Aggies to Help Aussies Build Smart Jerseys

by Alfred Poor | February 23, 2015 | Health

When the eight-time champions of Australian rugby wanted to find a better way to monitor their player’s conditions — especially potential concussions — they turned to engineering professor Dr. Jamie Grunlan at Texas A&M University. The team...

FTC Weighs in on Data Privacy

by Alfred Poor | February 20, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

In an insightful commentary, author Andy Oram published an article on EMR & EHR about the difficulties involved in securing personal data in the Internet of Things (IoT), especially when wearable Health Tech devices are involved. In the article, he cites a report...

Did Apple’s Tim Cook Overreach about Sitting?

by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2015 | Health

Last week, Tim Cook of Apple stated that “a lot of doctors think that sitting is the new cancer.” He made this point in an effort to drum up demand for the (as of yet not shipping) Apple Watch, and his hyperbolic comment has drawn a lot of criticism in the...

Bike Light Projects Your Presence [video]

by Alfred Poor | February 13, 2015 | Fitness, Health

The Blaze Laserlight is not strictly a wearable, though I suppose you could strap it onto your bike helmet instead of your handlebars if you wanted. And it’s not really a Health Tech device, except in the preventative sense; it is designed to help cyclists avoid...

Wireless Platform for Health Tech Data [video]

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

As we have mentioned here repeatedly, one of the big challenges in wearable Health Tech is to get the data from all these different sources uploaded and processed in a form that makes it easier for healthcare professionals and consumers to manage the information, and...

Multi-Sensor Band Nears Delivery [video]

by Alfred Poor | February 12, 2015 | Fitness, Health

Angel is a new entry into the fitness band market. If you’re going to be late to the party, you better bring something special. It remains to be seen whether or not Angel will be able to deliver on its potential. To start, the band has less; there’s no...