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by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2018 | General News, Health
One of the holy grails of wearable health tech is an optical sensor that can measure blood pressure accurately. Many companies are working toward such a solution, but for now, the most reliable results still come from devices that use a pressure cuff to restrict blood...
by Alfred Poor | September 19, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
We write a lot about power here at Health Tech Insider, because the digital electronics used by wearable Health Tech devices require power. Consuming less power — or storing more energy — means that a device can run a lot longer between charges, or be...
by Alfred Poor | June 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
You may never have heard of “dancing eyes;” the condition affects about one in 400 people, and causes the eyes to go through a rhythmic oscillation in a flickering motion. It has the formal name of nystagmus, and can arise from a variety of causes. It...
by Alfred Poor | September 10, 2014 | Medical
Nobody gives out medals for doing everything with electronics. Sometimes, an old-fashioned mechanical solution can work as well or better than some futuristic approach. We’ve reported here before about energy harvesting technology to provide long-term power for...
by Alfred Poor | September 3, 2014 | Enabling Tech
When it comes to wearable technology for health applications, you could argue that the only class of product that has been around longer than the hearing aid would be eyeglasses. But while Ben Franklin would still recognize today’s eyeglasses, hearing aid...
