by Bruce Brown | December 5, 2018 | General News, Health
Worldwide wearable sales are ramping up dramatically and smartwatches get most of the credit, according to recent reports on the wearables market by IDC and Gartner. We referenced the same trend noted in an IDC report earlier this year when the market analysis firm...
by Alfred Poor | August 10, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health
Wearables for fitness and health are becoming commonplace. I often notice a smartwatch or fitness band on others I meet on a typical day. According to IDC, unit sales of these devices are predicted to grow over the next four years. It may be surprising to find that...
by Bruce Brown | June 29, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
Two established health technology companies announced a new partnership to develop biometric sensing ear modules for diverse markets. Denmark-based Sonion and Raleigh, North Carolina-based Valencell will combine their experience and assets in hearing and earphone...
by Bruce Brown | April 3, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Humans hear sound in relatively narrow dynamic (loudness) and frequency ranges, especially compared to other species. Cats and beluga whales hear sounds with wider loudness ranges and at much higher frequencies than humans. We’ve written about digital hearing...
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by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2018 | General News, Health
Nuheara introduced hearables at CES 2018 that would not have been legal six months earlier. IQbuds Boost’s Ear ID hearing threshold calibration analysis software incorporates National Acoustics Labs’ NAL-NL2 self-fit protocol. NAL-NL2 is an international,...
