HIGH-TECH MEDICAL BRACELETS
Mae and her family sign up for the company medical plan, which is super-advanced and helps with her father’s multiple sclerosis. But The Circle slaps a metal bracelet on her wrist, which tracks her intravenous system, her heart rate and her overall health. Sounds a lot like, um, an Apple Watch. Or health insurance-sponsored Fitbits, now a common perk at companies that offer incentives toward weekly step counts (tracking employee movement through programs like Walkadoo). But we’ll allow a few points for advancement, as our smartwatches have yet to cure us.
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