Suit Warns Paraplegics of Injury [video]

Suit Warns Paraplegics of Injury [video]

Talan Skeels-Piggins is a former member of the UK Royal Navy who suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. He went on to compete as a downhill skier in the 10th Winter Paralympics, but an injury forced him to give that up. Instead, he...
Contest for New Solutions for Nordic Elderly

Contest for New Solutions for Nordic Elderly

The Scandinavian countries are well known for their excellent social services, including medical care. Like many other parts of the world, however, they are facing a challenge. The elderly make up 25% of the entire population, and this is expected to grow to 40% by...
CES 2015: Hands-Free Shoes [video]

CES 2015: Hands-Free Shoes [video]

Not all wearable Health Tech devices need to have digital electronics. Case in point: the Quikiks shoes. Think about this for a moment. When people want to describe someone as being incredibly out of shape, they often say something like “He can’t even bend...
CES 2015: Software to Recognize Emotion

CES 2015: Software to Recognize Emotion

How are you feeling? Well, now there’s an app for that question. Actually, it’s not an app, but rather an API (Application Program Interface) that is being developed by a company named SensAura, based in Montreal, Quebec. The concept of the product is...