![AI-Powered Assistive Glasses for the Blind [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Envision-AI-Assistive-Glasses-with-Video-600x275-1.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | December 2, 2020 | Health
We wrote about Envision’s smartphone app paired with Google Glass smart eyewear for vision-impaired persons earlier this year in March. At that time, the platform was in the preorder stage and Envision expected to ship the system in August. Then a pandemic...
by Bruce Brown | October 30, 2020 | Health
We began writing about hearable devices for people with mild to moderate hearing impairment in 2016, the year that the FDA announced steps to improve consumer access to hearing aids. Several companies pre-announced hearable products, but when the calendar turned to...
by Bruce Brown | October 27, 2020 | Health
Hearables continue to be the fastest-growing segment in the global wearables market, according to IDC’s most recent quarterly Wearables Tracker report. We’ve written often about hearables that help people with hearing impairments. We’ve also covered...
by Bruce Brown | October 23, 2020 | Health
Americans are getting older. As each year goes by, U.S. adults 65 and older will represent an increasingly large proportion of the population. In 2016, 49 million U.S. adults represented 15% of the population, according to the CDC. That number is expected to double by...
by Amantha May | October 16, 2020 | Health, Medical
Sam’s Club, a subscription-based discounted retail club owned by Walmart Inc., now offers its members an option for virtual primary health care service. Through a partnership with the virtual telehealth platform 98point6, Sam’s Club members who purchase a...
