CES 2015: The Eyes Have It [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 28, 2015 | Medical

Stare at the period at the end of this sentence for a few seconds. Now, it may have seemed to you that your eyes were fixated on that spot, but in fact, your eyes continued to make tiny motions called “microsaccades.” These involuntary movements differ...

CES 2015: More Than a Sensor for Your Sole [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

This photo shows a smart insole for shoes. As you might expect, this device can do a much more accurate job of counting your steps than any wrist-worn fitness band can possibly do. But that’s not why it was created. This device is the work of a group of...

CES 2015: Non-Contact Thermometer Fights Ebola

by Alfred Poor | January 20, 2015 | Health, Medical

About ten years ago, a father in France wanted to take his baby’s temperature, but didn’t want to wake his child. From this experience arose the company Visiomed and the ThermoFlash non-contact thermometer. The company displayed their latest version of the...

CES 2015: Wireless System Helps Seniors at Home [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 20, 2015 | Health, Medical

Countries around the world face a growing elderly population. Once of the challenges is to keep healthcare costs down for this group, while also affording them the opportunity to live as independently as they choose. Providing security and health monitoring for...

CES 2015: A New Look for Smart Glasses [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 19, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

Smart glasses are for nerds. They look goofy, and they’re incredibly expensive, and it’s not clear what the use case is for the average consumer. But not all smart glasses are the same. JINS is a company that is not yet well know in the United States, but...

CES 2015: New Approach for Fertility Monitor

by Alfred Poor | January 16, 2015 | Health, Medical

When couples want to have a child, the woman sometimes has difficulty getting pregnant. One of the common approaches to improving the odds of conceiving is to track the woman’s body temperature, with the idea that this can indicate when ovulation occurs. There...