by Bruce Brown | April 4, 2017 | General News, Health
Getting enough sleep is vital, but it’s not just about quantity. Sleep quality matters as much as quality to overall health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, women have more problems falling asleep and staying asleep than men, but significant...
by Alfred Poor | February 27, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
We have often made the point that wearable Health Tech devices must “disappear” into our lives if they are going to get widespread adoption. If users have to fuss with connectors and recharging and data transfers and other tasks, they will soon grow tired...
![Switching Chip Uses No Standby Power [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/02/Zero-power-sensor-switch.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | February 10, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Digital wearable Health Tech devices require power, and this usually takes the form of electricity. Some devices can harvest the energy that they need from their surroundings, using heat, motion, light, or even radio frequency (RF) waves, but most devices use some...
by Alfred Poor | January 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
What does finding pipes hidden in the walls of your home have to do with Health Tech? As we learned at CES 2016, the two are closely related. A company named Vayyar has created a 3D scanning system that relies on radio frequency (RF) emissions to see through walls and...
![CES 2017: Sensor Shirt Has Many Uses [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/e-skin.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | January 16, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
I often write about the need for wearable Health Tech devices to “disappear” into our lives. The more that users are required to make an active choice to use a device or fuss with maintenance tasks such as recharging, the more likely it is that they will...
