NFL star Tony Gonzalez becomes your personal trainer with the FitStar app
FitStar Personal Trainer is a personalized fitness app, and it's now available on Android.
Smart shorts maker Lumo launches Bodytech biomechanics platform
Lumo Bodytech, the company behind Lumo Lift and Lumo Run smart shorts, is making moves to launch the first ever wearable biomechanics platform.
Most patients are comfortable sharing social media with their doctors
As many as 73 percent of patients trust sharing social media with medical providers.
Microsoft Band 2 review
With the Microsoft Band 2 wearable -- a smartwatch with strong fitness tracking and health monitoring features -- the company has fixed the design flaws that made the first Band so hard to wear. But design dings and downright disasters leave this product dead in the water.
The NFL could switch to precise tech tracking with Wilson's sensor-studded football of the future
Wilson manufactures the official football of the NFL, and they're well on their way to creating a high-tech, chip connected and totally trackable football.
This mattress pad controls your temperature based on your sleep cycle
At IFA 2015, Philips presented its watch, blood pressure monitor, and scale as part of a whole-health system, and has now added a sleep system to the mix.
Purple Carrot wants you to get more plants in your life with its vegan meal delivery
Being a part-time vegan can help you eat more veggies, and that's where Purple Carrot wants to come in.
Find your way without an annoying navigator in your ear with Beeline, the smart compass
Beeline points to your destination and tells you the distance. Take any route you want, with no annoying navigator in your ear and your phone safely away.
Hackable hearts: A real threat, and a wake-up call
We can thank security researchers for uncovering how hackable implanted cardiac devices are.
Laser-shooting LED bike light could improve safety for cyclists
A couple second's warning is all it takes to keep your bike and your body from getting mangled. The Blaze bike light warns people ahead as you ride.
Twitter data could aide physicians in providing less stressful MRI scans
Twitter data is used to determine ways to make the MRI experience less stressful and more pleasant for patients
FDA approves use of bioengineered Herpes virus as cancer treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration this week approved a novel viral drug therapy for cancer that uses a genetically engineered form of the Herpes virus.
Evidence suggests Nokia will soon launch wearable devices based on Android Wear
Recent Nokia board of directors actions, and job listings, seem to confirm that Nokia is working on wearables for better health and wellbeing.
#SmugVegetarians and bacon fans process their feelings over meat cancer warnings
Social media reactions from WHO's report that processed meat causes cancer.
Predict Alzheimers decades early with this virtual reality test
According to a team of scientists led by Lukas Kunz of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, a virtual maze could determine risk for Alzheimers.
DT Giveaway: Skulpt Aim, the ultimate fitness tracker
For you fitness buffs out there we've got our hands on three of Skulpt's Aim devices for this week's giveaway
One-star Yelp review? It may be a sign of food poisoning
The ubiquity of Yelp can be instrumental in detecting illnesses early and also identifying potential patients who will need medical care down the line.
HTC loses its Grip, pushes fitness band launch to 2016, if at all
Scheduling its release this summer, HTC delayed the launch of the Grip, the first product born from the company's partnership with Under Armour.
Too drunk to drive? The city will call you an Uber
Evesham, New Jersey is giving individuals who've had a few too many a free ride home with Uber.
Want to watch live brain surgery? National Geographic now airs it as it happens
Tonight, for the first time ever, viewers can tune in to National Geographic Channel to watch live brain surgery on "Brain Surgery Live."
This menstrual cup tracks periods and keeps a calendar of Aunt Flow’s visits
Looncup the world's first smart menstrual cup is designed to help women track and analyze their menstruation.
23andMe receives limited approval from FDA to work in US
23andMe is returning to the U.S. after a two year ban from the FDA. The privately held company plans to offer 35 of the 250 tests in the country.
Snapchat makes you happier than Facebook and not because of sexting
A study has indicated that Snapchat users are happier on Snapchat than on other social media platforms such as Facebook.
Leave your iPhone at home: Runkeeper’s new Apple Watch app tracks your stats alone
Runkeeper updated its app for the new Apple Watch OS update, so you don't need to bring your phone along to track your runs anymore.
Thermos’ Smart Lid water bottle tells you when to hit the water cooler for a refill
Thermos now has a connected hydration bottle. It links to the Smart Lid app, keeps track of how much you drink, and links to Fitbit.
Using stem cells, scientists just successfully grew a kidney organoid for the first time
An organoid tissue sample grown from stem cells resembles a kidney in early development, as it would appear during a fetus' first trimester in utero.
Wove brings back the ’90s slap bracelet with a flexible E-Ink twist
Wove is a wearable with an always-on, low-power, completely flexible e-ink screen. Apps are customizable with Wove wrapped around the user's wrist.
Take a spinning class anywhere there’s a bike with CycleCast
CycleCast is a mobile environment and experience, bringing the energy, intensity, and community of indoor cycling out of the studio and onto your phone.
Garmin’s new Forerunner watches track every running stat you can imagine
Garmin's Forerunner 230, 235, and the 630 track activity data. The 235 has heart rate monitor, and the other two work with chest straps.