by Alfred Poor | December 17, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
In many ways, humans are electrical beings. From nerve impulses to changes in the conductivity of our skin and other body parts, electrical charges play a major role in many of our essential functions. Empatica is a company in Cambridge, MA, that is trying to harness...
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by Alfred Poor | December 3, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
As we’ve written about here many times before, wearable Health Tech devices pose a new set of challenges when it comes to user interface controls. The small (or even invisible) devices are not well suited for the traditional computer controls of keyboard, touch...
by riddhi | October 15, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health
Kids and nutrition has been a concern globally. Target has partnered with US Fund for UNICEF to bring the Kid Power Band to kids across the U.S. The Kid Power Band was created as part of the UNICEF “wearable-for-good” initiative of UNICEF, and Target will be its...
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by riddhi | October 14, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health
The sport of surfing is growing in popularity, and this has led to development of new technologies that help surfers improve their skills. Glassy Zone is a wearable device designed to improve surfers’ performance as well as improve their health and well-being....
by Alfred Poor | June 30, 2015 | Health, Medical
In a story published by Bloomberg last week, a Google representative revealed that the company is working on the development of a wearable Health Tech that is not intended for consumer use. Instead, the company plans to produce a product that physicians and...
