by Bruce Brown | April 26, 2021 | Health
A rapper, a technologist, and an audio engineer walk into a room…Earlier this month Honeywell launched the Xupermask. Honeywell and music legend will.i.am teamed up to design a protective face mask with audio features. It’s imperative to note straight out...
by Amantha May | April 16, 2021 | Health
How do humans perform complex physical actions without consciously thinking about the position of their arms and legs in space? Through a sensory process called proprioception. Specialized nerve receptors called proprioceptors throughout the body–including the...
by Bruce Brown | April 8, 2021 | Health
“You need to exercise more and eat healthier food.” It’s pretty easy for family and friends, colleagues at work, and medical professionals to give that advice. For the recipient, however, the message can be a slow one-two punch. The first blow...
by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2021 | Health
We had to make an exception. We don’t normally feature crowd-funded wearables on Health Tech Insider. As a rule we prefer to cover technology available today or under development in university labs or by established medical/wellness enterprises. We don’t...
by Amantha May | April 5, 2021 | Health
A smiling robot that captures the attention of autistic children can help them learn and practice social, emotional, and cognitive skills. QTrobot for Home, a talking playmate initially designed for use in schools and researchers, can now help parents work with...
by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2021 | Health, Medical
It appears that Millennials aren’t the only generation flocking to adopt mobile health tech devices. Most Baby Boomers also spend a significant portion of their waking hours looking at screens on their smartphones and other mobile devices. The American Heart...