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...]
Indiegogo Defends Itself About Healbe and Fraud
As regular readers know, there's been a bit of fuss about the Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign for the Healbe health tracker. Pando Daily has been digging into the background of the company and the scientific claims that it's making and not much liking what it finds. Pando has also been doing a tapdance on Indiegogo's head for supposedly turning a blind eye to questions about … [Read more...]