If you really want to know how many calories that exercise burned, the BodyMedia Fit easily beats other popular trackers. But being an armband, rather than wristband, isn't particularly comfortable.

While 2011 has brought with it a number of mobile health investment disclosures, there have been few mergers and acquisitions. GlowCaps-maker Vitality is one of the few exceptions. MobiHealthNews ...

The BodyMedia Fit Core fitness armband ($179.99, retail, plus $6.95 per month for data access), used to calculate your exercise level and calorie burn, looks unlike other gadgets in its class. Two ...

Mobile health monitoring company BodyMedia, which makes an armband that captures health data from users, has raised $2.7 million of an anticipated $10 million round. The funding for Pittsurgh-based ...

Last week I reviewed the Striiv, and this week I'll look at the BodyMedia FIT system. Full disclosure: I was provided with a review unit of the CORE system for this evaluation. The strength of the ...

Bodymedia’s FIT armband is one of many devices in a new market of calorie counters and activity monitors that promise to help add some hard numbers to your exercise regimen. While Bodymedia’s offering ...

Exactly how many calories do you burn in a day? For the health-conscious (or just data-obsessed), this isn’t as easy a question to answer as it seems. There are millions of calorie burn calculators ...

BodyMedia introduced two prototype body monitor devices at CES 2012: a patch designed for temporary monitoring and a 3G-enabled version. Neither product is currently available. BodyMedia introduced ...

Word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing is playing a pivotal role in cross-channel marketing programs, largely due to the continual rise of social media. In fact, these peer-to-peer conversations can help ...

is a senior editor who has obsessed over headlines and internet speeds since 2011. He previously worked as an advocate for the National Park System. BodyMedia has announced the new Core 2 health and ...

Like the smartphone patent wars of yesterday, there’s a new arms race happening and it’s all about wearables. Similar to the spats going on between Google, Apple, Microsoft and smartphone makers, it ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The BodyMedia Fit Core fitness band, when worn around the ...