Don’t Hurt Your Back, Lift Correctly

by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2016 | General News, Health

Back injuries are painful, common, and costly. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than one million workplace back injuries a year, making them the #1 workplace safety problem. Three out of four back injuries...

CES 2016: IoT Creates the Connected Nursery

by Alfred Poor | January 14, 2016 | General News, Health

Baby monitors are so 20th Century! Why settle for a single wireless camera when you can use the Internet of Things to create a connected nursery that ties a variety of electronic devices into an integrated system designed to give parents peace of mind? That’s...

Don’t Fall Prey to Forward Head [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2016 | General News, Health

Did you even know that “forward head” is a thing? I found out the hard way last year doing PT for shoulder surgery when my therapist told me I had a pretty bad case. It turns out that many of us have forward head syndrome, also referred to as...

CES 2016: Lensless Camera Is Tiny and Low-Power [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Solid-state cameras are everywhere, from smartphones to door bells to baby monitors, and a host of other devices. But they all have something in common: a lens to focus light on the tiny imaging chip. In relative terms, the lens is enormous compared with the sensor....

Samsung Allies with Medical Devices Giant Medtronic

by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2016 | General News, Medical

Patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions can now access digital data that is produced as a result of advances in medical devices and treatments across many areas of specialization. Medical device and consumer electronics companies are huge businesses and...

CES 2016: Connected Hearing Aids Get Better [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 12, 2016 | General News, Health

Last year at CES, I saw the LiNX connected hearing aids from ReSound. This year, they were back with their latest model, the LiNX2, which boasts a range of new features designed to help those with hearing loss engage with the sounds of their world more effectively....