“It’s a potential growth area for us,” Hulander told BusinessWeek. “A lot of things traditionally done in the doctor’s office might soon be done at home.”
Best Buy has not finalized its product lineup yet but according to the BusinessWeek report it may include blood-pressure monitors, pedometers, and fitness watches. Hulander also plugged the potential for these devices to wirelessly transmit data to websites like Microsoft’s HealthVault so they could be shared with medical professionals.
HealthVault is where much of Best Buy’s recent interest in wireless health began: