CES 2023: New Hearing Aid Uses AI to Mimic Brain [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 13, 2023 | Medical

In recent months we have covererd many new over-the-counter (OTC) aids. The FDA published guidelines last fall for retail locations to sell hearing aids for mild-to-moderate hearing loss without a prescription. We wrote about OTC aids from Nuheara, Sony, and Bose,...

FDA: Glucose and Insulin Devices Can Now Work Together

by William McCleary | March 13, 2023 | Medical

The FDA says an iCGMs can link to an AIDs! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 and FreeStyle Libre 3 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system sensors for integration with automated insulin delivery (AID)...

CES 2023: Artificial Intelligence on a Chip: Fast, Cheap, and Powerful

by William McCleary | March 10, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Edge-processing. It’s as important as it is cool-sounding. With edge-processing, data processing happens close to the source, eliminating the need to send data to a remote location — such as the cloud — for processing. This means data is handled at the...

CES 2023: Smart Strap Helps Users with Limited Vision [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2023 | Health

Judging from the new devices coming to market, 2023 may be a boom year for assistive technology to help visually impaired people walk independently. I recently wrote about Virtual Volunteer, a ChatGPT-4-powered digital virtual assistant app that connects people with...

CES 2023: Smart Patch Makes Sure You Stay Hydrated

by Unber Shafiq | March 8, 2023 | Health

Climate change and resulting high temperatures have made working conditions in labor-intensive industries even harsher than usual. A significant problem associated with high temperatures is that they reduce physical and cognitive performance.  Epicore Biosystems, a...

CES 2023: This System Can See Through Walls [video]

by William McCleary | March 8, 2023 | Enabling Tech

Superman can do it. But you don’t need x-ray vision to see through walls; new software from the Swiss startup Algorized helps sensors detect vital signs, including heartbeats and breathing, behind physical barriers such as walls. This ultrawideband technology for...