Hearable Includes Self-Administered Hearing Assessment

by Bruce Brown | February 18, 2020 | Health

Hearables will play a much larger role in the wearables story in the coming years, according to market predictions we’ve reported from Gartner, IDC, and others. Valencell’s recent announcement of cuff-like blood pressure accuracy with a sensor it has...

CDC Maps Couch Potatoes by State

by Alfred Poor | February 18, 2020 | Health

It should come as no surprise that obesity is a major problem for residents of the U.S. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2016 40% of adults 20 or older were obese. This is based on a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or more. In addition, another...

Earthquake Tech Helps to Steady Hands

by Bruce Brown | February 14, 2020 | Health

Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremors patients often struggle with shaky hands and forearms. This can make common daily activities extremely difficult, such as eating, drinking, writing, putting on makeup, or getting dressed. We have written about devices to...

Royal Philips to Shift Full Focus to Healthcare

by Bruce Brown | February 12, 2020 | General News, Health

How significant is the potential for growth in the health tech industry? The international consumer products company, Amsterdam-based Royal Philips signaled that its Domestic Appliances business is on the roof* as it appears to transition to a sole-focus on health...

Smart Ring Packs Wide-Ranging Features [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 3, 2020 | Health

A multipurpose wearable designed to track fitness, wellness, and vital signs that also has communications and entertainment functions sounds wonderful. If the rich feature set comes in a bulky end product with an awkward user interface, however, the buzz fades to...

Wearable Sends Drowning Detection Alerts [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 29, 2020 | Health

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0261/0865/7724/files/ST1_wristcomputer_16_9_Moments.mp4?3157 Wristbands take the prize as the most common new tech medical and health wearable form factor. We’ve written about scads of single-purpose and multifunction wristbands...