Secrets Revealed on New Experimental Google Wristband
Quote: Google has revealed a health-tracking wristband designed for prescription-only and clinical trial use.
Andrew Conrad, PhD, head of the life sciences division at the Google X research lab, told Bloomberg that the wristband could continuously measure a patient’s pulse, and skin temperature, as well as light exposure and noise levels. It is still at the experimental stage.
Unlike its Android Wear smartwatch, which tracks fitness for consumers, Google considers its new wristband a medical device. Most consumer-directed health-trackers are not rigorous enough for clinical trials, Conrad told Bloomberg. Endquote
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Andrew Conrad, PhD, head of the life sciences division at the Google X research lab, told Bloomberg that the wristband could continuously measure a patient’s pulse, and skin temperature, as well as light exposure and noise levels. It is still at the experimental stage.
Unlike its Android Wear smartwatch, which tracks fitness for consumers, Google considers its new wristband a medical device. Most consumer-directed health-trackers are not rigorous enough for clinical trials, Conrad told Bloomberg. Endquote
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