by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
Just when you thought you were safe from the seemingly endless coverage of CES 2016, here comes a bonus video footnote. This is a video of an interview for Slashdot in which I discuss some of the items I saw at CES 2016 in Las Vegas last month, along with some of the...
by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
According to the International Diabetes Federation, 415 million people worldwide have diabetes; that amounts to one of every 11 adults. It is not an overstatement that this disease has reached epidemic proportions, costing as much as $1.45 trillion in healthcare...
by Bruce Brown | February 11, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Let’s face it; gadgets, hardware, and devices are sexy. Software and user interfaces (UIs) don’t often get much attention, at least not until we’re confronted with faulty software and an awkward UI. Even though software does the heavy lifting of...
by Alfred Poor | February 3, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
According to some experts in the field, the wearable market ultimately will merge with the clothing industry. Our clothes will be “smart” and connected, and will have sensors built in so that we don’t need to bother with separate devices. Is this...
by Bruce Brown | January 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The range of sensors used in Health Tech continues to broaden in the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. We already know measuring various elements in blood and reading electrical waves can tell a lot about individual health, but while still vital, those are old...
by Alfred Poor | January 27, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Adenosine triphosphate: you might recognize this chemical compound from your high school or college biology class, or perhaps its acronym ATP will ring a bell. The bottom line is that you can’t live without it. This is the molecule that takes energy from where...