Healthcare products will appear at CES 2013, the era of new portable devices is coming

Beijing time, January 7th, according to AllThingsD reports, the enthusiasm of device manufacturers and application developers in the development of medical and health products has never diminished, and more than 220 companies will be unveiled at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show They design medical and health products. Although the prospects for medical and health products are broad, there are some bottlenecks that need to be broken through.

CES CEO Gary Shapiro (Gary Shapiro) pointed out that at the upcoming CES this week, more than 220 companies will showcase medical and health products, compared with last year, an increase of 30%.

New electronic medical equipment

The participating companies include Fitbit, Polar, BodyMedia, which plans to launch waterproof goggles, and HealthSpot, a startup that plans to launch Care4 StaTIon kiosks. Among them, Care4 StaTIon kiosks are vividly described as "Health Care Automated Teller Machines (ATM)". Users can use Care4 StaTIon kiosks in pharmacies or grocery stores, enter their symptoms, and communicate with certified doctors through videos to obtain further information. Suggestions and guidance.

Shapiro said in a telephone interview: "There is no doubt that medical health products have become a very active category in CES. Health is more important than anything, and technology can help people get more reliable treatment and reduce healthcare costs.

Consumers have now regarded high technology as a more reasonable solution and a way to adhere to exercise, health and achieve their goals. Recent CEA research shows that more than half of online consumers have used some kind of healthcare technology in the past year. At the same time, analysts at Forrester Research expect that by the end of 2013, consumers using healthcare technology products will rise from more than 1 million to about 10 million.

James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research, said: "In order to do better, technology companies need information and feedback, and these were even crucial even before the digital age. Today, in technology With the help of this, collecting information will be more reliable and the cost will be lower. " These technologies include traditional devices such as heart rate monitors and electronic pedometers, as well as newer technologies such as fitness video games and smartphone applications.

Mike Quevi pointed out: "The health impact of the data we are collecting is huge. By consolidating the data of many major diseases into a database for easy access by researchers and companies, I believe that our understanding of these diseases will be obtained. Significantly improved. However, so far, no company has begun to prepare such a database, they have not yet set foot in this field. "

Shapiro had a similar idea: "In just a few months, we turned to smaller, cheaper devices, and they have been continuously improved after updates. However, once they start collecting information, we need to consider more It can be said that there are still many loopholes in this system, and more improvements are needed. "