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William Ortel (not verified)
16th September 2014 | 1:00pm

Savio --

Thanks for your kind comment! I agree that the medical space will be very interesting to watch for this product. I used to use a FitBit [https://www.fitbit.com/], but stopped because I found it didn't really generate enough value beyond simply tracking my steps. As an integrated device rather than just a fitness tracker, this could be somethig that people actually wear, which in and of itself is a huge deal.

The ramifications for health could be massive. "Personalized healthcare" is often discussed as being a big trend once we all receive medicines that are targeted directly at our genomes, but what about our activity? Courtesy of my wifi scale, my doctor receives a full time series describing my weight instead of point-in-time measurements. When we're able to collect data at a higher resolution, I imagine we'll be able to conduct health research in a whole new way.

Thanks again for your note, and thanks for reading!

Will