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by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2015 | Medical
According to the MediSafe website, more than 700,000 people ended up in the hospital in 2008, simply because they failed to take their medications as directed. Adherence to treatment has a major impact on the outcome. Whether the patient is elderly or just plain busy,...
by Alfred Poor | May 13, 2015 | Health, Medical
As we’ve mentioned numerous times already, Google Glass is not the only game in town for head mounted displays. Industrial applications continue to drive the development of systems that give users access to digital information in a mobile, hands-free device. One...
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by Alfred Poor | May 7, 2015 | Enabling Tech
We have covered exoskeletons here before; typically, these strap-on devices help paralyzed people walk on their own. A group of students at Rice University are working on a device that doesn’t provide power to the wearer, but instead harvests energy from...
by Alfred Poor | May 7, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
A new report from the market research firm Tractica covers “Smart Clothing and Body Sensors.” As with most early-stage markets, we see the familiar “hockey stick” forecasts that start small and rise rapidly (often with no end to growth in...
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2015 | Medical
It looks a lot like a costume from the movie Tron, but it’s actually the prototype for a new sock that is designed to prevent injuries to the feet of diabetic patients. Diabetes can lead to circulation problems and loss of sensation in the feet, and patients...
