by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2015 | Health
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen every year. And that’s just in the United States. It’s no surprise that many people are working hard at identifying potentially...
by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2015 | Fitness
Do you like to listen to your favorite music as you workout, but don’t want a tangle of wires? Do you also track biometrics such as heart rate and exertion level as you exercise, but don’t want to wear a chest strap? The folks behind the new FreeWavz...
by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Bicycling is a great way to get around. It saves energy and money, and helps with your health and fitness at the same time. But the Wright Brothers would recognize just about any typical bicycle at first glance. The basic design has not changed much in more than 100...
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2014 | Health, Medical
The Baby Boomers are now the Sandwich Generation, faced with taking care of their aging parents as well as their children. Executives in Silicon Valley are not immune to this development, but some of them have a different reaction to the challenge. In the spirit of...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2014 | Health, Medical
Many analysts have forecast that the future of wearable Health Tech devices will be in health and medical applications. That’s where the money is. But while we all focus on heartbeats and blood pressure and oxygen levels and other sensors strapped or stuck to...