Google Reveals Wearable Device for Medical Research

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Google recently revealed a wearable device similar to Fitbit but aimed at the medical research market, not consumers, according to published reports. The health-tracking wristband will "measure pulse, heart rhythm and skin temperature, and also environmental information like light exposure and noise levels," Bloomberg says. The device was created by the …

Fitness Tracker Fitbit Has Healthy Debut On Wall Street

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Tracking fitness is not only trendy but profitable as the wearable device leader Fitbit burst onto Wall Street with a healthy debut. Trading under the symbol "FIT," the company offered 36,575,000 shares of its Class A common stock in its New York Stock Exchange opening. According to the Wall Street Journal, …