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This migrates us finally from reactive, isolated glucose measurements to pro-active 24/7 health coaching. Applications will benefit the entire population.
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Achilles Design sent 2 designers to this conference to stay in touch with the lasted trends in software
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WristSense 2015: Workshop on Sensing Systems and Applications Using Wrist Worn Smart Devices.
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Here is the live version (Dutch spoken): https://youtu.be/ewLbyCk6w2c?t=12682
Amazing Breakthrough Technologies That Can Potentially Change the WorldMarie Weaver
A breakthrough is not actually breaking through something and coming out with something never seen or imagined. A breakthrough is the byproduct of multiple innovations combined into one big evolution. Evolution in any medium of our lives takes place when multiple small innovations, experiments, and discoveries combined together to create a new, never before seen feature or a product that leverages our existing lives.
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Slides presented at SigDoc 2016, on September 24th. This study highlights the problems users face in the interaction with wrist-worn wearables especially concerning contextual factors and severity ratings.
Design Recommendations to Improve the User Interaction with Wrist Worn Devices
Byron Lowens, Vivian Motti and Kelly Caine
Clemson University, USA
WristSense 2015: Workshop on Sensing Systems and Applications Using Wrist Worn Smart Devices.
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Memory,
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Forgetting,
Storytelling,
Privacy,
Law enforcement,
Governance,
Bodies,
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Electronic devices that are incorporated into some part of our body, interacting with the user and with other devices in order to perform a specific function
As we all know that IoT technology is behaves like a team of advisors, assistances and provide security. In IoT, Customer gets the benefit from the opinion of information and optimization of IoT. In the consumer area, IoT can modify quite simple and cheap ones include health gadgets to high-quality computerization programs. It uses packages, instances, and devices for consumers.
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CES 2019 marked the 52nd anniversary of the world’s
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daunting 4,500 exhibiting companies stretched over
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1. Digital health for kids, seniors and workout buffs
The Fitbit Flex tracks steps, distance, calories and sleep and syncs with your smartphone. It is
scheduled to ship in early spring.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
At the Consumer Electronics Show, there are 210 companies in the digital health area
Sensors are smaller, cheaper and can transmit data about your health to smartphone apps
New games and pedometers aimed at kids are the latest tools for fighting childhood obesity
Sensors to monitor the health of seniors and sick people share data with doctors, family
(CNN) -- Any pedometer will count how much you've walked, but a good, connected mobile app can
push, encourage and sometimes even shame you into putting down the milkshake, getting out of the
beanbag chair and meeting a fitness goal.
Sensors that record data about your fitness, daily routines, vital signs, weight or sleep habits have
been around for years, but at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the spotlight is
on devices that wirelessly sync data to the cloud and smartphone apps and how they use that
information to effectively promote and maintain good health.
Digital health tech is a booming area at CES this year with 210 booths in the section reserved for
health technology companies. It's a mixed bag of activity trackers, health insurance companies,
smart scales, disease management tools and sports gadgets.
Wearable sensors have become smaller, cheaper and more powerful in the past few years. More
recently, low-energy Wi-Fi and Bluetooth synching capabilities have made syncing to smartphones,
cracking open a world of product possibilities.
On the show floor, sensors popped up in watches, wrist bands, belt clips, underwear and bra clips,
in-ear headphones, fitness equipment and adhesive patches you wear on your skin. Many device
makers said it was only a matter of time before they show up in everyday clothes, maybe even in
your body.
Here are some ways health tech is helping people now:
Encouraging physical fitness
The biggest booths are for the fitness trackers. Pedometers, devices that count steps and distance,
have been around for hundreds of years; they were first introduced to the U.S. by Thomas Jefferson.
But recent technology has inspired a digital resurgence for the lowly pedometer, with tricked-out
new devices that also track calories, how many stairs you climb and sleeping patterns.
2. Fitness tracker company Fitbit unveiled its latest product, the Fitbit Flex, at CES. The $100
wristband comes in a variety of colors, is waterproof and has no display other than a tiny row of dots
that light up. It automatically uploads data to your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy Note II or Samsung
Galaxy S III every 15 minutes. Once synched, the data is displayed on the app or website as colorful
graphs, your progress charted and goals outlined.
The smartphone app acts as the hub for your Fitbit, as well as the company's Aria smart scale. If
food is something you need help monitoring, you can keep detailed logs of your meals to calculate
how many calories you've consumed.
"It's not about the numbers, but how you can be motivated," said Fitbit's Woody Scal.
