GigaomToo good to be true? Airo wristband says it tracks calories consumed, not just burned
A small Canadian startup says its new health-tracking wristband can track a user’s caloric intake using spectroscopy. Read more »
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A small Canadian startup says its new health-tracking wristband can track a user’s caloric intake using spectroscopy. Read more »
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