Space Grade Smart Garments for Health [video]

Space Grade Smart Garments for Health [video]

by | March 21, 2019 | Health

Smart garments for general population everyday wear may catch on in another decade or two, but today there’s no compelling use case: the wearable equivalent of what computer journalists used to refer to as a “killer app.” We have seen digitally...
Reduce Stress with a Heartbeat

Reduce Stress with a Heartbeat

by | March 21, 2019 | Health

As we’ve often pointed out, one side-effect of the opioid crisis is that more and more people are turning to non-chemical solutions for health and medical problems. Many people are looking for ways to reduce their feelings of stress in their busy lives, but...
A Device to Improve Sleep [video]

A Device to Improve Sleep [video]

by | March 20, 2019 | Health

As we’ve written here before, many sleep technology devices are like a weather report; they tell you what happened, but they don’t give you much help in affecting what happens in the future. Fortunately, that’s changing. Philips has created a line of...
Hearing Aids Can Track Your Health

Hearing Aids Can Track Your Health

by | March 18, 2019 | Health

Here are two apparently unrelated facts. About 13% of people in the U.S. aged 12 years or older have hearing loss in both ears. According to some sources, nearly half of fitness band owners have stopped wearing them after just six months. So what’s the...
FDA Fast Tracks Concussion Assessment Device

FDA Fast Tracks Concussion Assessment Device

by | March 15, 2019 | Health, Medical

Concussions and other injuries from head impacts continue to capture the attention of athletes, their families, their coaches, and their healthcare providers. Fortunately, we are rapidly learning a great deal about the problem, which is helping with better evaluation...