CES 2023: New Fossil Smart Watch Does Wellness [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 23, 2023 | Health

Fossil was one of the earliest early smart watch brands to bring style to the device platform. The smart apps in Fossil’s earliest lineups focused on activity tracking, not wellness. Fossil announced Gen 6 smart watches with new blood oxygen and heart rate...

CES 2023: Affordable AI Fall Detection Hits Homes [video]

by William McCleary | January 20, 2023 | Health

A novel AI fall-management system for older adults is branching out in a big way. Previously adopted by over a dozen senior living communities and memory care facilities, KamiCare by Kami Vision has moved into the consumer space with Fall Detect by KamiCare, bringing...

CES 2023: Latest Smart Ring Version Adds Features

by Bruce Brown | January 19, 2023 | Health

Paris-based Circular announced the latest version of the Circular Ring at CES 2023. We wrote about the Circular Ring during its Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign in 2020 and again in early 2022 with its initial product launch at CES 2022. At CES 2023, Circular...

CES 2023: A Simple Scanner Could Reduce Food Waste [video]

by William McCleary | January 18, 2023 | Enabling Tech, Health

[Editor’s Note: Admittedly, this is a bit of a departure from our typical coverage, but nutrition is an essential factor in health, and this item uses sensor technology in a novel way that could expand the available food supply at reduce waste.] One third....

CES 2023: Familiar Tech Brand Launches New OTC Hearing Aid

by Bruce Brown | January 17, 2023 | Health, Medical

The Consumer Trade Association (CTA) named the HP Hearing PRO self-fitting over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids as one of their CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honorees. Perhaps even more significantly, the FDA granted clearance to market the Nuheara-designed hearing aids...

CES 2023: New French System Predicts Hospitalization [video]

by Unber Shafiq | January 17, 2023 | Health, Medical

Most seniors want to live independently in their homes for as long as they can. Hospitalization a leading cause leading to managed care facilities for the elderly, but it can be prevented in more than half of the cases if they are anticipated beforehand. PRESAGE is a...