by Alfred Poor | March 21, 2016 | General News, Medical
It’s a classic theme in horror pictures such as Frankenstein; the mad scientist sends an electrical current through the brain of a subject (soon-to-be-monster, in most cases) in order to bring it to life. In real life, scientists have used a similar process to...
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by Alfred Poor | March 7, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Long-time readers of Health Tech Insider know that we pay a lot of attention to the user interface for wearable devices. There’s no one right answer; touch, gesture, speech recognition, and even brain-hardware interfaces all have a part to play. Still,...
by Alfred Poor | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
It’s no secret; health insurance costs are a serious problem for a large number of U.S. citizens and employers. Wearable Health Tech offers the potential to lower these costs by providing more information about individuals and communities as a whole. Small...
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by Alfred Poor | February 10, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable technology comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity. Perhaps the most complex are the powered prosthetic limbs that aim to replace the functions of human hands. We’ve written about other projects (such as the open-source HACKberry...
by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
A recurring theme here at Health Tech Insider is the question of alternative user interfaces for electronic devices. Due to injury, disease, or other disability, many people are not able to use the traditional mouse, keyboard, or touch pad inputs that are the common...
