by Alfred Poor | August 30, 2017 | General News, Medical
Fans of the National Football League will notice blue tents popping on the sidelines in NFL games this season. These are designed to shield players when they are being evaluated for injuries, especially when it comes to conduct the concussion protocol. It will also...
by Alfred Poor | August 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
I often say that wearable Health Tech devices will need to become “invisible” if people are to incorporate them into their daily lives. I generally mean that they must be self-sufficient, and require no more attention or fussing from the user than is...
by Bruce Brown | July 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Brainwave detection and cognitive control for relaxation, focus, attention, and performance enhancement are headline promises of wearables that interact with your brain. In late 2015 we wrote about InterAxon’s Muse brainwave-sensing headband and software....
by Bruce Brown | July 14, 2017 | General News, Health
Mind control attracts attention in wearable health tech. If human brains can be controlled by the person’s own thought or by external devices, the potential for overcoming debilitation or sensory conditions opens vast new health frontiers. We’ve looked at...
by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2017 | General News, Medical
The human brain is an amazing thing, but when it doesn’t work when it gets disconnected from other parts of the body. If it can’t communicate with the eyes, a person goes blind. When it loses contact with the ears, the person goes deaf. And if the...