Written assignment

Fit bit Smart innovation

Terry J Freeman 

Thomas Edison State University

30 July 2017

 

Abstract

Fit bit is a revolutionary smart monitoring technology that has a dash board screen, a smart watch-like device, and a smart scale all synchronized to monitor and keep track of user data. The Fit Bit technology observes a wide range of user data by monitoring heartbeat, hours of sleep, body mass index, body weight, lean body mass and so forth. The data is captured from the smart watch, and the smart scale then sends wirelessly for graph representation over the dashboard and analysis against preferred body state user targets. The technology can be thought of having exploited the whole range of capabilities in the market but has technology ever exhausted specific technologies within it? Fit Bit is only limited as per the current to user data analysis based on pre-installed health practices that are updated by the capability to connect to the internet. It is convincingly enough to comprehend that Fit Bit is aiming at the real time monitoring of user daily activities and body states for the improvement of health and maintain a healthy practice.

Smart health technology

Even though there have been great achievements so far by relating certain observed user data to certain conditions in order to determine uncertainties recorded, much can be added to this layer of technology to make the goals and vision of this technology even more concrete. The new technology aims at complete health status monitoring throughout the day as well as sending the report to the cloud where analysis is done, and all health concerns are taken care of. For instance, a person wakes up in the morning and catches a cough, does Fit Bit have a way of detecting what kind of a cough, intensity and does it even detect coughs? The concept is to make Fit Bit more than just monitoring physical activity measures and time is taken to do them but rather go ahead to have inclusions to monitor that which sends the need for an individual to walk into a health facility. This new technology is aiming at making a complete smart healthy real time monitor.

Smart Monitor

The new technology encompasses at making the smart watch hand device even smarter with more beneficial capabilities. To depict how smart, a case is illustrated in the next sentences. Consider a runner who does three kilometers a day; the Fit Bit handheld device monitors the body mass percentage, miles per hour and heart rate at this time. The runner experiences a sharp pain in the back, and he stops when muscular contractions commence with intensity. A new smart health monitor should be able to sense the change of biological and chemical states of the body and send the real data time to the cloud and determine from the vast knowledge contributed by medical professionals and research institutions on the problem at hand. This can be termed as smart diagnosis happening in real time, and the whole Fit Bit technology should involve smart doctors who observe alarms generated by such data send wirelessly to the cloud and suggest necessary steps to the runner’s case.

However, the smart hand device cannot perform such complex detection and real time monitoring. Thus there is a need for an implant health friendly device that can detect biological and chemical states in the body in addition to monitoring most physical body states. This can become a medical breakthrough since it can elevate the level of diagnosis as well as take care of many other problems that are as a result of lacking real time monitoring. Sometimes it is difficult for doctors to observe patterns and trends of certain phenomena in relevance to their clients. This new technology offers them a chance to agree with the patients of concern and monitor their patterns several times until enough data is collected for the analysis of the most complex medical situations. It is important to set standards for the monitoring protocols that involve such technology since the implant will contain a lot of data including the DNA, blood group, and many other medical statuses. The technology of this immense power can save lives and improve health.

References

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Introducing Fitbit Aria™ Wi-Fi Smart Scale [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmQpP_r9QsU

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Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.fitbit.com/technology