At IFA 2019, Garmin presented a new series of GPS smartwatch for people who want to take care of their health. Continue reading
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Control phones and computers with your thoughts: Elon Musk’s latest challenge
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the secretive company developing brain-machine interfaces, showed off some of the technology it has been developing to the public for the first time. The goal is to eventually begin implanting devices in paralyzed humans, allowing them to control phones or computers. Continue reading
Fitbit users now have access to Cardiogram’s heart condition-detecting deep neural network
Cardiogram, maker of a smartwatch app that uses deep neural network technology to detect various heart conditions, has inked a deal with Fitbit allowing its application to be integrated with the tech giant’s wearables. Continue reading
A hi-tech dress to monitor babies’ sleep and breathing
Baby-focused tech company Nanit released a new line of infant clothing called Breathing Wear that, when combined with its smart camera and app, lets new parents keep tabs on their child’s sleep and breathing patterns. Continue reading
A watch that monitors health
Among the products present at the HIMSS EU conference, a watch caught my attention. Continue reading
“Second Skin Day”, a conference on Internet of Body
The Pervasive Electromagnetics Lab at Tor Vergata University of Rome has organized for March 26 the “Second Skin Day”, a workshop on bio-integrated wireless systems for monitoring the epidermis and restoring tactile functions. Continue reading
New graphene-based wearable sensors
During the Mobile World Congress 2019 ICFO, a company based in Barcelona, presented two prototypes of wearable sensors based on graphene, a material consisting of a monatomic layer of carbon atoms. Continue reading
Falls emergency: the new devices to detect them
Falls and unstable balance are among the most serious clinical problems of the elderly and cause high rates of mortality and morbidity. Continue reading
Digital health is increasingly attractive to venture capitalists
In 2018, global investments by venture capitalists (VC) reached 9.5 billion dollars, with 32 percent increase on the previous year. Total corporate funding for Digital Health companies – including debt and public market financing – reached $13 billion in 2018, with a 58 percent increase. Continue reading
What will the digital patient wear?
The research on new material and wearable devices for health monitoring doesn’t stop! I would recommend you a pair of interesting news, one by a Korean start-up, the other by Apple, that is continuously investing in this sector. Continue reading
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