Apple’s Health app brings biometric data together

The good news is that iOS 8 has a cornucopia of new features and updates. The bad news is that – unless you are a developer – you’ll have to wait until Autumn to get your hands on it. One of the more interesting new apps is Health; it aims to bring all fitness, diet, medical and biometric data into one dashboard. It will pull in data from wearable tech like FitBit and Jawbone Up as well as data from existing apps like MyFitnessPal. The most innovative addition is a digital emergency medical information card that is accessible from your lock screen.

http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/

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