CES 2017: No-Contact Device Monitors Health

by Alfred Poor | January 17, 2017 | General News, Health

This story touches on two major themes about Health Tech devices. It’s a story about devices that disappear into our daily lives. And it’s about one of the big take-aways from CES 2017; devices need to prove their accuracy in order to be successful. In...

Robotic Companion for Older Adults [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2017 | General News, Health

  A significant percentage of older adults live alone. According to Age UK and the U S. Institute on Aging, nearly half of adults 75 and older live alone in the U.K. and U.S. Older adults who live alone often have trouble remembering to take medication,...

CES 2017: Sensor Shirt Has Many Uses [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 16, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health

I often write about the need for wearable Health Tech devices to “disappear” into our lives. The more that users are required to make an active choice to use a device or fuss with maintenance tasks such as recharging, the more likely it is that they will...

Health Tech Podcast: CES 2017 Part 1

by Alfred Poor | January 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast

Health Tech Insider Editor Alfred Poor covers some highlights from CES 2017, including the importance of accuracy and data security, and why augmented reality (AR) is going to be bigger than virtual reality (VR). Click here to listen.

CES 2017: Hyundai Introduces Three Wearable Robots

by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2017 | General News, Medical

One of the interesting sights at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was Hyundai’s reveal of products in development. But they weren’t cars. Hyundai introduced three exoskeleton wearable robots called, respectively, H-MEX, HUMA, and H-WEX. We’ve...

CES 2017: Personal Guide for Blind Users with AR Glasses [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 13, 2017 | General News, Health

If you watched the major news outlets’ coverage of CES 2017, you might have gotten the impression that it was largely a virtual reality (VR) show. Clearly, this is a sexy market segment that is a real crowd-pleaser, but the fact is that augmented reality (AR) is...