Hardware Podcasts

55. Wearable Tech for Owners and Pets

The Next Byte Podcast · 1 Feb 2022 · 26m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel Scott Mitchell and Farbod Moghaddam discuss wearable technology for human health monitoring and pet safety. They analyze a study by Washington University at St. Louis showing that Fitbit data, processed by machine learning, can predict post-surgical complications better than traditional risk calculators. The hosts then explore the emerging market for pet wearables, highlighting companies like Link and Vet Chip that use Bluetooth Low Energy and LTE-M chips from Nordic Semiconductor to track location and health metrics.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

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Mentioned

Companies
Mouser Electronics, Washington University at St. Louis, Link, Vet Chip, Wag, Amazon
Products
Fitbit, Apple Watch, Whoop
Chips
Nordic Semiconductor, LTE-M
Also
Chenyang Lu, Bluetooth Low Energy

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