Points vs. Shapes
Thought of the day, in visual form: To be followed up on soon…
Interview with Alex Gramling, on the Starting Good Podcast
Yesterday I had the pleasure of chatting with Alex Gramling on his podcast, Starting Good, about what we’re up to at Backtrack. Check it out here:
Prediction: Android Health will look a lot like Google Now
Last week’s unveiling of HealthKit at Apple’s WWDC provoked a flurry of responses (including my own) about Apple’s strategy moving forward, and what mobile health on an iPhone will look like for the near future. This week’s question is: what does Google’s counter-move look like? Here’s my prediction: the way Google does mobile health won’t resemble the Apple approach at all; instead, it’ll look a lot like Google Now. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure (or for some, the mildly creepy and/or paranoid feeling) of using this… Read more Prediction: Android Health will look a lot like Google Now →
Backtrack: the movie
Over the past month we’ve been collaborating with TruScribe on a whiteboard animation video explaining what we’re up to at Backtrack. TruScribe did a great job through the whole process, and were a joy to work with (also many thanks for Kaya Bucholc, our all-star narrator); we were really happy with how the final product turned out, and can’t wait to share it with the world. Although we haven’t officially started pushing the video and spreading the word quite yet, please give it an early watch! You can also find it on… Read more Backtrack: the movie →
Apple gets aggressive with HealthKit
Watching Apple’s 2014 Worldwide Developer Conference, held this week, was a bit like getting a sneak peek into a general’s preparations for battle. As Apple versus Google (and Microsoft, and… Read more Apple gets aggressive with HealthKit →
Office upgrade
After quite enough time at our old cramped offices on Victoria Ave in Westmount, Backtrack finally moved, along with the rest of the Tandem Crew, to a big beautiful new space in… Read more Office upgrade →
New faces at Backtrack
Backtrack is very excited to welcome three new faces to the team: Kayhan, Clara and Alan. Kayhan and Clara joined us on May 1st as interns here for the summer,… Read more New faces at Backtrack →
Is Apple missing a big opportunity with Healthbook?
As Google, Intel, Facebook, Samsung and everybody else rushes to get into mobile health, nobody has been scrutinized more than the big dog at the top of the heap: Apple.… Read more Is Apple missing a big opportunity with Healthbook? →
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