by Alfred Poor | November 17, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Technology is the great equalizer. Low-cost, mass-produced personal computers ushered in a revolution of data processing that made information management more efficient for everyone from large corporations to the average household. And in spite of the fact that...
by Alfred Poor | October 30, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Do you dream of building your own personal health tech device? Maybe a smartwatch that talks to your phone, or maybe a pendant that reminds you when to take your meds, or maybe a belt buckle that tells you when you’ve eaten enough? If you need a...
by Alfred Poor | October 16, 2014 | Fitness, Health
Wrist-worn fitness devices have been the standard for the current generation of fitness trackers. Their features range from simple step-trackers to designs that can monitor heart rate and oxygen levels without a chest band. New generations of fitness trackers are...
by Alfred Poor | August 5, 2014 | Fitness, Health
Sometimes the best ideas are really simple ones. And sometimes a good way to promote health is to prevent injury. Those two concepts more or less sum up the idea behind the Turn Signal Gloves from Zackees. The gloves have a strip of high-brightness LEDs sewn...
by Alfred Poor | July 29, 2014 | Health
Wearable technology solutions clearly have many compelling applications when it comes to fitness, health, and medical applications. But as the old saying goes, “Give a kid a hammer, and the whole world looks like a nail.” It is possible that some...