by Alfred Poor | November 12, 2015 | Fitness, General News, Health
Everything is getting smart these days, even the traditional bathroom scale. New models measure more than just weight, and instead of a spinning dial of digits, the results are wirelessly beamed to your smartphone or tablet. One of these space age scales, the...
by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
The Genesis Touch from Honeywell makes it possible for healthcare workers to monitor and interact with patients in their own homes. As we reported earlier this year, the device is built on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 platform, customized for telehealth uses. It can...
by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
DynoSense is a company that has developed a system of connected devices that reportedly can “capture more than 33 critical health metrics in less than 60 seconds with a single user action.” The product has not shipped yet, but the company is taking...
by Alfred Poor | September 25, 2015 | Health, Medical
Tele-health and remote patient monitoring has great potential for improving the lives and lowering the healthcare costs for individuals and communities. A recent study using the TractioRPM platform adds more evidence of their value. The pilot project was launched in...
by Alfred Poor | August 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Wearable Health Tech devices need power, and in almost all cases, this comes from stored electricity. Chemical batteries are still the technology of choice, but the search is on in earnest for better solutions. One enticing area of exploration is the supercapacitor...