Lumo BodyTech, maker of the Lumo Lift posture tracker and Lumo Run sensor-enhanced running clothes, has closed a $10 million Series B funding round, the company says. The money will go toward building a platform and ecosystem based on body positioning. One thing that's always made Lumo interesting is its use of sensors not to count steps but to understand movement and … [Read more...]
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Lumo Runs the Numbers
All runners, amateur or pro, want to get better every time they run and avoid injury. That’s one of the reasons coaches keep stats and why fitness tracking devices are so popular. Lumo now makes it even easier—and quite possibly more accurate—by putting all the electronics in your running shorts. Lumo Run running shorts are the result of Lumo teaming up with sports … [Read more...]
Lumo Gets Distribution Through Best Buy, Amazon
The Lumo Lift, a device that monitors your posture and vibrates to remind you when you're slouching, is now being sold through Amazon and at Best Buy's prominent wearables section, company officials say. Lumo's CEO Monisha Perkash said the $100 Lift had only been available in its online store. It can now be bought at the top 200 Best Buy stores, online at bestbuy.com, at … [Read more...]
Lumo Updates Its Body App
The Lumo Lift, a posture monitor and coach, has updated its companion iOS app so you can now see how your posture has improved over time (or not). The Lift, a small device with a magnetic clasp, attaches to your clothes and keeps track of the wearer's stance and posture, and will vibrate to remind you to sit straight and stand tall. The new app, version 1.4, lets you … [Read more...]
Intel and Industry Execs on How Wearables Will Transform Healthcare and More
The Churchill Club is a well-respected business and tech forum in the Bay Area, and the conversations that happen there are usually interesting. The club ran a panel on "The Next Frontier" of wearables the other night, featuring execs from Jawbone, Intel, Misfit and Lumo Body Tech. Healthcare was repeatedly mentioned as a prime market, both for personal use and as an aid to … [Read more...]
Wearables in 2014: The Year It Didn’t Ship
Back in February, at a Mobile World Congress session about wearables, one of the panelists made the key observation of the year: "Hardware is hard." Is it ever. Anyone can pull together a Photoshop drawing, build a 3D printed gadget and make a YouTube video. Anyone can get on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and anyone can hire a PR company. Building it and shipping something? … [Read more...]