Over 2,200 companies from around the world exhibited at this year’s CES. Nearly a fifth — 417 — were digital health companies. Wearables continue to an important role at the event, which remains hybrid virtual and in-person amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 276 fitness and wearables exhibitors this year, 56 more than last year. This […]
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Abbott CEO touts future of biowearables in first-ever healthcare company keynote at CES
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) Chair & CEO Robert B. Ford highlighted what the future holds as he presented the first healthcare keynote ever at CES. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 event, Ford headlined the “Human-Powered Health: Unlocking the Possibility of You” event, announcing that Abbott is developing a new category of biowearables for athletes […]
Withings plans launch for Body Scan smart scale platform
Withings is promoting its Body Scan in-home connected health station smart scale platform, with a launch planned later this year. Las Vegas-based Withings’ Body Scan goes beyond weight management to offer a way for users to take proactive control over their health with segmental body composition, heart rate and vascular age monitoring, according to a […]
Abbott CEO Robert Ford to keynote at CES 2022
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced today that Abbott President and CEO Robert B. Ford will deliver a keynote at CES 2022. Ford’s keynote represents the first time in CES history that a healthcare company will deliver a keynote at the major technology event, according to a news release. A group of Abbott scientists, engineers, […]