Wearable Technology

There are many wearable technology products that focus on getting the user moving. Nowhere is this more relevant than in inpatient monitoring in a clinical setting.

The IDTechEx Launchpad initiative is open to early-stage start-ups, universities, newly spun-out companies, research labs and government labs who can demonstrate a working prototype or product that highlights new advances in any of the related event topics of: 3d printing, electric vehicles, energy storage, graphene, internet of things, printed electronics, sensors, or wearable technology.

Researchers are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people quit smoking.

Known as Batdok, a wearable technology allows a medic to efficiently monitor multiple casualties in the field using a smartphone or tablet. Adaptation for civilian applications will advance telemedicine capabilities, the company said.

This premium article covers the use of electronic devices worn on the skin in the management of diabetes. Recent years have seen the industry move from traditional methods around glucose test strips and finger pricks towards wearable continuous glucose monitoring options. This article explores the trends in the space and the moves from the commercial players providing these products.

Using radar and augmented reality, Sunu Band enables people who are low vision and blind to travel with confidence. Advanced haptic feedback guides the way around any obstacle, and navigation sensors connect to the world that's around you.

LifeSignals received FDA clearance for its wireless LP1100 Life Signal Patch for enabling the next generation of wearable, healthcare monitoring devices.

Digital computation has rendered nearly all forms of analog computation obsolete since as far back as the 1950s. However, there is one major exception that rivals the computational power of the most advanced digital devices: the human brain.

KITECH demonstrate a variety of products focused around conductivity in textiles.

The hormone cortisol rises and falls naturally throughout the day and can spike in response to stress, but current methods for measuring cortisol levels require waiting several days for results from a lab. By the time a person learns the results of a cortisol test - which may inform treatment for certain medical conditions - it is likely different from when the test was taken.

Myant Inc and Butler Technologies Inc have announced a licensing agreement of Myant's wearable electro-luminescent lamp technology and a partnership for the advancement of Textile Computing through Butler's participation in Myant's Digital Textile Factory initiative.

A new machine-learning model that scans routinely collected NHS data has shown promising signs of being able to predict undiagnosed dementia in primary care.

IDTechEx interviewed Mário Brito, Chief Commercial Officer at Smart Innovation. They are a Portuguese company that have developed a technique using silica particles to introduce new properties to materials such as textiles and paints.

Chinese scientists have developed flexible micro-batteries with high energy density and steady performance under extraordinary high-temperature.

Batteries from Blue Spark Technologies are being used in sensor based and battery assisted passive (BAP) RFID labels, in addition to powered cosmetic patches. Recent innovations include a new printed zinc anode.

Wearable mobile health devices improved the rate of diagnosis of a dangerous and often hidden heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to a first of its kind, home-based clinical study conducted in part by researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute.

A new form of solar-powered supercapacitor could help make future wearable technologies lighter and more energy-efficient, scientists say.‌

IDTechEx interviewed Snehraj Merchant, VP of Engineering at ScottCare. They are involved in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, diagnosis and associated data integration and services, including a skin patch product for mobile cardiac telemetry.

Engineers are leveraging a partnership to create clothing that can charge your cell phone. Move over, Iron Man.

Research your market by exhibiting at the IDTechEx Show! Conducting market research on why companies want your product is usually a necessary step for successful commercialization. It is even more important when new technologies are developed that achieve things that were not possible before: Often the applications for the technology turn out to be very different from those intended by the creator.