Basis Science raises $11.5M and nabs Deepak Chopra and Esther Dyson as advisers

Basis Sceince wants to use its lead to race ahead of the rumored Apple iWatch.

BodyMedia launches beefed up health-tracking armband

This BodyMedia Core 2 tracker looks fashionable and has four health sensors.

Here are the cool technologies we want to use in 2013

Google Glass and self-driving cars top our list of things we want to use soon.

9 wearable gadgets that’ll help you get in shape

Fitness gadgets are getting better at tracking your activity and sleep. Here's the rundown on a bunch of options.

Basis Science reveals its health-tracking wristwatch and fitness web service

The wristwatch tracks your heart rate, sleep habits, and physical activity.

Fitness gadget maker Basis to BodyMedia: Your lawsuit claims are invalid

It’s fitness gadget maker against fitness gadget maker. In February 2012, BodyMedia, maker of the FIT armbands that promote weight loss and health, filed a patent infringement civil action against competing fitness gadget maker Basis. On Monday of this week, …

FitBit raises $12M for personal fitness-tracking devices

FitBit, a maker of personal fitness-tracking gadgets, has raised $12 million in a third round of venture funding. The money comes investors that include Foundry Group and True Ventures, who are betting that fitness tracking will soon become a national …

Quantifying our lives will be a top trend of 2012

The Quantified Self is one of the big trends of 2012, as we noted in our recent summary of the Consumer Electronics Show.

As everything analog shifts to digital, we can collect a huge amount of data about ourselves. As …

Hands-on demo of the Basis Band for tracking your daily health (video)

Basis Science is a Silicon Valley company that wants to inspire you to be more healthy and make it easier to track your health.

The company showed off its Basis B1 Band (pictured right) and its accompanying web application at …