by Alfred Poor | October 3, 2014 | Enabling Tech
The market tracking firm IHS forecasts rapid growth in displays for wearable devices. Not all devices need a display, but for many categories — such as smartwatches — the display more or less defines the user’s interaction with the system. A rigid...
by Alfred Poor | September 26, 2014 | Medical
Scientists at Northwestern University and University of Illinois have collaborated on creating a wearable device that can be used to monitor patient conditions around the clock. The thin, flexible patch moves with the person’s skin, and so should be unobtrusive...
by Alfred Poor | September 17, 2014 | Enabling Tech
Some wearable Health Tech devices are primarily sensors that transmit data wirelessly to some base unit (such as a smartphone or tablet) that processes and sends the data along for analysis and reporting. But other devices — such as smartwatches — need a...
by Alfred Poor | September 5, 2014 | Enabling Tech
LCD panels dominate the worldwide display market, from televisions and laptop screens to tablets and cellphones. OLED technology is making some inroads in select niches, such as smartphones, but still remains a minority player overall. But both of these technologies...
by Alfred Poor | August 27, 2014 | Enabling Tech
A wearable device can serve one or both of two different functions; it can gather data, or it can disseminate data. If it disseminates the information, it can do this by passing it along to some other device that can display it (such as a smartphone) or it can display...
