New Sweat Powered Battery for Electronic Wearables [video]

by Unber Shafiq | September 21, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a sweat-powered battery that can make wearable devices more convenient for the user. It eliminates the need to recharge of wearable devices.  The prototype of the NTU battery...

Nausea Prevention Wearable Now Can Get Wet

by Bruce Brown | September 20, 2021 | Health

We usually cover wristband wearables that measure biometrics such as pulse rate, respiration rate, or oxygen saturation. Reliefband’s nausea-prevention wearables are an exception. We first covered the eponymous Reliefband during CES 2016. The original...

Check Heart Health with a Selfie

by Amantha May | September 17, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Many wearable health trackers now include heart rate variability (HRV) measurements. When smartwatches and other trackers beam HRV data to their associated mobile apps, users get various insights about stress and heart health based on personal HRV trends. Soon,...

Designer Creates 3D-Printed Rehab System [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 16, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health

When inventive minds tackle problems using 3D printing, the results can be impressive. In the past we’ve written about affordable 3D printed bionic arms for children, 3D printed superhero prosthetics, and a 3D printed prosthetic leg with a fin that helps...

Five New Clinical Studies Will Test VR for Pain Management

by Unber Shafiq | September 15, 2021 | Medical

Researchers have conducted various studies on the role of VR in acute and chronic pain management. From rehabilitation of burn survivors to decrease pain and anxiety in patients during their cancer treatment to treating chronic neck pain, VR has been used in the...

Two New Smartwatches Get Nutrition Tracking Feature

by Amantha May | September 15, 2021 | Health

At the 2021 Galaxy Unpacked event in August, Samsung announced a new partnership with Lifesum, a digital health company based in Sweden. The partnership makes Lifesum’s popular nutritional coaching app available on the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Adding...