The first in-depth review of an early production model of the Healbe GoBe is out from Engadget, and it's ... well, it's not as bad as a lot of people expected. The GoBe is likely the most controversial wearable to come down the pike. It had a hugely over-subscribed crowdfunding campaign, based on its claim that it could monitor caloric intake and glucose levels … [Read more...]
Could the GoBe Actually Work as Advertised?
The story of the Healbe GoBe is not a pretty one. The company crowdraised $1.1 million for the wristworn calorie counter and has blown multiple delivery dates while fighting back allegations that its central claim -- to measure caloric intake -- is nonsense. The BBC more or less cornered the company's CEO at CES last week and challenged him to a demo once and for … [Read more...]
Pando Calls Shenanigans on Healbe Indiegogo Pitch
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the Healby GoBe Indiegogo campaign. The GoBe claimed to be able to monitor hydration and blood glucose levels through a wristband without using a blood stick. This didn't comport with any science we were familiar with and raised a couple of eyebrows, but there's lots of science that we don't know so we wrote about it anyway. PandoDaily jumped … [Read more...]
Healbe GoBe Claims to Read Glucose Levels Through Skin
Most fitness tracker wrist bands show a (bad) estimate of calories expended, based on how much you move. Healby's GoBe, an IndieGoGo project, does that, but also claims to track caloric intake and expenditure by monitoring your glucose levels through your skin. The GoBe's wristband is admittedly not svelte, but it does a lot: monitor movement, track blood pressure and heart … [Read more...]