its battery life,

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Gillmor Gang: HoloCraft

 The Gillmor Gang — Benedict Evans, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include

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Blind Veteran Reacts Beautifully To Seeing For The First Time In 20 Years

Today Is The Last Day To Buy Google Glass

 Google is ending the Glass experiment. After today, Google will stop selling the novel device — at least in its current form.

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NEWS: 2015 Digital Wearable Trends

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Apple Watch companion app leak reveals fitness, health reminder features

Leaked screenshots of Apple’s companion app, published by 9to5Mac, offer a glimpse at how the Apple Watch, Apple’s

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Report: Most physicians use BYOD smartphones, but lack support from hospital IT

Physician adoption of smartphones and tablets is higher than it’s ever been, but poor communication between IT departments and

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Test before you invest: Camera rental startup now rents out health, fitness wearables

Camera rental startup Lumoid recently launched a health and fitness device rental service so that people can try out different wearables before deciding which

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Merck’s ex-innovation chief Jain heads to Anthem subsidiary CareMore

Dr. Sachin Jain, who left his position as Merck’s Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer last month, will start work as Chief

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Cigna helps test efficacy of standalone self management app for back pain

A mobile intervention, called FitBack, that personalizes health content for the user is an effective tool to help patients improve their nonspecific

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Survey: Patients want different digital tools from their MDs than they’re getting

Patients are increasingly looking at what digital services physicians provide when choosing a doctor, and they’re finding

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Smartlink Mobile Systems raises $2.5M for patient engagement app

Smartlink Mobile Systems raised $2.5 million from a single undisclosed strategic corporate investor and various healthcare

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New Jersey hospital sets up an on-site digital health store

Toward the end of last year, Morristown Medical Center, a part of the Atlantic Health System in New

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FDA clarifies the line between wellness and regulated medical devices

As promised in its FDASIA report, the FDA has published a draft guidance document that aims to help those creating wellness

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PwC predicts “DIY Healthcare” will be the top trend of 2015

“Do-it-yourself healthcare”, including mobile apps and consumer medical devices, is set to be the top healthcare trend of 2015, according to research

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Two New Glass Apps: MultiCamSync and izi.TRAVEL

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Augmedix Lands $16M Funding To Expand Google Glass In Healthcare

Glass Weekly Headlines: January 9, 2015

Google Shuts Down Explorer Program, Reorganizes Glass Project

Did Mark Zuckerberg Slam Google Glass for Looking “Weird”?

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Keep Working on Glassware, Google Tells Devs

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The Valedo Helps You Train Back Pain Away

 Designed for people who already have lower back problems, the Valedo is a pair of sensors that, when used in unison with an app on the iPhone or

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Qardio Releases A Connected Scale And Blood Pressure Cuff

 Qardio started out building medical heart sensors to improve health. Now they’re branching out into more accessible

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The Apple Watch Shows Up In The iOS 8.2 Beta Bluetooth Menu

 Apple has a new beta for iOS 8.2 out today, and the software contains a hint that suggests it could launch publicly alongside the Apple

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Garmin Just Entered The Smartwatch Race With The $250 Vivoactive

 Meet the Vivoactive. This is Garmin’s answer to the Apple Watch, the Fitbit Surge and all the rest of the

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TC AppleCast 1: Watch Out For The Apple Watch

 It’s our first ever TechCrunch AppleCast, and we’re starting things off with a long look at the Apple Watch and

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Apple Watch Companion App Features Said To Include Activity Reminders, Phone Unlock

 A new leak of details from within the upcoming companion app for the Apple Watch claims to show some unannounced features we can expect

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Why Is Apple Going To Have A Better Time Launching A Wearable?

 At some point in the next few months (“Early 2015″ can’t push much past March, can it?), Apple will release its Watch,

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Apple’s Well-Crafted Vanishing Point

 It’s a standard Apple play to shave a few atoms off the waists of its gadgets come

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Mat Greenfield: Can Smartwatches Be the Future of Wearable Tech?

Google Glass Is Not Dead

 Google ending its Glass Explorer program yesterday sparked a round of eulogies for the oft-ridiculed face computer. That’s

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Google Glass Explorer Program Shuts Down, Team Now Reports To Tony Fadell

 The Google Glass project is entering a new phase today as the company is moving it out of its Google X skunkworks and turning it

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Fresh Funding For Augmedix Suggests Your Doctor Could Soon Be Wearing Google Glass

 While Google Glass hasn’t had the impact that Google had likely hoped it would, a fresh funding round of $16 million raised by Augmedix

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Gillmor Gang: Dog Ears

 The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include the

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