CES 2023: A Shaking Shoe Guides the Vision Impaired [video]

by William McCleary | February 8, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Vision impairment is more common than some may think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 12 million Americans aged 40 and older have vision impairment. Among this group, 1 million people are blind, and 8 million have vision...

CES 2023: New Haptic Metaverse Glove Powered by LEAD SKIN

by Unber Shafiq | February 8, 2023 | Enabling Tech

We have seen lots of interesting new technologies at CES 2023. AI SILK’s haptic metaverse glove is one of those. The technology has been developed in-house, using patented conductive fibers that they call LEAD SKIN. The device serves as an AR/VR (augmented/virtual...

CES 2023: Flash LiDAR Shakes Up the Sensor World [video]

by William McCleary | January 30, 2023 | Enabling Tech

While self-driving cars have yet to take over the road as promised years ago, the tech that could make that possible is getting us ever closer to the goal. And it has created lots of other possible uses for the technology. The Oregon-based developer PreAct...

CES 2023: Better Protection for Healthcare Data With a New USB Drive

by William McCleary | January 23, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Healthcare data is some of the most sensitive information that exists, so much so that the United States has a strict federal law governing its use: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, better known as HIPAA. While most healthcare...

CES 2023: A Simple Scanner Could Reduce Food Waste [video]

by William McCleary | January 18, 2023 | Enabling Tech, Health

[Editor’s Note: Admittedly, this is a bit of a departure from our typical coverage, but nutrition is an essential factor in health, and this item uses sensor technology in a novel way that could expand the available food supply at reduce waste.] One third....

CES 2023: Taiwan Institute Shows Off New Technologies

by Unber Shafiq | January 18, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), one of Taiwan’s leading technology research institutes, showcased promising sports and fitness technologies at CES 2023. ITRI does not produce products; instead, it licenses its technology to product...