by Alfred Poor | February 24, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable devices for Health Tech applications generally rely on digital electronic sensors to gather data about the wearer. This data than gets processed and reported in ways that ideally will monitor the subject’s health and provide indications of what...
by Alfred Poor | February 17, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable sensors and related devices are at the heart of the Health Tech revolution, but the question of how to power these systems remains without an optimal answer. One of the attractive solutions is to harvest energy from the surrounding environment to eliminate...
by Alfred Poor | January 25, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
XYZprinting is a company that has been making waves with its low-cost 3D printers. At CES 2016, a portion of their booth was taken up by another branch of the company, XYZlife, which is developing wearable Health Tech sensor modules and smart clothing. One key...
by Alfred Poor | January 18, 2016 | General News, Health
We’ve covered a variety of electronic thermometers (including this one from Visiomed) in the past, but they keep on coming. These devices are convenient and quick to use and are getting smarter and more accurate, while remaining affordable. At CES 2016, I saw a...
by Alfred Poor | January 15, 2016 | General News, Health
There are lots of monitors available to keep track of your child after he or she is born, but what about before birth? We’ve covered other fetal monitors in the past, but at CES 2016, I saw a new device from Comper to monitor fetal heartbeats. The Smart Doppler...
