CES 2015: Skate Through Life with “Undershoes” [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 30, 2015 | Health

Rollkers is a French company that wants to revolutionize how we get from place to place. Their device looks like a pair of high-tech roller skates, but it’s really a lot more than that. Essentially, they are a power-assist for your walking. You strap them on...

CES 2015: A Smart Button for Baby [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 30, 2015 | Health

At CES 2015, you couldn’t swing a car seat without hitting another baby monitor, or so it seemed. Lots of companies view this as a prime wearable Health Tech target, and many had their own particular take on the problem. One of the most interesting aspects of...

CES 2015: Tap for the Temperature [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 29, 2015 | Health

Having a sick child is no fun. Struggling with a child in order to get a temperature reading is no fun, either, but you need to get the information in order to make decisions about home treatment or about consulting a healthcare professional. Vivalnk is a company that...

CES 2015: A No-Touch Interface That You Feel [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 29, 2015 | Enabling Tech

In my opinion, one of the largest challenges for interactive wearable devices of all sorts, but especially those for Health Tech applications, is the user interface. Touch screens are wonderful, but when you want to make a display as small as possible, it does not...

CES 2015: Head Mounted Goggles Borrow Your Display

by Alfred Poor | January 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech

One of the most intriguing applications for wearable technology, especially for Health Tech applications, is the head-mounted display. It can provide different images to each eye, resulting in stereoscopic 3D effects. It can be use for virtual reality (VR) immersive...

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...