Students Compete to Make Apps for Seniors [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical

Next week, I’m going to have the honor of judging the work of about 250 high school and college students in a competition to design mobile apps for seniors. The 3rd Annual #WestchesterSmart Mobile App Development Bowl will be held on April 28 at Pace...

Employers Warming to Wearables in the Workplace

by Alfred Poor | April 19, 2017 | General News, Health

We have often shared our view that Health Tech wearables won’t take off in a major way until they produce a clear return on investment. This won’t come about from fitness enthusiasts buying devices in ones and twos. It will be driven by the entities that...

Wrist Band Provides Bat-Like Navigation [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 18, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health

For people with limited vision, the simple task of walking from one place to another can be a big challenge. Canes can be of some help, but they can be clumsy and awkward in crowds or tight quarters, and sometimes people would prefer to use a less obvious aid. The...

A Biometric Smartwatch You Can’t Buy [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 17, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

It sounds tempting: a watch that can monitor and record multiple biometric and environmental measures including electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, skin electrical activity, and motion. It runs for up to a week on a single charge. It stores enough data for a week or...

Health Tracking Added to Fitness Wearable [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 13, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health

“It’s a candy mint. It’s a breath mint. It’s two, two, two mints in one.” Garmin’s Vivosmart 3 isn’t a mint. It can, however, be viewed in the same light as Certs mints in the late 60s television ads. We generally don’t...

Light Helps Chemo Patients Grow Hair

by Alfred Poor | April 13, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

The number of deaths in the U.S. due to cancer have declined steadily since the early 1990s, while the number of cancer survivors continues to climb. Innovations in medical treatments have resulted in improved outcomes, though the process is not easy for many...