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Eero is not alone. Luma Home Inc., Ignition Design Labs, Securifi, and Torch all offer competitive routers with features once only seen in large enterprises. “New routers are seeking to address several key areas of concern for home networking infrastructure; namely performance, coverage, aesthetics, and security,” says Brad Russell, a research analyst at Parks Associates in Dallas. “New models are also designed for over-the-air updates that keep the router up to date with securi ...read more

Those are three new technology-based approaches to tweaking athletic performance. The race in this market is just getting started.

Dallas-based market researcher Parks Associates uses the phrase “connected wellness devices” to describe internet-connected activity trackers, pedometers, heart-rate monitors, and similar gadgets. By the end of 2015, Parks Associates forecasts that the market for connected wellness devices could be as high as $2 billion.

“Connected” is the ke ...read more