by Alfred Poor | February 26, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Medical
In spite of what you might be led to believe by the mainstream media about the “demise” of Google Glass, head-mounted computers are alive and well (including Google’s product). There are several competing systems that are gaining traction in several...
![Wireless Platform for Health Tech Data [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/02/Network-earth-video.jpg?resize=599%2C387)
by Alfred Poor | February 13, 2015 | Health, Medical
As we have mentioned here repeatedly, one of the big challenges in wearable Health Tech is to get the data from all these different sources uploaded and processed in a form that makes it easier for healthcare professionals and consumers to manage the information, and...
![CES 2015: Wearable Controller Uses Ear Muscles [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Reach-Bionics-control.jpg?resize=600%2C248)
by Alfred Poor | January 23, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of my favorite parts about a big trade show like CES 2015 is that you get to “discover” all sorts of new products and technology that you might not otherwise hear about. That is exactly the case with Reach Bionics, a company that is developing a new...
![Linking to Muscles with Light [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/12/Light-controlled-limbs.jpg?resize=600%2C319)
by Alfred Poor | December 16, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One of the most amazing forms of wearable technology is the robotic prosthetic limb. This technology promises to restore normal use of hands and legs to those who have lost them due to injury or disease. One of the major challenges, however, is to get signals from...
![Smartphone Becomes Mobile Eye Exam [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/12/PEEK-eye-exam.jpg?resize=600%2C338)
by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2014 | Medical
PEEK stands for “Portable Eye Examination Kit” and is a new product being developed by a team of ophthalmologists, engineers, and software developers. The goal is simply to help save the eyesight of millions of people worldwide. Rural populations in...
