by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2015 | Health, Medical
Bipedal walking is a bit of a miracle. Just ask anyone who has tried to program a robot to perform a human-style gait. There’s the problem of balancing on one foot while the other sweeps forward, as your body weight shifts from the heel of your foot to the toes....
by Alfred Poor | March 11, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One feature sets a wearable Health Tech device from most other consumer electronic devices like an MP3 player is that the device not only distributes information — such as music — but it also gathers information as well. And to gather information, the...
by Alfred Poor | February 3, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, Health, Medical
The explosive expansion of the wearable device market — especially for Health Tech applications — has resulted in unprecedented growth in the demand for sensors. Already a key component of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, the need for more...
by Alfred Poor | February 2, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One key component in many wearable devices is a 3-axis accelerometer, which measures the forces acting on the device. They are key to measuring movement and location, as well as physical orientation (Which way is up?). The market demand for these components...
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by Alfred Poor | January 21, 2015 | Health
There were several head impact monitor systems on display at CES 2015 this year, each with its own distinctive features and design philosophy. This was especially apparent in the case of the Linx Impact Assessment System (LinxIAS) from BlackBox Biometrics. Unlike...
