by Bruce Brown | October 6, 2017 | General News, Health
Change is hard. It’s difficult enough to change our own behavior, even when we know we’d be better off. Setting out to motivate, inspire, challenge, force, influence, or just plain old lead people to behaviors that encourage better health and higher...
by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Babies fall all the time while learning to stand up and walk. They often laugh when they fall, particularly if they land on their padded butt. Older people sometimes fall but seldom laugh about it, even if they are wearing the same type of padding. Falls are the most...
by Kimberly Houston | October 5, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
Smartwatches promise to make our lives easier and more efficient, but there’s a drawback. While traditional watches can run for months or even years, the battery life on most smartwatches is typically one to three days. A watch that harvests energy from outside...
by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2017 | General News, Health
The relentless search for unique health tech aids, enhancements, gadgets, and software encompasses everything from robotic exoskeletons to neuro-stimulating spinal implants to devices to assist us in daily health maintenance and care. But let’s talk about teeth....
by Bruce Brown | October 3, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Biometric scanning for facility access and computer login isn’t new. Iris scans, fingerprint readers, and more have featured in films and real-world applications for decades. We previously wrote about Imprivata’s patient ID system that uses infra-red...