This article by contributing editor Paul Pickering, details how the development of wearable health and fitness devices can be shortened using the Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES100#, a production-ready reference design.
The wearable health, wellness, and fitness market is extremely fast-moving, with new products appearing almost weekly. The availability of low-cost, low-power microcontrollers and widespread wireless connectivity have helped spur a drive towards portability and the growth of a new market in personal fitness monitors. http://bit.ly/2puM82B