by Alfred Poor | February 3, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, Health, Medical
The explosive expansion of the wearable device market — especially for Health Tech applications — has resulted in unprecedented growth in the demand for sensors. Already a key component of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, the need for more...
by Alfred Poor | February 2, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have created a temporary tattoo that measures glucose levels. This noninvasive sticker presents an attractive alternative to the customary process that require finger pricks to extract a tiny drop of blood. The...
![CES 2015: A No-Touch Interface That You Feel [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/02/Ultrahaptics.jpg?resize=599%2C273)
by Alfred Poor | January 29, 2015 | Enabling Tech
In my opinion, one of the largest challenges for interactive wearable devices of all sorts, but especially those for Health Tech applications, is the user interface. Touch screens are wonderful, but when you want to make a display as small as possible, it does not...
![CES 2015: More Than a Sensor for Your Sole [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Veristride.jpg?resize=600%2C288)
by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
This photo shows a smart insole for shoes. As you might expect, this device can do a much more accurate job of counting your steps than any wrist-worn fitness band can possibly do. But that’s not why it was created. This device is the work of a group of...
![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...
