Smart Necklace Wearable Device Tracks Smoking Behavior to Improve Success of Smoking Cessation Programs, Study Finds

Medicine & Technology Feb 14, 2023

A new device developed by Northwestern University tracks smoking behavior through sensors worn on the fingertips. Read on to learn how it can aid smoking cessation efforts.

This Inexpensive Smartwatch Can Now Help You Check Your Vital Signs With Ease; What Is This Wearable Made Of?

Dec 21, 2022

Read on to know how this cheap smartwatch can check your vital signs remotely.

Smartwatches Can Detect Atrial Fibrillation; How Accurate Are the Results These Devices Can Produce Compare to ECGs?

Oct 16, 2022

A study suggests that the diagnosis of AFib using smartwatches was precise when testing people with similar clinical profiles. Read to know more.

Fitness Sensor Developed Using MXene Ultrathin Nanomaterials to Analyze Perspiration, Monitor a Person's Health

Jan 04, 2022

A prototype fitness sensor, developed using the new MXene, hydrogel compound, was able to track the movement of the muscles by generating distinct electrical resistance patterns as mechanical stress augmented.

Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, Other Company's Wearable Technology: How Are They Affecting Health, Fitness Specialists in Interacting with Patients?

Nov 03, 2021

Now that people can directly access technology and their gadgets, they have the chance to take their health and fitness into their hands specifically, into their smartwatch be it an Apple, Samsung, or Fitbit.

Google Glass Turns to Intel for Second Generation—Bye Bye TI

Dec 01, 2014

Perhaps one of Google’s more ground-breaking inventions, the Google Glass has made quite a splash since it was released to consumers earlier this summer. A head-mounted device, resembling a pair of glasses, Google Glass has allowed people to surf the internet, take pictures, and see the world in a different light. But the setback was that the first generation of the device was not too popular with the masses, in that its high price-tag in the thousands made it virtually unobtainable to the average consumer. And on top of that, not everyone was quite convinced with the privacy plans put in place.