Another Wearable Temperature Monitor [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 17, 2015 | Health, Medical

If you’re a parent, you know the dilemma of what to do about a sleeping sick child. You want to know what’s happening with their fever, but you don’t want to wake them up. What to do? The folks behind STEMP — Smart TEMperature Patch —...

Teletouch Glove for the Deaf and Blind [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 16, 2015 | Health, Medical

In the 19th Century, communication technology took a great leap forward with the telegraph, that let people “write” over great distances. Early in the last century, the telephone revolutionized communications again by letting people talk and listen to each...

DHS Sponsors Competition for First Responder Wearables

by Alfred Poor | March 13, 2015 | Health, Medical

First responders such as firefighters or paramedics often encounter hostile environments where they must perform strenuous tasks in conditions that can include reduced visibility, extreme heat or cold, and other hazards. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has...

Another Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed Patients [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 13, 2015 | Health, Medical

We’ve written about ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton here in the past, and while that has the distinction of being the first such device approved for personal use in the United States, it is not the only such system available. Ekso Bionics also makes a similar device...

Wireless Sensors Analyze Walking Gait

by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2015 | Health, Medical

Bipedal walking is a bit of a miracle. Just ask anyone who has tried to program a robot to perform a human-style gait. There’s the problem of balancing on one foot while the other sweeps forward, as your body weight shifts from the heel of your foot to the toes....

Necklace Monitors Your Eating [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2015 | Health

Researchers at UCLA have developed WearSens, a necklace that is designed to monitor your eating to help you achieve health goals. The device places a sensor above your sternum that can detect what and how much you eat and drink. Testing on 30 subjects found that it...