Smartphone Can Perform Eye Exams

by Alfred Poor | June 22, 2016 | General News, Medical

Today I learned that the “fundus” is the rounded back of the eyeball, opposite the pupil. And I learned that the thing that a doctor uses to peer into your eyeball is called a “funduscope.” It turns out that this is an important diagnostic...

This Bracelet Tracks Emotional Wellbeing [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 21, 2016 | General News, Health

Most wearable products focus on just one measure such as counting steps, measuring heart rate, or skin temperature. Vinaya’s Zenta wristband, detailed in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, differs from the norm in three ways: appearance; complex on-board...

Pillo Smart Home Pill Dispenser [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 20, 2016 | General News, Health

Artificial intelligence, robotics, facial recognition, voice recognition, touchscreen display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, telemedicine, prescription storage, dispensing, and re-ordering: the Pillo can has all of these features, which is why it is billed as “Your Personal...

Wearable Tech to Detect Health Risks and Depression

by Bruce Brown | June 17, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Do you ever wonder if what you think or assume you do is different from your actual behavior? Most of us have been surprised more than once in our lives when we saw ourselves on video or heard our behavior described and learned our perception was different from...

Brainwaves Drive Sounds to Help You Sleep [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 16, 2016 | General News, Health

Sleep quantity is a common topic, quality of sleep, less so. A new product from a neuroscience and neurotechnology startup called Rythm, with offices in France and San Francisco, is addressing the difference with its first product. Billed as the “first active...

My UV Patches Shows You When It’s Time to Get Out of the Sun

by Bruce Brown | June 15, 2016 | General News, Health

Our relationship with the sun is tricky. Sunlight is our best source of vitamin D and it also can feel wonderful. Many of us go to great lengths to get the deepest tan we can so we’ll “look our best.” On the other side of the coin, according to...