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The traditional white cane may never become completely obsolete, but there certainly are a number of devices that could give it a run for its money. One of the latest is the GUIDi, which guides blind users via cameras and buzzers on a belt.Continue Rea… Continue reading GUIDi belt uses computer vision and haptics to guide the blind
Whether you’ve booked a health check up or recovering from an illness, your medical professional will likely make use of a stethoscope to hear what’s going on inside the body. But doctors are busy people and can’t keep a constant ear on a patient’s che… Continue reading Wearable stethoscope can continuously monitor patients in real time
When a respiratory patient’s COPD flares up, the outcome can be highly debilitating – potentially even fatal. A new wearable known as the Sylvee is claimed to detect such exacerbations early, so they can be dealt with before it’s too late.Continue Read… Continue reading Lung-listening wearable could provide early warnings of COPD flareups
People suffering from dementia not only get confused, they can also become highly anxious and even aggressive. In order to catch such behaviors before they escalate out of control, a British scientist has developed a pair of sensor-packin’ socks.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: University of Bristol, wearable electronics, Seniors, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Footwear, Monitoring
Continue reading SmartSocks designed to help keep dementia under control
Some cyclists (or other outdoorsy types) like having access to a lot of information, which is often spread out between different devices. The Lawk One AR Glasses, however, put everything together in one place.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, Lifesty… Continue reading Lawk One AR Glasses give cyclists and others a double eyeful of info
Serving multiple useful purposes, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) usually incorporate scalp-applied or even brain-implanted electrodes. A new less-invasive BCI, however, can simply be stuck in the patient’s ear canal as needed.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Twisty device monitors brain activity from inside the ear canal
If you’re a really avid reader, you may resent the visual distractions that keep you from becoming thoroughly immersed in a book. That’s where the Sol Reader comes in, as it fills your vision with text.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, ScienceTags… Continue reading Sol Reader puts bookworms right inside their ebooks
While it’s often important for doctors to monitor a patient’s physical activity throughout the day, placing cameras in that person’s home is a pretty obtrusive way of doing so. Scientists have now developed an alternative, in the form of activity-track… Continue reading Smart Pants use fiber optics to discreetly track wearers’ activity
Researchers have developed a wearable, noninvasive sensor that monitors for a biomarker of inflammation in the wearer’s sweat. They say the device could be used at home by people with chronic inflammatory diseases.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sci… Continue reading Wearable noninvasive sensor monitors sweat for signs of inflammation
While we’ve seen multiple attempts to produce real-world odors in VR environments, many have involved rather cumbersome wearable devices. Chinese scientists have developed a much more streamlined system, which is applied to the skin below the user’s no… Continue reading Face-worn tech could help bring smell-o-vision to the world of VR