Wearable Technology

Instead of sitting in a tattoo chair for hours enduring painful punctures, imagine getting tattooed by a skin patch containing microscopic needles. Researchers have developed low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos that can be self-administered and have many applications, from medical alerts to tracking neutered animals to cosmetics.

This premium article will give an introduction to VR, AR, MR, and XR, before focusing on AR (augmented reality) and AR headsets, with examples from key market players.

Sensors used to detect head impacts in athletes who play high-impact sports like football traditionally have been placed inside their helmets, which can lead to false or incomplete readings. Researchers have created a thin sensor that instead can be worn on an athlete's neck to identify concussion injuries.

In honor of Manufacturing Day, Butler Technologies Inc is hosting an open house for community members and local schools. Butler Technologies will open its doors to the public for demonstrations, plant tours, discussions, and learning for all.

A team of engineers and doctors have designed a unique 3D-printed light-sensing medical device that is placed directly on the skin and gives real-time feedback to correlate light exposure with disease flare-ups. The device could help millions of people worldwide with lupus and other light-sensitive diseases by providing access to more personalized treatments and information to determine what causes their symptoms.

Isansys develop a general patient monitoring platform including electronic skin patch sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) driven analysis.

This premium article introduces wearable electrodes, additionally comparing wet and dry electrodes. It will explore the various dry and microneedle electrodes, with a SWOT analysis.

Researchers have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the user's risk of sustaining injuries. The robot can also be used to aid patients' rehabilitation from their injuries.

Electronic skin patches could well be described as the ultimate wearable electronic device. They deploy sensors, processing, energy storage, and communication directly onto the body, often attached via an adhesive. Patient monitoring, the continuous monitoring of patient vital signs for medical care, is a key application for electronic skin patches. In both inpatient (within the hospital) and outpatient (outside the hospital) monitoring, there are pain points with the current care model that can be solved with skin patches. In this premium article, IDTechEx discusses the application of skin patches in general patient monitoring, where patches bring value to this space, what challenges and opportunities face the market, and the overall outlook.

This premium article explains VR, AR, MR, and XR, in particular exploring extended reality (XR) devices, including tethered and standalone XR and case studies.

VitalConnect produce VitalPatch, an electronic skin patch for patient monitoring.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality 2023-2033: Technologies, Players, and Markets"

Before Google Glass first hit public testing in 2013, the word "glasshole" had already been coined. Referring to someone who uses an augmented reality (AR) headset inconsiderately, this term eloquently expresses the difficulty in achieving social acceptability.

The next generation of robotic technology will produce soft machines and robots that are safe and comfortable for direct physical interaction with humans and for use in fragile environments. Unlike rigid electronics, soft and stretchable electronics can be used to create wearable technologies and implantable electronics where safe physical contact with biological tissue and other delicate materials is essential.

These glasses are not just about fun and games. As hybrid work has become the new norm, professionals are looking to get more done on their mobile devices, but working on private business-critical documents on a PC in public spaces creates risk. Using the Lenovo Glasses T1, workers have a private workspace to prevent shoulder surfing.

Waverly Labs, founded in 2014, provides a range of voice and translation solutions, with a focus on wearable technology.

The pandemic gave people a lot more time with their dogs and cats, but return to the office has disrupted that connection. Pet cameras can help but are needed in every room and don't really tell owners what their furry friend has been up to without reviewing all footage. Now, researchers at the have created a new device that can put pet owners at ease.

This premium article will introduce metamaterials and look into optical metamaterials in flat lenses. It will delve into the drivers and challenges, applications, examples from key market players, and more.

For all the talk about embedding computers in clothing, here's an interesting option. Make the clothing the computer, and do it without electricity. Mechanical engineers are trying the concept on for size with a set of textile-based pneumatic computers capable of digital logic, onboard memory and user interaction.

Some experts predict that our e-waste problem will only get worse over time, because most electronics on the market today are designed for portability, not recyclability. Tablets and readers, for example, are assembled by gluing circuits, chips, and hard drives to thin layers of plastic, which must be melted to extract precious metals like copper and gold. Burning plastic releases toxic gases into the atmosphere, and electronics wasting away in landfill often contain harmful materials like mercury, lead, and beryllium.