Comments on: Jawbone buys Visere & MassiveHealth to marry data & design with wearable computing http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: RED-DOLPHIN http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1308796 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1308796 @slim, you are right to ask. For me it seems Nike related apps are amongst the most downloaded apps in the activity tracking space (let’s see if anybody can find more facts source 148apps.biz).

]]> By: slim http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1308369 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:03:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1308369 how do you know Nike’s FuelBand is a runaway hit? any numbers or is this just Om-hype?

]]> By: jakemalloy97 http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1308190 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:03:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1308190 Until someone is willing to pay consumers to use ( not just own) these devices there is little to no market.

]]> By: Fourthletter58 http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1308082 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:59:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1308082 Wearable computers ??? Jawbone make wearable microphones…….

]]> By: Chris Taylor http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1307994 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:44:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1307994 Wearables are going to rock, but not until they have the uses cases under their belt that go beyond sport and fitness or health monitoring. At least this purchase consolidates the market and hopefully spawns moves into entertainment and convenience devices.

We wrote our thoughts up here: http://successfulworkplace.com/2013/02/04/dawn-of-the-wearable-device/

I know the smartphone isn’t considered a wearable, but it’s very close and is a mobile sensor not unlike Pebble and Jawbone UP.

]]> By: Sri Jalasutram http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1307913 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:58:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1307913 thanks!

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1307910 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:48:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1307910 Thanks for catching that. It is fixed.

]]> By: Sri Jalasutram http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/jawbone-buys-visera-massivehealth-to-marry-data-design-with-wearable-computing/#comment-1307906 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:25:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=607223#comment-1307906 Its Visere, not Visera and visere.com

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