by Alfred Poor | May 1, 2015 | Health
Now that the Apple Watch is here, we hope to see useful applications to support Health Tech devices. Beltone, a leading maker of digital hearing aids, has already release an app that they hope will help their customers. Digital hearing aids do much more than simply...
by Alfred Poor | January 22, 2015 | Health
Remember the story of the princess and the pea? If you’re easily bothered by things when you’re sleeping, you might want to check out the Withings Aura. Instead of having to wear a fitness band or sleep with your smartphone in order to track your sleep...
by Alfred Poor | January 9, 2015 | Health
Okay, I can stretch and make this about health and wellness. Happiness is an important part of being healthy, right? So if you have some wearable technology that keeps kids happy, that’s a good thing. But what the heck! I’ve included the Skechers Game...
by Alfred Poor | January 6, 2015 | Health
Modern hearing aids are nothing short of miraculous. No longer do they just make everything louder; you can tune them so that you only get a boost in the range of the sound spectrum where you have hearing loss. But most are “set and forget” systems that...
by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2014 | Enabling Tech
One of the most important sensors in a mobile or wearable device can be a microphone. Without it, a telephone can’t hear you when you speak. Wearable devices can not only process spoken information, but can also work with ambient noises in the wearer’s...