CES 2016: Fetal Monitor for Consumers

by Alfred Poor | January 15, 2016 | General News, Health

There are lots of monitors available to keep track of your child after he or she is born, but what about before birth? We’ve covered other fetal monitors in the past, but at CES 2016, I saw a new device from Comper to monitor fetal heartbeats. The Smart Doppler...

Don’t Hurt Your Back, Lift Correctly

by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2016 | General News, Health

Back injuries are painful, common, and costly. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than one million workplace back injuries a year, making them the #1 workplace safety problem. Three out of four back injuries...

CES 2016: IoT Creates the Connected Nursery

by Alfred Poor | January 14, 2016 | General News, Health

Baby monitors are so 20th Century! Why settle for a single wireless camera when you can use the Internet of Things to create a connected nursery that ties a variety of electronic devices into an integrated system designed to give parents peace of mind? That’s...

Don’t Fall Prey to Forward Head [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2016 | General News, Health

Did you even know that “forward head” is a thing? I found out the hard way last year doing PT for shoulder surgery when my therapist told me I had a pretty bad case. It turns out that many of us have forward head syndrome, also referred to as...

CES 2016: Lensless Camera Is Tiny and Low-Power [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

Solid-state cameras are everywhere, from smartphones to door bells to baby monitors, and a host of other devices. But they all have something in common: a lens to focus light on the tiny imaging chip. In relative terms, the lens is enormous compared with the sensor....

Samsung Allies with Medical Devices Giant Medtronic

by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2016 | General News, Medical

Patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions can now access digital data that is produced as a result of advances in medical devices and treatments across many areas of specialization. Medical device and consumer electronics companies are huge businesses and...