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"The adverts for a device that was barely six months old point to a problem some people are beginning to suspect about "wearables" - that if you don't get it just right, they're done. ¶ That observation is strengthened by research from Endeavour Partners in the US, which found that one-third of American consumers who have owned a wearable product stopped using it within six months. What's more, while one in 10 American adults own some form of activity tracker, half of them no longer use it. ¶ So what's the problem with smartwatches and fitness trackers? Are they just too early? Or is it something more fundamental?" • #no_wear - × × ×

“Today’s wearable devices will likely experience the same rise and descent as products like the Flip camera or the single-purpose e-reader, Forrester Research predicts in its latest report. Wearables “will flourish all through 2015 until 2016 when their functionality is assumed by other devices you are already carrying anyway, from obvious contenders like smartphones to more intriguing ones,” writes Forrester analyst James McQuivey.” - × × ×

“Earlier this month, a survey of U.S. smartphone users conducted by Opera Mediaworks showed that only a small percentage of people use fitness trackers like the Jawbone Up, Fitbit or FuelBand – about 3.6 percent of men and 1.7 percent of women. ¶ Meanwhile, back in January, Forrester said around five percent of U.S. online consumers reported using a wearable device to track their activity levels.” • #no_wear - × × ×

“The Basis Health Tracker smartwatch/fitness tracker hybrid is the first to make use of skin contact and an optical sensor to collect heart rate and perspiration data (although the heart rate sensor will not work properly while you’re exercising). Those sensors don’t come free, mind you—at $200, it’s about twice as expensive as many of its competitors—but if you are looking to collect the maximum amount of data from your tracker, no one will give you more than the Basis.” • #aqsc ∙ #no_wear - × × ×

"As detailed in the images throughout this article, which are complete recreations of screenshots, Healthbook’s user interface is largely inspired by the iPhone’s existing Passbook application. Versions of Healthbook in testing are capable of tracking several different health and fitness data points." • #ответственный_пациент и #health_2_0 ∙ #no_wear - × × ×