Fitbit has integrated effective coaching and training tricks to keep users on track. For example, it
can send encouraging or taunting text messages or e-mails and award badges, depending on what
motivates you. It also acts as a little social network, letting you connect with and compete against
friends.
WearIt's Open Android Smart Watch provides for sport, health and wellness monitoring as well as
gaming.
The teeny Fitbug Orb fitness tracker also records steps and sleep, but this round device is designed
to fit into an assortment of holders, including a watch band or underwear clip. It also has an app and
online coaching services but will only cost $50 when it comes out this summer.
French company Withings debuted its newest smart scale at CES, the Smart Body Analyzer, which
measures weight, body fat and your heart rate. A healthy home environment is important for health,
so the scale tracks air quality, measuring Co2 levels and room temperature. The data is sent
wirelessly to an iOS or Android device. The scale will be available in early 2013 and cost $150.
Keeping kids healthy
Can video games be used to keep kids healthy?
UnitedHealthcare, the largest health care provider in the U.S., thinks it's possible. According to the
CDC, 17% of children and adolescents from 2 to 19 in the U.S. are obese. Investing in kids' health
now and lowering that percentage could save all health insurance companies money down the line.
UnitedHealthcare just launched a test program in three schools using a popular video game to
encourage exercise. It partnered with the makers of "Dance Dance Revolution" on a gym-class
friendly version of the popular dancing game.
Up to 48 kids recreate the dances displayed on a large screen, while sensors in the wireless dance
platforms record data about how well they are doing. The information is tracked over time and
shared with the school, parents and the kid so everyone can see their progress. The idea is to make
working out fun and gym class something to look forward to.
"We want to get it into areas where there are limited options for physical activity," explained Robert
Plourde, the vice president of innovation and research and development at UnitedHealthcare.
The company is also working on an interesting beta project that turns an Xbox Kinect into a physical
therapy coach. It counts reps and monitors the body's movements to ensure the exercises are being
3. done properly.
The GeoPalz ibitz PowerKey activity tracker and paired mobile app are just for kids. The $50
pedometer, counts steps as "keys," which are points that can be collected to win prizes on Amazon,
unlock game levels and earn badges. Parents can check in on their kids' progress on their own
smartphones.
A headset that detects the brain's electrical activity is being used to improve children's mental
health. NeuroSky's $149 Focus Pocus game, released last year, helps people with ADHD hone
concentration and impulse control skills. Players don the a headset and place an attached sensor on
their forehead, which can tell when they are concentrating or distracted. As they play the wizard-
themed game, they are rewarded for focusing and completing tasks. Trials of the game saw
improvement in concentration after a period of training.
More recently, Puzzlebox used the same technology to power a toy helicopter. Less therapeutic and
more just cool, the Orbit flies up when you concentrate and can drop back down when you break
concentration. The product, which started as a Kickstarter campaign, costs $189 and will begin
shipping soon.
Monitoring the chronically ill and seniors
Some of the most promising developments in the health tech area are for people with chronic issues
such as heart failure, Parkinson's, hypertension or diabetes.
With the right sensors and apps, they can take a reading at home and transmit data to the cloud,
where their doctors can monitor progress and look for red flags that they might miss during a short
office visit.
Ideal Life's connected systems include small devices that measure blood glucose, blood pressure,
heart rates and oxygen saturation, and it has a scale specifically for congestive heart failure
patients. At CES, the company announced it was teaming up with ADT on an integrated alert system.
These remote health management services are appealing to hospitals, doctors and health programs
because they can cut down on costly medical care by catching issues early and helping people avoid
trips to the emergency room. But all that data being collected is valuable in other ways. Providers
can amass the anonymous data for all patients to look for trends, assess programs and fine-tune
treatment programs.
Having an outsider be notified of changes in health is also helpful for senior citizens living on their
own. Instead of the classic emergency buttons worn around the neck, sensors can alert care givers
to anything out of the ordinary. They don't even need to be health sensors. Connected home systems
such as Lowe's Iris can be programed to send a text message when a senior doesn't do a regular
activity such as opening the fridge or turning on a light.
A final smartphone-connected gadget for seniors (or anyone who takes a lot of pills) is the clever
uBox. This round, functionally designed box reminds people when it's time to take their pills with a
combination of beeps, blinking lights and smartphone reminders.
If they've already taken the pill for that time period, the box remains locked so anyone who is
forgetful or suffering from dementia won't take a double dose. The uBox will notify family members
or health care providers if a dose is skipped. The company, founded by MIT engineers, is raising