CES 2021: Mixed Reality Glasses Empower First Responders [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 18, 2021 | Medical

When you combine virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) with additional features including biosensors in industrial safety and medical applications, it’s called mixed reality (MR). We’ve written about a wide variety of VR and AR applications from...

CES 2021: Track More Heart Data with New Sensor Chest Band

by Amantha May | January 18, 2021 | Health, Medical

Biotricity, a health technology company focused on chronic disease management, showcased a new personal heart monitor at Pepcom’s Digital Experience at CES 2021. Known as Bioheart, the wearable chest band sports a sensor that continuously collects cardiovascular data...

CES 2021: Philips Relies on New Smart Patch for Remote Monitoring

by Bruce Brown | January 15, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about Denver-based BioIntellisense quite often in the last 12 months. Last January we wrote about the company’s FDA-cleared BioSticker wearable sensor that stores data for up to 30 days. We covered the BioButton follow-up product in May. The...

CES 2021: New Neckband Monitors Swallowing in Seniors

by Amantha May | January 15, 2021 | Health

Seniors, particularly those living in nursing homes, are vulnerable to aspiration pneumonia. This potentially deadly condition occurs due to impaired swallowing ability. GOKURI, a wearable neckband exhibited at CES 2021, monitors patient swallowing to help avoid the...

CES 2021: New Smart Watch System Detects Falls [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about smart fall detection systems for elderly people numerous times. In 2015, we covered Simple Wearables’ SimpleWave, a passive wearable to detect falls and send alerts including both the incident and the strength of impact to care...

CES2021: Smart Mask Makes Communication Easier [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2021 | Health

2020 was the inaugural Year of the Mask in many parts of the world, but during 2021 more of us are likely to wear masks on a regular basis. It would be nice if masks weren’t necessary, but for now we can file that with wishes to be taller or have stronger chins....