Register Now: CES 2019 Executive Briefing

by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

CES 2019 starts tomorrow. If you haven’t been lately, let me tell you that CES in Las Vegas has become enormous! This year, I’ve added an extra day to my schedule and still I’m not going to get to see all the companies with wearable or mobile devices...

Ink Jet Printed Circuits for Smart Tattoos [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 3, 2019 | Enabling Tech

I often talk about how health tech wearables ultimately will have to “disappear” into our lives. This means that you don’t have to remember to put on the device or pick it up, you don’t have to remember to recharge it, and you don’t need...

Hydrogel Used for Smart Contact Lenses

by Alfred Poor | December 20, 2018 | Enabling Tech

The eyes may not only be the windows on our souls, but they can also provide a view into many aspects of our physical health as well. Many researchers are working toward sensors that could sit on the surface of the eye to monitor all sorts of biometric measures....

Hands-Free Control with Facial Recognition [video]

by Alfred Poor | December 19, 2018 | Enabling Tech

“Look, Ma! No hands!” That was a favorite childhood cry when we discovered that we could ride our bikes with our hands off the handlebars. But for some people with physical disabilities, being able to navigate without the use of functioning hands can be an...

Robot Assists Nurses with Manual Tasks [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2018 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Hospitals teem with busy healthcare professionals in seemingly ceaseless motion. Several companies and institutions focus on robotic assistants to alleviate demands on clinical staff members. Last month we wrote about engineers from the University of Toronto who are...

E-Skin Relies on Earth Magnetism for Control

by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News

One of our favorite topics related to wearable health tech devices is the question of control. How can you create a user interface that is easy to use but that does not require complex or intrusive equipment. We’ve covered smart garments and touch pads and...