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"Instead of waiting for doctor visits, Aetna's new CarePass app will correlate all your health data to try to give you a picture of your health and what you can do to make it better." Much technological disruption to the health care industry has come from startups with an outside perspective: for example, ZocDoc, which has transformed the way people find new doctors; InQuicker, which lets people reserve a spot in line at an emergency room; Mango, which gamifies the routine chore of taking daily meds, and countless other new startups and apps that we've profiled (and tens of thousands more that we haven't). However, a new tech initiative at Aetna is an example of innovation and disruption from within. The company recently announced its plans to offer a health care app called CarePass which would help its customers monitor their own health care data.

"An iPhone adapter with a companion app designed to make it easy to share high resolution images of the retinal nerve and fundus has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration."

"The health monitoring app called "Healthbook" will come pre-installed on iOS 8, which, if true, would be a huge blow to third-party apps including those made by Fitbit, Nike, Runkeeper and Withings just to name a few. It would track and report steps, calories burned, distance walked and more, including weight fluctuations, and blood pressure, hydration levels, heart rate and more. Apple's focus on health in iOS 8 is given credence by a number of new reports from this week, including the news from the New York Times earlier today that Apple execs met with the FDA late last year to discuss mobile medical applications. Apple also reportedly hired Michael O'Reilly, M.D. away from a position as Chief Medical Officer of Masimo Corporation in July 2013. O'Reilly is an expert in pulse oximetry among other things, which is used to non-invasively take key vitals from a user via optical sensors."

April 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM ET Thanks to the ruckus surrounding "Girls Around Me," we now know how easy it is for apps and other services to repackage our personal data for disturbingly creepy ends. The Girls Around Me might be the latest report to blow up in a big way over this issue, but it certainly hasn't been the first.

"Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century. It's infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, alerting you with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and messages. While designing Pebble, we strove to create a minimalist yet fashionable product that seamlessly blends into everyday life."

"LUMOback is a wireless posture sensor and mobile app that leverages great design, proven science, and the latest advances in mobile computing.  The sensor provides a gentle vibration when you slouch to remind you to sit or stand straight. It is worn on your lower back and designed to be slim, sleek and so comfortable that you barely feel it when you have it on.  "

"The band uses a combination of hardware (9-axis sensors) and software algorithms to pinpoint your body's exact movements in space without the help of a camera, letting the device give you tips on how to run without putting strain on your knees, or how to lift weights with the proper form. It's pretty clever. When you're running, the Moov will give real-time audio tips right through your headphones about how to shorten or lengthen your stride or speed up. And even better, the app can run while your music plays, only interrupting to hit you with a helpful tip."

Quand votre docteur vous observe continuement par l'oeil de votre smartphone. Plus généralement, l'utiisation des données personnelles croisés aux puissants algorithmes afin de proposer les applications santés de l'homme numériquement augmenté.

Résumé Le Monde Des entrepreneurs new-yorkais ont eu l'idée de réunir les approches des réseaux sociaux et du jeu vidéo dans une application mobile dédiée à la pratique sportive. Fitocracy, disponible sur IOS et Android, et déjà téléchargée par un million d'utilisateurs, transforme l'activité physique en un jeu dans lequel on peut gagner des points, passer au niveau supérieur, gagner des badges. Plutôt que de valoriser la performance pure, Fitocracy se concentre sur la notion de progrès, en encourageant les utilisateurs à en faire "juste un peu plus". Selon Brian Wang, directeur de la start-up, "nous aidons (les utilisateurs) à célébrer les petites victoires et à se sentir toujours plus motivés."

Christopher Mims revient sur NEX - http://www.mightycast.com/?_ga=1.107414850.1380575755.1382042337 - le premier bracelet connecté qu'on peut modifier pour lui ajoutant des fonctionnalités. Le bracelet est doté de petits cubes lumineux et programmables que l'on peut échanger avec d'autres. Positionné pour l'instant comme un ad-on pour jeux vidéos, l'entreprise travaille à permettre aux porteurs du bracelet de s'envoyer des messages secrets, de créer un jeu basé sur la localisation, de créer des réseaux sociaux physiques... Plus qu'un simple gadget, s'enthousiasme Mims, l'entreprise a créé une plateforme invitant les développeurs à créer des fonctionnalités pour chaque petit cube que le bracelet permet de porter.