Sam Draper
Sam Draper (Google+) is Online Editor at WT | Wearable Technologies specialized in the field of sports and fitness but also passionated about any new lifestyle gadget on the market.
Sam can be contacted at press(at)wearable-technologies.com.
IBM Watson Wants to Use Wearable Devices to Improve Worker Safety
IBM has announced collaborations with Garmin Health, Mitsufuji, Guardhat and SmartCone to improve worker safety for those working in hazardous environments like construction sites,...
CareWear’s Wearable Light Patches Allow Safe Application of Light Therapy on Tattooed Skin
Lately, healthcare professionals have been raising concerns over the use of light therapy on patients with tattoos. With the popularity of tattoo, especially among...
Fitbit and Solera Health Expand Collaboration to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Fitbit extended its partnership with Solera Health, an integrated benefit network, to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by using the Fitbit platform...
Wearable Leaf Monitoring System Promotes Early Patient Mobility and Double Adherence Rates
A study conducted in 16 nursing units of nine acute-care hospitals found the Leaf Patient Monitoring System promotes early patient mobility and can double...
Senseonics & Glooko Partner Up for Integrated Diabetes Management
Senseonics, the maker of Eversense, the world’s first long-term CGM system, announced the integration of Eversense CGM data into the Glooko diabetes data management...
Wireless, Soft, Flexible Sensors Show Promise in Monitoring Premature Babies
For parents, it’s heartbreaking to see their prematurely born baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with wires and sensors sticking out of...