Camera for Glasses Aids Low-Vision Users [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 20, 2015 | General News, Health

  In their later years, my mother suffered from severe macular degeneration and my father-in-law lost most of his vision due to diabetes. As two of an estimated 280 million people in the world with impaired vision from macular degeneration, degenerative myopia,...

Flexible Sensors Make New Applications Practical [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 20, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The IDTechEx conference was held in Santa Clara, CA November 18 and 19, 2015, covering a wide range of topics including wearable devices and related technology such as sensors, printed electronics, and energy harvesting. This is one of the many items of interest from...

Keep the Right People Informed with MyMDBand [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 19, 2015 | General News, Health

In a medical emergency, healthcare workers need fast access to a patient’s current medical information, such as allergies, medications, and health history, whether you’re traveling in a foreign land or just going down the block getting a cup of coffee. It...

IDTechEx: Healing Wearables without Drugs

by Alfred Poor | November 19, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The IDTechEx conference was held in Santa Clara, CA November 18 and 19, 2015, covering a wide range of topics including wearable devices and related technology such as sensors, printed electronics, and energy harvesting. This is one of the many items of interest from...

Get Better Sleep with Lighted Glasses [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2015 | General News, Health

According to Re-Time Pty Ltd., as much as 50% of the world’s population has trouble sleeping and getting enough rest. Sleeplessness can be caused by jet lag, work shift changes, seasonal affect disorder (SAD), and varieties of insomnia. Regardless of the cause,...

SoaPen Wins Wearables for Good Challenge [video]

by riddhi | November 12, 2015 | General News, Health

UNICEF’s Wearables for Good challenge — hosted by UNICEF, Arm Holdings, and Frog — found its two winners among 2,000 registrants and 250 design submissions. The key goal of the challenge was to identify the best products that can help fight infant...