Dr. Stephen Schorr is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Lafayette, Louisiana and is affiliated with Lake Area Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
The Fitbit Flex, which retails for $99.95, costs $17.36 to make, including both materials and manufacturing costs, according to the teardown analysis. IHS projects that shipments of Fitbit Flex and similar activity monitors will triple within the next five years.
Founded in 2007 Fitbit offers wireless scales, wearable devices that monitor movement, heart rate, sleep and blood pressure, and is evangelical about the motivating power of targets and data on our health. Fitbit also offers companies its gadgets and software for corporate use.