{"id":651122,"date":"2013-04-08T13:42:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=628751"},"modified":"2013-04-08T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:42:09","slug":"podcast-why-the-world-needs-wearable-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/651122","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Why the world needs wearable computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From smart watches to devices that monitor health, wearables are hot items on the market today. In the latest GigaOM Research podcast, Michael Wolf and Jody Ranck discuss wearable&#8217;s place in the fitness and medical industries, challengers to growth, and the role of data.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2279938\/height\/88\/width\/300\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"88\" width=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gigaom\/WearablesPodcast.mp3\">download<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gigaom-commutist\/id560531494\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/\">Stitcher Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW NOTES<\/strong><br \/> Host: Adam Lesser<br \/> Speakers: Michael Wolf and Jody Ranck<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The market for\u00a0wearables\u00a0in connected health: Medical versus Fitness<\/li>\n<li>Potential 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