by Bruce Brown | July 31, 2020 | Health
We don’t generally write about fitness trackers and wearables, but we’re making an exception for the Wyze Band. Wyze disrupted the smart home device camera market in 2017 when the company released the first Wyze Camera, an indoor smart home security camera...
by Alfred Poor | March 13, 2020 | Medical
Digital voice assistants are taking over the world. Okay, maybe not, but it sure seems that way. It seems that everywhere you go these days, you are within earshot of an Amazon Echo or similar device. One reason for their rapid acceptance is that they provide useful...
by Bruce Brown | January 9, 2020 | Health
Digital voice assistants such as Amazon Echo (Alexa), Google Assistant, Siri, and Bixby respond to commands and questions, but their engagement ends with audio content. Care.Coach’s eponymous care.coach platform combines digital imagery, voice, and live coaching...
by Bruce Brown | November 4, 2019 | Medical
Macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and other visual impairment conditions can severely limit a person’s ability to live independently and to participate in accustomed activities. We’ve written about several technologies for the visually...
by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2019 | Health
Smart glasses have great appeal, and not just because many of us secretly want to be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2. Even without the motorcycle, however, it would be convenient to remain digitally connected as we walk, drive, and move through our day. Google...