Bragi Sells Off Wearables Business as It Focuses on Software
Bragi, a company known for making some of the first Bluetooth headphones, has left the wearables market. The German company said it has sold its hardware business to a third-party buyer and that while...
View ArticleKinduct and Orreco Join Hands to Develop Products for Elite Sports Teams
Kinduct, the Nova Scotia-based athlete management system has partnered up with Irish sports tech company Orreco to develop products for elite sports teams and athletes. “Kinduct strongly believes in...
View ArticleEvonik Unveils New Material Technology for Printable Batteries
Evonik, the largest specialty chemicals company in the world, unveiled TAeTTOOz®, a new material technology for printable batteries, at the LOPEC trade show held in Munich, Germany. TAeTTOOz has been...
View ArticleTech Companies Trying to Prevent Opioid Addiction with Pain Relief Wearables
The United States is grappling with one of its worst-ever drug crises. Some 50 million people in the U.S. experience chronic pain daily or almost daily, and many people turn to opioid to relieve pain....
View ArticleTop Wearable Tech Startups from China in 2019
China is gearing up to become the world leader in the startup environment. Numerous Chinese startups are tapping investors for funds. In 2017, there were 46 startups worth at least $1 billion, making...
View ArticlePolar Adds ANT+ and Better Swim Tracking to New OH1 Heart Rate Strap
Polar has announced the OH1+, its latest heart rate sensor strap. It’s a compact optical sensor, which can be worn on upper or lower arm, instead of around the chest, and is able to capture around 200...
View ArticleNowi: Enabling the Internet of Things
Nowi – With a break-through solution to extend battery lifetime and empower connective devices, Nowi has officially become the Top IoT Industrial Innovator of the 10th IoT/WT Innovation World Cup®....
View ArticleUS Army Uses Modified HoloLens 2 for Real-Life Video Game
The U.S. Army recently showed off a new augmentation system, called the Integrated Visual System (IVAS), which is actually a modified version of the Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR)...
View ArticleApple’s New Patents Hint at Watch that Detects Smell to Monitor Glucose
According to patents filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office, Apple might be working on smell sensors for a variety of uses within healthcare. One such patent points to a sensor that could monitor...
View ArticleVirginia Tech Researchers Develop 3D Printed Prostheses with Integrated...
Although it is possible to 3D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source database, those models lack the advanced electronic capabilities of more expensive, state-of-the-art...
View ArticleCognoa Licenses Google Glass-based AI Technology for Children with Autism
Cognoa, a consumer healthcare company that makes machine learning-based app for tracking children’s health and development, has exclusively licensed an AI system designed to improve socialization...
View ArticleSmart Fabric Helps Athletes and Physical Therapy Patients Reduce Injury and...
A team of researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a low-cost motion-sensing fabric that athletes and physical therapy patients can wear on their arm to optimize performance, reduce injury and...
View ArticleOmron’s Blood Pressure Monitor with EKG Available for Pre-Order from April 15th
Omron Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its Complete™, blood pressure monitor with EKG capability, and the company said it will start taking pre-orders on April 15th in the U.S. via its...
View ArticleProGlove Unveils Mark 2, State-of-the-Art Handsfree Barcode Scanner
ProGlove, a Munich-based industrial wearable company and former speaker and exhibitor of the WT | Wearable Technologies Conference and past winner of the IOT/WT Innovation World Cup, unveiled its MARK...
View ArticleGore and Bonbouton Collaborate for Smart Fabrics and Digital Health Applications
Silicon Valley-based Gore Innovation Center has signed a joint development agreement with New York City-based graphene sensor startup Bonbouton to explore material solutions in advanced sensor...
View ArticleAPRIL 2019
Isansys is a world leading digital healthcare company which has developed the most complete, scalable and simple-to-use advanced patient monitoring platform – the Patient Status Engine. The Patient...
View ArticleEuropean Researchers Team Up with Pharma Companies to Develop Gait Detecting...
A slower walking pace or more variable stride may indicate cognitive decline, according to several studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Now researchers from all...
View ArticleFC Barcelona and Allianz SE Partner with Hexoskin for Sleep Study
FC Barcelona and global insurance company Allianz SE will jointly develop innovative projects which will impact on the health and wellbeing of athletes and in turn the wider society. The study is the...
View ArticlexFyro xS2: True Wireless and Waterproof Earbuds with High Quality Sound
The continuing trend of wireless earbuds has brought us yet another set of earbuds that are not only wireless but waterproof, robust and dustproof. Above all they sound great! xFyro xS2 earbuds are...
View ArticleSeizeIT2: Discreet and Clinically Accurate Seizure Detecting Wearable
Approximately 65 million people worldwide are affected by epilepsy. This complex disease has one commonality: seizures. Medical decision to change any prescribed drug is based on the number of...
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