Ford Drops Heart Attack Seat Plans

Ford Drops Heart Attack Seat Plans

According to a report in the Financial Times (subscription required), Ford has given up on the development of a smart car seat that can detect a driver’s irregular heart rhythms. The idea is that the car could tell if the driver was incapacitated due to a heart...
Ultrasound Powers Gesture Interface [video]

Ultrasound Powers Gesture Interface [video]

One major problem with wearable Health Tech devices is that they tend to be small. This is good, because it helps them “disappear” into the background of our daily lives. On the other hand, it makes it difficult for design engineers to come up with a...
Wireless Monitor System for Ebola Receives Grant

Wireless Monitor System for Ebola Receives Grant

The non-profit healthcare Scripps Health will lead a consortium of four companies to develop a turnkey system to wirelessly monitor possible Ebola patients, providing full-time acquisition and analysis of vital biometric measures. Sotera Wireless develops wireless...