by Alfred Poor | August 7, 2015 | Enabling Tech
The head-mounted display market is a lot bigger than just Google Glass. In the past, we’ve written about the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses that are available for both enterprise and consumer applications. The glasses are a complete Android computer that you wear on...
by Alfred Poor | August 6, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Here’s a wearable for food packaging. Researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with a “smart” cap that can detect food that has gone bad. Working with scientists at Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University, they created a cap that measures...
by Alfred Poor | August 5, 2015 | Medical
This is an amazing time to be alive. All sorts of new technologies have converged to make the impossible possible. In this particular case, 3D printing, computer-aided design, and digital communications have resulted in a worldwide organization of volunteers who...
by Alfred Poor | August 4, 2015 | Medical
Last year, we covered a device called the CardioMEMS HF System that monitors the pressure of the blood pumped by a patient’s heart. The tiny electro-mechanical device is inserted in a patient’s pulmonary artery, where it transmits data wirelessly. The...
by Alfred Poor | August 3, 2015 | Health, Medical
HealthSpot is a company that has developed a telemedicine kiosk for consumers. Placed in retail settings, consumers can consult privately with a doctor to discuss symptoms and determine what course of treatment is required. The patient is given access to various...