CIO has an interesting story about a neat use of Google Glass in the emergency department of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. An ER doc was able to access and read a patient's medical records while providing emergency care -- learning from the documents that the standard treatment that was about to provided would probably have killed the guy. It's worth noting … [Read more...]
Printed Cast With Ultrasound Can Speed Healing
Here's a place where wearables, 3D printing, and medtech all intersect. The Turkish designer Denis Karasahin has created a lattice-work cast for broken arms and legs that incorporates ultrasound technology. The casts are unique to each patient; the specs are taken by 3D scanning of the affected limb, the cast is printed from the scan, and the ultrasound equipment is … [Read more...]
TechCrunch Says Basis is Selling to Intel. We Have Our Doubts. (Update)
Late last night, TechCrunch posted a story saying that Basis -- the heart monitor wristwear company -- was selling itself to Intel for $100 million. We suspect that the reality is a bit more complicated. At Mobile World Congress last week, we heard and spoke to a bunch of high-ranking Intel execs. We had the opportunity to ask Intel president Renee James about upcoming Intel … [Read more...]
How Wearables Makers Can Blow It With Boomers
One of the more promising markets for wearable tech is the cohort of aging baby boomers, now edging into retirement age. Here's a very good post suggesting that gadget makers are on the cusp of doing stupid things that will alientate those potential buyers. Essentially, author Suzie Mitchell says that product designers need to remember the user interface. Keep it simple; … [Read more...]
Seizure Detection
Here's a TEDx talk from Rick Housely, an 18-year-old engineering student at StevensTech, about how he got the idea for a wearable device that can detect an oncoming seizure -- and summon help. As the former editor of a magazine about emergency medical response, I find this pretty compelling... (h/t Roy Walter for the pointer.) … [Read more...]
Basis raises another $11.75m; opens store
Basis Science, which makes the Basis health-tracking watch, says it's raised another $11.75 million in its Series B funding round, GigaOm reports, bringing the total for the round to $23.25 million. Total funding is now $32.25 million -- not bad for a watch company. And where the Basis device used to be available only by invitation, you can now buy one from the company … [Read more...]
OvaPal Basal Thermometer
A press release just crossed our desk about the OvaPal wearable basal thermometer: a small patch that a woman wears that syncs with a mobile device which allows her to predict when she'll be most fertile. The patch is waterproof, doesn't require charging, and can be worn for seven days. The thing just won The San Diego Tech Coast Angels quick-pitch competition this … [Read more...]