Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, Other Company's Wearable Technology: How Are They Affecting Health, Fitness Specialists in Interacting with Patients?
Now that people have direct access to technology and their devices, they have the opportunity to take their health and fitness directly into their hands, in their smartwatch, be it Apple, Samsung or Fitbit. As described in Techpluto, wearable technology, a trend that we had never heard of a few years ago, has turned out to be a "foreseeable sensation" as a result of rapid digitization. People today use and trust wearable technologies like the smartwatch to proactively manage both their health and illness, helping them meet their specific needs, be it physical or medical. When Tim Cook took the stage at an event in 2014 to announce the much-anticipated, long-debated Apple Watch, he described the product as a "comprehensive health and fitness device," according to The Verge report. His announcement set the standard for what the company thought of wearable devices and smartwatches, that is, they were designed not just for fun and timekee