CES 2021: Philips Relies on New Smart Patch for Remote Monitoring

by Bruce Brown | January 15, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about Denver-based BioIntellisense quite often in the last 12 months. Last January we wrote about the company’s FDA-cleared BioSticker wearable sensor that stores data for up to 30 days. We covered the BioButton follow-up product in May. The...

CES 2021: New Neckband Monitors Swallowing in Seniors

by Amantha May | January 15, 2021 | Health

Seniors, particularly those living in nursing homes, are vulnerable to aspiration pneumonia. This potentially deadly condition occurs due to impaired swallowing ability. GOKURI, a wearable neckband exhibited at CES 2021, monitors patient swallowing to help avoid the...

CES 2021: New Smart Watch System Detects Falls [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about smart fall detection systems for elderly people numerous times. In 2015, we covered Simple Wearables’ SimpleWave, a passive wearable to detect falls and send alerts including both the incident and the strength of impact to care...

CES2021: Smart Mask Makes Communication Easier [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2021 | Health

2020 was the inaugural Year of the Mask in many parts of the world, but during 2021 more of us are likely to wear masks on a regular basis. It would be nice if masks weren’t necessary, but for now we can file that with wishes to be taller or have stronger chins....

CES 2021: New Game Device Uses Brain Signals to Speed Mouse Clicks [video]

by Amantha May | January 13, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Gaming can be the low-hanging fruit that enables advances in health tech, such as the low-cost VR systems that have made new therapeutic treatments possible. Impulse, a new neural mouse introduced at CES 2021, shows promise in the next chapter of that history....

CES 2021: New Hearing Aids and AI Are Joined at the Chip

by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2021 | Medical

AI enhancements have made hearing aids more powerful than ever. They can make dynamic adjustments in response to changes in ambient sound, or enhance select frequencies to make conversation more intelligible, such as NuHeara’s IQ Buds Max. Phonak’s Audeo...