Silicon Republic February 16, 2024
Jenny Darmody

Wearables are far from new, but the evolution of generative AI could help take the analysis of their data to the next level.

In 2009, Fitbit launched its first wearable step counter, doing exactly what it said on the tin and encouraging users to keep track of how much they moved on any given day. Within just a few years, the Samsung Galaxy Gear and the Apple Watch hit the market as smartwatches.

Since then, the wearables market has exploded, with many companies jumping on the watch or wristband-type device to track any number of metrics from calories burned to hours slept. The medtech industry in particular has been capitalising on the use of wearables to track patients’ blood pressure,...

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