About 30 Million Wearable Mhealth Devices Shipped In 2012, 37% More Than In 2011

In 2012, nearly 30 million wearable wireless mHealth devices were shipped internationally, representing a 37% increase over 20.8 million shipped the previous year. Wearable wireless health-related devices have embedded sensors that can be worn on or attached to the body (for example, a pedometer wristband, a pedometer clipped to clothing, or a shoe with a pedometer in the sole. The sensors can monitor and record behavior, activity, or health vital signs and send the data to a smartphone or other networked gateway device. Between 2011 and 2017, the market for wearable wireless health-related devices is expected to . . .