by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
When I was growing up, the super power I envied most in the Marvel Comics hero, Spiderman, was his “sixth sense” that would tingle when someone was nearby. As I grew older, I learned that this “situational awareness” of your surroundings is an...
by Bruce Brown | February 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Not all new Health Tech requires sensors, power sources, microcircuits, and smartphone apps. While devices that easily notch into the Internet of Things get most of the buzz lately, we also find devices that have no electronics at all. For example we recently...
by Alfred Poor | February 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Just because a device has to be utilitarian and functional does not mean that it has to be ugly or look like every other device of the same type. If you consider clothes to be wearable technology, then you get an immediate sense of how important personal statements...
by Bruce Brown | February 26, 2016 | General News, Health
It’s disconcerting — to say the least — when one of your children is sick. As I’m typing this, one of our kids is home sick and we’re all concerned about her, even though she’s an adult and lives 750 miles away. I remember when our...
by Alfred Poor | February 26, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
We’ve covered smart socks on several occasions, designed for helping patients with dementia, runners, and seniors who are at risk of falling. Now there is another sock device that is designed to tackle the problem of diabetic neuropathy that often leads to...
by Bruce Brown | February 25, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
You can see clues to future directions when a technology niche catches the attention of some of the largest component manufacturers. The significant time, space, personnel, and financial resources required to to develop microprocessors and other components isn’t...