by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2019 | Health
Whether you’re light on your feet, fast on your feet, or just grateful to be on your feet, there are times when anyone could benefit from location and movement guidance. We’ve written about E-vone’s smart footwear that detects and reports falls,...
by Alfred Poor | September 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
We’ve covered all sorts of exoskeletons that augment or restore a body’s ability to move, but what if you had a suit that could simulate touch? Haptic feedback gives the sensation of something touching you, or of you touching an object. What if you could...
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by Jim Ware | November 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The sensation of feeling in video game controllers has been around since the introduction of the Rumble Pak for Nintendo 64 in 1997. Bundled with Star Fox 64, the Rumble Pak immersed players in the game by vibrating when they were firing a weapon or taking damage....
by Alfred Poor | July 12, 2017 | General News, Health
The classic cartoon guru meme is a wise old man sitting cross-legged on the top of some mountain, far from civilization. The basic idea is that you can go and study at the feet of such a person to learn mindfulness and to control your body, so that you can relieve...
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by Alfred Poor | June 6, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the wonders of modern technology is its ability to compensate for impaired or missing functions in the human body. Prosthetic limbs, enhanced hearing, cochlear implants, wheelchairs, and exoskeletons are just a few of the amazing developments that allow...
