Draw a Wearable Sensor with a Pen [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 5, 2015 | Health, Medical

The key to wearable Health Tech devices is to have inexpensive sensors that can collect the desired biometric data. The problem is that these can be expensive or complicated to use. So how about sensors that you can just draw on your skin where you need one? It sounds...

Power Dressing: Soft Robotic Fabrics

by Alfred Poor | March 4, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health

We’ve written about exoskeleton robotics as means of providing assistance to the injured and the infirm, but strapping on a metal framework may be more than some patients want or need. A group at the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering and...

Connected Health Conference in September

by Alfred Poor | March 3, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

Along with the rapid growth in wearable Health Tech devices, there has been a parallel growth in the conferences and exhibitions devoted to this and related markets. One worthy of note is the Connected Health Summit to be hosted by the industry research firm, Parks...

ECG from Your Smartphone [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2015 | Health, Medical

Sometimes you have to walk before you run. Wearable Health Tech devices owe a lot to handheld mobile devices, and the AliveCor Heart Monitor is one of those devices that points to possible wearable solutions in the near future. It provides an FDA-approved two-lead...

Another Survey Shows More Interest in Wearable Health Tech

by Alfred Poor | February 27, 2015 | Health, Medical

  Another day, another health survey showing that Americans are ready to embrace technology when it comes to their healthcare, including wearable Health Tech devices. This time, it is the fifth annual “Pulse of Online Health” survey by Makovsky Health and...

Printed Armband Provides Fever Alert

by Alfred Poor | February 27, 2015 | Health, Medical

This is a wonderful time for wearable Health Tech. Many separate industries are all maturing at the same time, creating a synergy that is raising all boats. Wearables are benefiting enormously from the low-cost and high-quality components that have been developed for...