Tag: Fitbit
Data from Fitbit smartwatches helped predict flu in real time
In a first-ever study on wearable devices to improve surveillance of infectious disease, researchers in the US have achieved real-time flu prediction in five states, using resting heart rate and sleep tracking data from Fitbit users.
Fitbit acquired, Google expands into fitness
Just days after reports surfaced the internet that Google is close to buying Fitbit, Google and Fitbit have now confirmed the purchase. Fitbit in its press release today announced that it has agreed into an agreement to be acquired by Google LLC. Google’s parent company, Alphabet has agreed to pay Fitbit $ 7.35 per share in cash, thus, paying the fitness bracelet manufacturer a total of approximately $ 2.1 billion.
