![MIT Students Design Handheld Real-Time Braille Scanner [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/MIT-braille-scanner-with-video-600x276.png?resize=600%2C276)
by Bruce Brown | May 16, 2017 | General News, Health
The U.S. has a literary crisis unrelated to the general population. According to the National Federation of the Blind, only 10% of blind children can read Braille. And only about one percent of text documents are translated into Braille. While there are devices that...
by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2017 | General News, Medical
Cardiac patients in 10 European countries now have greater freedom and mobility thanks to the recent CE approval of Abbott’s Confirm Rx ICM insertable cardiac monitor. Previously patients who were discharged from the hospital but required remote monitoring were...
by Bruce Brown | May 12, 2017 | General News, Health
According to a BBC report, technology companies are facing a digital skills gap. There’s a severe shortage of programmers and engineers. Microsoft Research Labs in Cambridge, England is working on a potential solution to the shortage called Project Torino. The...
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by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
There’s something about ink on skin that intrigues people. A cross-cultural phenomenon that has lasted at least since Neolithic times, tattoos have served a wide range of purposes, not just as personal adornment. We’ve written about several tattoo...
![Updated Posture Coach and Text Neck Wearable [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Alex-Plus-with-video-600x276.png?resize=600%2C276)
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Last year we wrote about the Alex, the first text neck and posture coach wearable from Namu. We have also written about Medical Wearable Solutions’ EyeForcer eyeglasses “text neck” solution for children. Now, based on the Alex success, what the...
