First lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program put a much-needed spotlight on the issue of childhood obesity. Still, it’s more than an issue—it’s an epidemic. Here’s a sobering statistic from the ...

One part social community, one part fitness tracker, one part game: the Sqord Activity Pod and game app tracks movement in the real world and converts it into Sqord Activity Points that kids can use ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by John Cook on Feb 23, 2015 at 10:52 ...

For some startups, getting funded means follow the money. For Durham-based Sqord, it’s follow the activity, follow the early adoption, follow the excitement…..and the money. The wearable technology ...

A lightweight and durable wristband could be one key to getting Spokane fifth-graders moving. Providence Health is funding a program that provides all fifth-graders in Spokane Public Schools with a ...

For some startups, getting funded means follow the money. For Durham-based Sqord, it’s follow the activity, follow the early adoption, follow the excitement…..and the money. The wearable technology ...

Last fall my son turned into a calorie torcher. Every time I looked at him he was running in place, doing jumping jacks, or engaged in “hyper-mode,” his own full body workout invention. He was on a ...

From video games, to computer time to time in front of the television, technology has been blamed for our increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Now a small North Carolina company is changing that by ...

Editor’s note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. Each column will look at crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. Follow ...