by Bruce Brown | February 3, 2021 | Health
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) introduced an astounding array of health tech innovations at CES 2021. ITRI’s iSmartWear combines washable conductive fabric with non-contact nanosecond pulse near-field sensing (NPNS) technology to...
by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2019 | General News, Health
The wearable device market shows no signs of slowing down, according to Gartner, a global market research and analysis company. In its latest worldwide wearable devices forecast, Gartner predicts spending will increase by 27% from $41 billion in 2019 to $52 billion in...
by Alfred Poor | September 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
We’ve covered all sorts of exoskeletons that augment or restore a body’s ability to move, but what if you had a suit that could simulate touch? Haptic feedback gives the sensation of something touching you, or of you touching an object. What if you could...
by Alfred Poor | August 10, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health
Wearables for fitness and health are becoming commonplace. I often notice a smartwatch or fitness band on others I meet on a typical day. According to IDC, unit sales of these devices are predicted to grow over the next four years. It may be surprising to find that...
by Kimberly Houston | December 7, 2017 | General News, Health
As medical and fitness tracking sensors become smaller and more advanced, they become easier to integrate into our daily lives, making their adoption more widespread. They won’t totally “disappear” into our lives, however, until they become less of a nuisance. You...