CES 2023: Smart Car Tech Helps Visually Impaired [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 7, 2023 | Health

At CES 2023, Switzerland-based Biped showcased a smart navigation harness for people with visual impairment. Biped partnered with Honda Research Institute to develop the eponymous Biped copilot harness with self-driving car technology. The harness informs a wearer...

CES 2023: Smart Glasses Keep Watch Above the Waist

by Bruce Brown | March 6, 2023 | Health

White canes help blind people avoid obstacles on the ground and up to waist-high. However, conventional canes cannot help the blind avoid objects in their path that are above the waist. CES 2023 Healthcare Innovation Awards Honoree Lighthouse Tech showcased the Swiss...

CES 2023: Camera-Free Fall Detection for Seniors [video]

by William McCleary | March 6, 2023 | Health

Falls among the U.S. elderly population happen with alarming frequency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 1 in 4 Americans age 65 and older fall annually. These falls result in over 800,000 hospitalizations and over 3 million...

CES 2023: A Breathing Wearable With Live Biofeedback [video]  

by William McCleary | March 3, 2023 | Health

How’s your breathing? It may not be something you often think about, but breathing is a vital part of overall health and well-being. A peer-reviewed study by researchers at Italy’s University of Pisa and Belgium’s University of Liège found what many of us understand...

CES 2023: Preserve Your Voice with Digital Capture [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2023 | Health

If you are concerned about losing your ability to speak, Belgium-based Acapela Group’s digital solution promises to preserve your voice forever. Acapela’s My-Own-Voice service captures the unique combination of vocal characteristics — including...

CES 2023: Smart Glasses Show What People Are Saying [video]

by William McCleary | March 1, 2023 | Health

We hear about diabetes all the time. And just about everyone has been affected by cancer. But one chronic health condition is reported twice as often as these two: hearing loss. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 5.7% of American adults...