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Well Being Digital Ltd. (WBD101)

IDTechEx had an excellent conversation with Kow, the Director at Well Being Digital (WBD101). IDTechEx first reported on products from WBD101 following CES 2017, where they showed products with Actywell, among others. This time we had an extended conversation with Kow describing his thoughts on the industry, and the outlook for their business.

Olive Union

IDTechEx interviewed Mano Samuel, Senior Embedded Engineer from Olive Union at their booth at CES 2019's Eureka Park. Olive Union are a Korean company that have developed an OTC hearing assist solution.

Widex

IDTechEx was given a tour of the Widex booth at CES 2019 by two of the audiologist staff present. They demonstrated their latest hearing aid technology, including their latest "AI" features and their hearing aid powered by a fuel cell.

Nations Hearing

NationsHearing are a hearing aid manufacturer based in Plantation, Florida

Nuheara

IDTechEx spoke to Danielle Bateman, Senior Customer Care Representative at Nuheara. They have developed headphone products targeted at those with mild or the beginnings of hearing loss.

Oticon

IDTechEx spoke with representatives from Oticon at their booth at CES 2019. They demonstrated the latest features in their hearing aids, including an "AI assistant" for hearing care, launched at the event.

KAIST (ADVNANO)

IDTechEx met with Hamin Shin from KAIST. Hamin works within the ADVNANO (Advanced Nano - Energy and Materials) lab under Professor Il-Doo Kim. They demonstrated a poster showing the process that they had developed for coating yarns. The yarn is treated with jetted metal via an electrospinning process.

UUP Safety

UUP Safety (pronounced you-up) have developed a firefighter monitoring system using wearable devices and electronic textiles. IDTechEx interviewed General Manager Rich Lee at their booth on the Taiwan Pavillion at CES 2019's Eureka Park.

Xenoma

IDTechEx caught up with Ryohei Konishi, Business Producer at Xenoma at their booth at CES 2019. They were demonstrating several new products since IDTechEx first met with them a year earlier at CES 2018.

Teslasuit

IDTechEx met with Teslasuit at their booth in CES 2019's South Hall. They took us through the technology in the product and their latest updates.

Vivomi

IDTechEx interviewed John Carrol from Vivomi at their booth at CES 2019. Vivomi have developed an electronic skin patch for measuring heart rate and other related metrics.

Spire

IDTechEx briefly spoke with Sonia Rao, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Spire at their booth at CES 2019.

Myant

IDTechEx caught up with Tony Chahine, CEO of Myant.

Codoon/ Runtopia

IDTechEx briefly spoke with Mari Yang, Overseas Marketing Manager at Codoon, and representing their overseas brand Runtopia. We discussed their electronic products, including electronic textiles.

Chronolife

IDTechEx interviewed Guillaume Chenegros, PhD, Chief Technical Officer at ChronoLife at their booth at CES 2019's Eureka Park. They have developed a smart shirt for measuring vital signs, targeted for medical use.

Bloomer Tech

IDTechEx met with Ben Linville-Engler from Bloomer Tech. They have developed a product with sensors in a bra to focus on cardiovascular health for women.

AMSU (Shenzhen) New Technology Co. Ltd.

AMSU (Shenzhen) New Technology Co. Ltd. demonstrated several e-textile products at their booth at CES 2019's Eureka Park. IDTechEx spoke to Yoana Zhuo, their Overseas Marketing Director.

AiQ Synertial

IDTechEx met with Nadia Kang and colleagues at AiQ's booth at CES. They were demonstrating a new product incorporating motion capture into a full body suit.

Pet Tech at CES 2019

IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Nadia Tsao attended CES 2019 to cover the growing range of health and wellness technologies available directly to consumers.

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