Designing Wearable Sensors That Are Suitable for Both Users and the FDA
Wearable technology growing rapidly with consumers grabbing these devices to monitor their heart rate, blood pressure, activity and sleep. But, why does seem like most of these devices aren’t designed...
View ArticleFitbit Charge 3 Hits Stores with a Larger Display and Touchscreen
Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker Charge 3 has finally arrived, and with a $149 price tag it promises to be the company’s best all-around general fitness tracker. The new Charge 3 keeps to a thinner,...
View ArticleThese Smartglasses Block Out Screens Around You When You Put Them On
These days it seems like screens are all around you – from TVs and laptops to buses and even refrigerators, your eyes are getting hit by screens all day long – bringing you a deluge of information...
View ArticleEclipse Rx: Solar-Powered Wearable to Monitor Sun Exposure Developed by A...
A dermatologist has developed a wearable device called Eclipse Rx™ that monitors UV exposure. The device, available to order, combines sun monitoring with fitness tracking in a sleek band. “Whether you...
View ArticleSomatix Offers Real-Time Wearable Gesture Detection for Health Intervention...
Somatix is a leader in wearable-assisted gesture detection for real-time health intervention and wellbeing enhancement. Founded in New York City in 2015, the company leverages sensors in commercial...
View ArticleOrolia Introduces Military Technology Innovation SecureFind Wearable Combat...
Orolia, the world leader in Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions, introduced its latest military technology innovation, the SecureFind Combat Rescue Beacon at the 2018 AUSA Annual...
View ArticleJapanese scientists Develop Solar-Powered Wearable Heart Monitor That Can Be...
As far as advancements in wearables go, we’ve seen Apple Watch equipped with an FDA-approved EKG sensor and smartglasses that can cure your jet lag, but a new device created by Japanese scientists...
View ArticlePEEX – A Revolutionary Live Music Platform That Allows Users to Mix Audio...
A British start-up has developed a wearable device that is designed to enhance connection between fans and musicians in new ways. The device called PEEX, an app platform, allows users to mix audio from...
View ArticleWhy the ECG in the New Apple Watch May Not Be So Great After All
Apple’s heart-rate monitor is meant to give people warnings if their heart rate goes too high or low and let them take a readout of their heart’s electrical activity. While it’s being billed as a big...
View ArticleSmall Town Football Club the Most Technologically-Orientated in Israel
Hapoel Kiryat Ono, a small Israeli football club from a city of just 40,000 people, is the most technologically-orientated in the nation. With a senior team in Israel’s 4th division league, the club...
View ArticleVigilant Solutions Enters Body Worn Camera Market by Acquiring Edesix
Vigilant Solutions – an AI and data analytics company that develops tools for law enforcement, announced its entry in the body worn camera market by acquiring Edesix Ltd, a global provider of wearable...
View ArticleWearable Accelerometers Can Predict Seniors’ Risk of Falling, Says Study
The most common cause of injury in older adults is fall, which can create ongoing health problems. However, it’s usually after the fall that treatment and awareness follow. In a study, researchers at...
View ArticleLondon National Theater Launches Smartglasses With Live Subtitles for the...
While most movies come with subtitles for the hearing impaired at the bottom of the screen, an on-stage play cannot afford to do that. Now, the National Theater (NT) in London is experimenting with...
View ArticleAbbott Secures CE Mark for Freestyle Libre 2 with Optional Real-Time Alarms
About 60 million people with diabetes in the European Region now have the choice to be alerted in real-time of hypoglycemia (low glucose levels1) or hyperglycemia (high glucose levels1) through the...
View ArticleAccenture Develops Virtual Reality Gaming Tool To Help People with Amputations
Accenture, a leading global professional services company that was presenting at the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2018 USA in San Francisco, has built a VR game on SAP Cloud Platform using SAP...
View ArticleWin one of 10 WT VIP tickets to the 6th MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE...
Join the 6th MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE taking place at MEDICA, the world´s largest medical trade show with more than 128,000 visitors and 5,100 exhibitors. The conference will open its doors...
View ArticleFraunhofer IZM Researchers Develop New Bendable Micro-Batteries for Wearable...
Researchers from Fraunhofer IZM have developed incredibly small and lightweight pliable micro-battery. Scientists believe this could be open a new frontier in wearable technologies. Related...
View ArticleTencent Partners Up with Medopad to Use AI for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
Chinese tech giant Tencent has partnered up with London medical firm Medopad and the Parkinson’s Centre of Excellence at King’s College Hospital in London to use artificial intelligence in the...
View ArticleParexel Announces Mobile Technology and New Wearable Device for Clinical Trials
Boston-based biopharmaceutical service Parexel International Corporation announced a slew of new products that will be built on its Perceptive Cloud platform. The company said that one of the new...
View ArticleAmazon and Walmart Granted Patents for Novel Uses of Biometric Sensing
Walmart and Amazon have both recently been granted patents for novel uses of biometric sensing. Amazon was granted patent for an Alexa feature that would allow the device to analyze people’s voices for...
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