Wearable Biosensor for Safe Hospital Monitoring

by Amantha May | June 8, 2020 | General News, Medical

Healthcare workers risk exposure every time that they enter the rooms of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Philips, a global leader in health technology, has received FDA clearance for a new wearable biosensor that allows caregivers to monitor patients for signs of...

Smart Robot Offers No-Contact COVID Screening [video]

by Amantha May | June 5, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

Vayyar, a global leader in wireless sensor technology, has partnered with robotic healthcare pioneer Meditemi to create a home care robot with enhanced intelligence. Capable of a variety of remote monitoring options, the new robot can provide early, remote detection...

Lickable Device Simulates Complex Flavors [video]

by Amantha May | June 3, 2020 | General News, Health

A standard color LCD or OLED display only uses three colors to create the illusion of a full-color spectrum. A research team at Meiji University in Japan have developed an equivalent for taste: a lickable screen that uses five electrolyte gels to create the illusion...

Find Wheelchair Accessible Places with a Smartphone [VIDEO]

by Amantha May | June 1, 2020 | General News, Health

Nearly 3 million Americans use a wheelchair and about 130 million people worldwide require one for mobility. Unfortunately, many businesses and public spaces don’t have accessibility features. Wheelchair users can now use their smartphone to get instant accessibility...

Innovative Wearable Tracks Vitamin C in Sweat

by Amantha May | May 29, 2020 | General News, Health

Vitamin C promotes healthy immune function, which makes it a familiar component in daily supplements and home remedies for colds and mild illnesses. Research suggests that vitamin C therapy could also address more severe conditions; high doses of the essential...

No Keyboard Necessary with Tap Strap [video]

by Amantha May | May 27, 2020 | Enabling Tech, General News

As technology becomes less and less confined to a desk, will the QWERTY keyboard become a thing of the past? The folks at Tap Systems Inc. believe that mousing, typing, and other user data input methods are ready for an update. That update has taken the form of the...