New Sensor Chip to Harvest Power [video]

New Sensor Chip to Harvest Power [video]

The dream system for monitoring a person’s biometric data is a network of always-on sensors distributed around the body, generating all sorts of useful data ranging from vital signs to the levels of different compounds in the blood or tissues. One of the keys to...
New WiFi Chip Saves Power

New WiFi Chip Saves Power

One of the reasons that wearable Health Tech devices have become so valuable is that they can take advantage of wireless data communications technology. Driven by demand for features in smartphones, tiny wireless transceivers have become inexpensive. Different...
HealthPatch Vitals Sensor Gets Custom Processor

HealthPatch Vitals Sensor Gets Custom Processor

The HealthPatch is a wearable sensor designed to monitor a patients vital signs and track other information, such as physical activity, posture, and even fall detection. Made by Vital Connect, the wireless device has received FDA approval and has the potential to...
New Family of Wearable Chips Cuts Power Use

New Family of Wearable Chips Cuts Power Use

Remember your old “dumb” cellphone? The one that you could charge once or twice a week, depending on how much time you spent talking on calls? Now consider your smartphone; most people have to recharge theirs every day (or maybe even more often than that)....