Wearable Technology

No visit to the doctor's office is complete without a blood-pressure cuff squeezing your arm and a cold stethoscope placed on your chest. But what if your vital signs could be gathered, without contact, as you sit in the waiting room or the comfort of your own home?

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 11th January 2018 titled Invasive and non-invasive neural interfaces - Brain machine and brain computer interfaces

If wearable electronics are to become commonplace, a breakthrough is required which allows them to be washable, stretchable and breathable. Using conventional inkjet techniques which are cheap, safe and environmentally friendly, researchers recently reported the successful printing of 2D material, creating integrated electronic circuits, directly onto fabrics.

New research at BSAC will have even greater impacts on consumer, industrial, and medical products.

2017 marked BIOMEDevice's tenth year showcasing devices that provide innovative solutions to current day problems in human health. IDTechEx analyst Dr Alexis Karandrea attended. Held this year in San Jose, the conference featured an expo alongside a number of talks on various subjects related to medical devices.

Raghu Das introduced the technologies covered and an introduction to the IDTechEx Show! USA 2017

The following article summarises some of the key observations made by IDTechEx analysts during the IDTechEx Show! It contains details of many of the companies demonstrating products during the exhibition, notable presentations given and summaries of relevant conversations and recent updates.

A research team has developed an entirely textile-based, bacteria-powered bio-battery that could one day be integrated into wearable electronics.

This presentation provides an overview of ICs on flexible substrates including some of the key players and market highlights.

This presentation covers the main technology trends and players relating to flexible or printed display technology.

FDA approves Abilify MyCite, a pill with a sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication

tacterion's innovative and unique technology is a highly flexible and stretchable sensor called sensorskin.

The findings, described in a paper titled 'Epileptic Seizure Prediction using Big Data and Deep Learning: Toward a Mobile System,' present new results in epileptic seizure prediction using deep learning algorithms deployed on a brain-inspired, mobile processor.

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.

AliveCor announced FDA clearance of KardiaBand in the U.S., allowing Apple Watch users to discreetly capture their EKG anytime, anywhere in order to quickly detect normal sinus heart rhythms and atrial fibrillation the most common heart arrhythmia.

VR glasses are increasingly popular, but they have usually been heavy and oversized - until now. Large-area microdisplays are expected to change that, because they make it possible to produce ergonomic and lightweight VR glasses. The new OLED displays now reach very high frame rates and achieve extremely high resolutions with "extended full HD".

The Giant Health conferenced feature five tracks covering a range of digital health initiatives, including public policy, artificial intelligence, pharma innovation and voice technology.

Technology provides eyes-free way to interact with smart devices.

Myant announced a partnership with ZOLL Medical Corporation to develop future generations of their ZOLL LifeVest wearable defibrilator product. This is a summary of the announcement.

StretchSense Limited, New Zealand manufacturer of wearable sensing systems, announced that it has completed negotiation for a call option agreement that allows its investor StartToday Co Ltd to selectively conduct full acquisition of StretchSense in the future.