by Alfred Poor | August 15, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
According to a recent survey by Parks Associates of households in the U.S. with broadband service, 22% used “an electronic device that measures and tracks your exercise, sleep patterns or vital signs.” While this is based on a small sample, a Pew Research...
by Alfred Poor | August 13, 2014 | Medical
In an online press event today, Intel announced a new joint project with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The goal is to apply Big Data tools and techniques to gather and analyze information from wearable devices in order to learn more...
by Alfred Poor | August 11, 2014 | Medical
Royal Philips and Accenture have joined forces to develop a proof of concept platform designed to give ALS patients and others with neurodegenerative diseases a means to communicate and control their environment, in spite of their paralysis. In a press release issued...
by Alfred Poor | August 8, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
“If my feet could talk!” Feet are an essential part of life for the average person, yet we take them for granted. The German company Moticon has an existing product on the market that lets your feet tell you exactly what’s going on. These smart...
by Alfred Poor | August 7, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Last year, SurveyMonkey conducted one of their Shakedown surveys about wearable technology. While the sampling was small and hardly scientific, it did reveal an interesting result. When the question was asked “Which type of wearable device interests you...
by Alfred Poor | August 5, 2014 | Medical
Like millions of people, I have a chronic health condition. And like many others, I wear a medical alert bracelet to tell emergency responders the basic details in order to speed (or avoid) treatment. But there’s only so much information that this little tag...
