CES 2023: Smart Neck Band to Guide Your Walk [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2023 | Health

Previous Health Tech Insider coverage of navigation wearables included augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smart backpack. Both technologies focused on helping blind and limited-vision people navigate streets. At CES 2023 this year, Tokyo-based Loovic inc. introduced...

CES 2023: New Eye-Tracking Mask Offers Sleep Insights [video]

by William McCleary | January 11, 2023 | Health

Eye masks are commonly worn during sleep to block out light. And some folks use nighttime eye masks as beauty treatments. But what if that slumber mask could track bio-signals and provide a data-driven window into a person’s sleep quality? That’s the...

CES 2023: Video-Based BP Tech Now Available [video]

by Unber Shafiq | January 11, 2023 | Health

We covered a novel, video-based blood pressure measuring tech app (NuraLogix’s Anura) from CES 2021 on Health Tech Insider. Here’s a little update on it from CES 2023: Anura is now a shipping product in the iOS and Android app stores.  The app reports your blood...

CES 2023: Blood Pressure Tech Now Moves From Hospital to Home [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 9, 2023 | Health, Medical

The CONNEQT Pulse multi-mode digital biomarker device won a coveted Innovation award at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). CONNEQT is a subsidiary of CardieX Limited. CONNEQT Pulse measures arterial health, central blood pressure, and pulse pressure,...

Remote Care Services Are Coming to More Seniors [video]

by William McCleary | January 9, 2023 | Health

Vimient plans to bring affordable remote monitoring care to seniors all across America. Currently available in Texas, Vimient Connect is aimed at older adults who wish to live at home and is slated for a national rollout soon. The service, which costs $300 per month,...

AI Can Now Help Your Smartphone Take Your Blood Pressure

by William McCleary | January 4, 2023 | Health, Medical

For some time now, smartphone apps have been used to measure blood pressure; this type of contactless blood pressure tracking has been something of a Holy Grail for cardiologists and the tech industry. But the technique most mobile devices rely...