by Alfred Poor | August 28, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
If you follow the wearables industry, you already know that health and medical applications are going to provide the majority of the revenue in this market over the next few years. And part of the big draw for this money — both investments and purchases of goods...
by Alfred Poor | August 27, 2014 | Health
Does the world need another concussion tracker? The founders of a new company, Jolt Sensor, seems to think that there is still room in this increasingly crowded field. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign this month, and has already raised almost 25% of their...
by Alfred Poor | August 27, 2014 | Enabling Tech
A wearable device can serve one or both of two different functions; it can gather data, or it can disseminate data. If it disseminates the information, it can do this by passing it along to some other device that can display it (such as a smartphone) or it can display...
by Alfred Poor | August 26, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Carbon is a miraculous element, and we continue to discover new forms and uses for it. Carbon nanotubes are of interest for their strength and ability to conduct electricity. “Buckyballs” (also known as fullerene) are soccer-ball shaped spheres of carbon...
by Alfred Poor | August 26, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Health
Not all wearable Health Tech products are based on digital technology. Sometimes all it takes is some clever materials science research to produce a product that can have a major impact on the lives of people. Such is the case with “Wearable Colors,” which...
