CES 2022: More Than a Scale, New Smart Mat Senses Balance [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 25, 2022 | Health

We’re big fans of health and wellness products that fade into the background to do their job without requiring much effort or attention by users. Baracoda’s AI-driven BBalance MatScale, a smart bath mat was a CES 2022 Innovations Award Honoree because it...

CES 2022: Enjoy Music Now in Spite of Hearing Loss

by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2022 | Health

Oticon, Inc. is no stranger to CES Innovation Awards honors. CES 2022 marked the sixth consecutive year that the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) gave Oticon a shout for the company’s hearing loss technology developments. The CTA named Oticon a CES 2021...

CES 2022: Biometric Ring Takes a New Approach

by Bruce Brown | January 21, 2022 | Health

Smart rings may be the ultimate in unobtrusive digital health wearables. Led by the Apple Watch, smart watches with vital sign sensors draw more news coverage than rings today, but we’re enthusiastically watching smart ring developments. In past newsletters, for...

CES 2022: New External Device Helps Women Reduce Bladder Leaks

by Amantha May | January 21, 2022 | Health

ELITONE, an external pelvic floor exerciser, generated excitement at CES 2022 earlier this month. Developed by femtech innovator Elidah, ELITONE is CE-marked and FDA-cleared as a non-surgical, non-invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence, or bladder leaks....

CES 2022: Affordable Virtual Travel for Seniors [video]

by Amantha May | January 19, 2022 | Health

Part of AARP’s well-rounded lineup of innovative age tech solutions at CES 2022, Beeyonder is a digital marketplace providing live and interactive virtual travel experiences and tours. Beeyonder allows aging populations and those with disabilities...

CES 2022: You Can Buy These In-Canal Hearing Aids Direct

by Bruce Brown | January 18, 2022 | Health

San Jose, California-based Eargo, Inc. launched its latest generation in-canal hearing aids at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. The company’s flagship Eargo 6 hearing aids add new features and enhance aspects of the previous generation Eargo 5 aids (which are still...