by Alfred Poor | June 26, 2014 | Fitness, Health
Flurry is a company that helps business tap mobile markets through apps and ads. As a result, they have access to a lot of data. Recently, they mined this data to look for trends in the health and fitness category. After all, this is one area that has been pegged to...
by Alfred Poor | June 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One key challenge for most WellTech devices is finding a way to provide electrical power. Some devices can harvest energy from their environment, using body heat, ambient light, motion, or some other source. Most devices will still require some way to store power for...
by Alfred Poor | June 25, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, Health, Medical
Researchers at Samsung’s Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) announced a new reference design for a sensor-studded wristband, with the goal of helping establish an open source standard for WellTech devices. They demonstrated their “Simband” last...
by Alfred Poor | June 24, 2014 | Health
Here’s the cheery thought for the day; we’re all dying. Or as Jim Morrison of the Doors put it, “Nobody gets out of here alive.” It’s simply a question of “when;” the Bible says “no one knows when their hour will...
by Alfred Poor | June 24, 2014 | Health
Martin Kenwright built the successful gaming company Evolution Studios As quoted in an article in the Liverpool Echo, Kenwright believes that “in five years, I fully expect memory aids to be as ubiquitous as hearing aids.” His concept for a “wearable...
