by Alfred Poor | March 20, 2015 | Health, Medical
Earlier this week, the New York Times chose to publish an article with the headline “Could wearable computers be as harmful as cigarettes?” (That was later toned down to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” apparently in response to the...
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by Alfred Poor | March 16, 2015 | Health, Medical
In the 19th Century, communication technology took a great leap forward with the telegraph, that let people “write” over great distances. Early in the last century, the telephone revolutionized communications again by letting people talk and listen to each...
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by Alfred Poor | March 11, 2015 | Health
Nearly 7 million people in the United States lose their sight every year. Everyday tasks that most of us take for granted become more difficult, if not impossible. What was the denomination of that dollar bill you just received in change? What color is that sweater...
by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2015 | Fitness, Health
The wearable Health Tech market is not just about starry-eyed entrepreneurs launching high-tech startups with bootstrap funding. The big corporations are also getting actively involved, and not just hardware companies like Apple, Samsung, and LG. One case in point is...
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by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In case you missed it, Apple made some announcements yesterday. They talked some more about the Apple Watch, but you still can’t buy one. You can’t even order one until next month. So we’ll wait a bit longer before we discuss what impact it might...
