CES 2015: A Smart Button for Baby [video]

CES 2015: A Smart Button for Baby [video]

At CES 2015, you couldn’t swing a car seat without hitting another baby monitor, or so it seemed. Lots of companies view this as a prime wearable Health Tech target, and many had their own particular take on the problem. One of the most interesting aspects of...
CES 2015: A Modular Wearable Computer [video]

CES 2015: A Modular Wearable Computer [video]

Lots of products at CES 2015 don’t exist. Some are waiting to go into production, while some remain little more than a gleam in their creator’s eye. Somewhere between these two extremes lies HIRIS. The team behind it has been working on it for a few years,...
CES 2015: Find the Fitness Band in This Photo

CES 2015: Find the Fitness Band in This Photo

We don’t generally cover products here that are just fitness devices. However, I’m making an exception for the Flip health and fitness monitor because it could be a bellwether for Health Tech wearable devices of the future. I saw this at CES 2015, and it...
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...
CES 2015: Baby Monitor with One Shoe On

CES 2015: Baby Monitor with One Shoe On

You might think that this post is a poorly-disguised effort to garner clicks and shares; why else would we lead with a photo of such an adorable, big-eyed infant? Actually, this is about peace of mind for parents, and especially new parents with their first child....