by Alfred Poor | November 18, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Between smartphones and the Internet of Things, the demand for digital electronic sensors is growing rapidly. Your typical smartphone is packed with cameras, light sensors, microphones, accelerometers, and gyroscopes. The cost of these devices is falling almost as...
by Alfred Poor | November 12, 2014 | Health, Medical
In a recent interview with on Syracuse.com, Jessica Crawford of the MedTech Association offered some predictions about the future of medical technology and its impact on society. One important driving factor that she cited was the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which she...
by Alfred Poor | November 7, 2014 | Health, Medical
Disintermediation. Miniaturization. Commoditization. Big words for big concepts, but the simple fact is that technology has made devices smaller, faster, and more affordable that let the average person perform tasks that used to require trained technical staff and...
by Alfred Poor | November 7, 2014 | Health, Medical
It feels like a tipping point. Big Data, miniaturized low-cost electronics, wearable devices, nearly limitless connectivity, cloud storage that costs almost nothing: these technologies and more seem to be maturing at the same time, bringing the opportunity for...
by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Last week, Microsoft made headlines with the announcement of their new wearable fitness band. Many news outlets paid much less attention to the unveiling of Microsoft Health, a new cloud-based service that gathers data from devices ranging from fitness bands to other...
