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Quite an interesting device. But sounds a little too good to be true for $179? It'd be great to have clinical trials and also qualified people (doctors, diabeti
by mtw 10y ago
Quite an interesting device. But sounds a little too good to be true for $179? It'd be great to have clinical trials and also qualified people (doctors, diabetic users etc.) to review it and compare with other devices
- bigtimeidiot 10y ago>It'd be great to have clinical trials and also qualified people (doctors, diabetic users etc.) to review it and compare with other devices If there is no potential for harm (like with medications), throw it out there and see what happens. The market will validate the technology, one way or another.
- gedrap 10y agoThere is some potential for harm: people making decisions based on incorrect information. Yes, you shouldn't trust such a device completely. But if you can't trust it... What's the point, other than an expensive cool toy?
- fsiefken 10y agoHi gedrap, even if the calorie-intake tracker doesn't work, it has a gsr, heartrate, sleep, steps and hydration tracker which work for certain (i'm using it now).
- dmix 10y agoThis seems like a simple thing to disprove. Anyone with access to high quality sensors could compare results. Any professional with a bit of spare time... I'm sure if it was inaccurate that it would come out pretty quickly on review sites. Edit: the article the person above linked to includes exactly that > When the first GoBe band was released in 2014, it was the target of some harsh criticism. The medical blog The Doctor Weighs In, for example, made this call based on Healbe's marketing pitch [...]