Jawbone, , the maker of wireless audio and fitness-tracking devices,
plans to acquire BodyMedia to further its leadership and accelerate its
innovation in wearable health technology and personal data analysis.
“There’s
an enormous appetite for personal data and self-discovery among
consumers that will only continue to grow,” said Hosain Rahman, Jawbone
CEO and founder. “Together, BodyMedia and Jawbone have almost three
decades worth of deep tech, science and intellectual property around
sophisticated sensors on the body, and nearly 300 issued and pending
patents around wearable technology. We look forward to pushing new
boundaries, creating new markets, and showing people what’s truly
possible with wearable computing.”
BodyMedia has been a pioneer
in wearable body monitors, with over 14 years of medical and consumer
expertise in the category and 87 patents issued. The company has amassed
one of the largest living databases of raw and real-world human sensor
data from its patented multi-sensor body monitors with over 500 trillion
sensor points collected and analyzed over the company’s history.
BodyMedia
also has the only platform of its kind that is registered with the FDA
as a Class II medical device and that is clinically proven to enhance
users’ weight loss.
“Jawbone’s deep expertise with consumer
technology, design, and building products that fit seamlessly into
people’s lives is the best way to carry forward many of the innovations
that BodyMedia has developed over the past 14 years,” said Christine
Robins, CEO of BodyMedia. “We are eager to pair our depth of insight and
IP with Jawbone’s expertise so that together, we can make an even
bigger impact on people’s health and help them achieve their goals.”
Source Jawbone through SportsOneSource
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