Category Archives: Health

Connected Cycle Keep Track of Your Bike, Whether You Are on It or Not

February 5, 2015CES 2015, HealthPLUGHITZ Live

Connected Cycle is a bike pedal that connects to an existing bicycle that helps you keep track of the location of your bike. If you are riding it, it will keep track of your path and let you know things like distance traveled and calories burned. If you are not with the bike, it will alert you that the bike is in motion and allow you to keep track of where it has gone.

With a built-in internet connection, you never have to worry that it will be too far out of range to alert you of position. You can even bike without your phone and still log your route. It is especially important for keeping track of theft.

One of the really great things about the pedal is that it never needs to be externally charged. Using the motion produced by biking, the pedal is able to charge itself whenever it is in motion. The product is not yet available, but they will be launching a crowd funding campaign in the coming months.

Interview by Scott Ertz of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology for the Tech Podcast Network.

Sponsored by:
From laptops and Lumia to Surface and Xbox, get it at the Microsoft Store.
Welcome to the Eureka! Factory, where great programs, projects, events and creative spaces and places happen!
Follow F5 Live: Refreshing Technology on Twitter: PLuGHiTzLive; Facebook: F5 Live; Google+: PLuGHiTz Live

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Perfect Your Swing With Babolat Play

January 31, 2015CES 2015, Health, Toys & Gaming, WirelessTodd Cochrane

To improve at any skill or game, it’s often practice, practice, practice but today’s technology can help point out the areas to work on. Babolat‘s rackets are world famous and used by some of the top tennis professionals and for tennis fans, Babolat have developed a connected tennis racket based on their AeroPro Drive to help them hone their game. Eva shows Todd the new racket, Babolat Play.

The Babolat Play racket looks like an ordinary racket on the outside but with sensors integrated into the handle, players now have access to a pile of information – power level, impact position on the racket head, type and number of strokes (forehand, backhand, serve, overhead smash), top spin or back spin, all provided through a smartphone app for both Apple and Android. The racket can be taken on court for six hours between charges and over 150 hours of performance information can be recorded between downloads, which can be either via USB or Bluetooth.

The Babolat Play racket will be on sale in March for $349.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

[cessponsor]

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Girl Scout Cookies Go Digital at CES 2015

January 28, 2015CES 2015, HealthJamie Davis

Health Tech Weekly host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic saw many interesting things while roaming the halls at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. One of the most interesting was a booth full of Girl Scouts. Jamie had to stop and see what was up. Well the Girl Scouts have gone digital!

Consumers of the excellent classic Girl Scout Cookies can now order their cookies online for home delivery anytime. All they have to do is go to GirlScoutCookies.org and check out the selection there. There are the old classics like the shortbread Trefoil cookies or the Samoas. There are also a few new flavors like Toffeetastic or the Savannahsmiles. Whatever your favorites you’ll find them there for you to order. Visit the Girl Scout Cookies site and get your own boxes of cookies now!

Make sure you follow Jamie’s picks and coverage over at HTWeekly.com and the Tech Podcasts Network live CES 2015 coverage over at TPN.tv during the show where our entire CES team will be bringing you the best, the most innovative, and newest tech gadgets to you from the conference! And don’t forget to check out his shows for at NursingShow.com, MedicCast.tv, and the brand new Health Tech weekly show at HTWeekly.com.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Blue Maestro Brings Us a Connected Pacifier

January 28, 2015CES 2015, Healthchild, digital health, health tech, pacifier, parentingJamie Davis

The team at BlueMaestro.com has now come up with the connected pacifier for those parents who want to keep track of their small children in a variety of ways. The Pacifi monitors your child’s internal temperature and sends that data to the accompanying free app using low energy Bluetooth. It also acts as a tracking device alerting parents when the child wanders too far away from the parent’s smartphone or connected mobile device.

Finally it will help you find it when it is misplaced by the child or parent by pinging the smartphone to its location and making an audible alert tone when your phone is nearby. This type of connected family monitoring technology gives parents a number of tools to help them keep track of their kid’s health and whereabouts. Find more information over at BlueMaestro.com.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

MobileHelp Gives Anyone a Connected Home Monitoring Safety System

January 28, 2015CES 2015, Healthdigital health, health tech, home monitoring, mobile help, rob flippoJamie Davis

MobileHelp.com’s base station home monitoring system has been around for a while now. This personal emergency response system allows primarily senior citizens to get help when they have a personal emergency.

There’s a mobile wearable component that allows the individual to leave the home and travel about and a home base station that keeps track of the person at home. The wearable component includes an automatic fall detection sensor as well as a panic button that allows the individual to press for alert in an emergency situation other than a fall.

That would be a lot of functionality all by itself certainly. The team at MobileHelp have now added low energy Bluetooth capability to allow the base station and cloud software to communicate with other medical devices like electronic blood pressure cuffs, blood sugar glucometers, bathroom scales and more. Check out the whole system at MobileHelp.com.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

ShotTracker Measures Your Basketball Performance at CES

January 26, 2015Accessories, CES 2015, Healthandroid, CES, ces 2015, ios, ShotTrackergeek news

Sports such as running and cycling have been well supplied for several years with monitoring and tracking devices to record and improve performance. At CES 2015, several other sports have become connected, including tennis with the Babolat Play racket as well as basketball with the ShotTracker. Jamie and Todd chat to Davyeon Ross, Co-Founder of ShotTracker.

ShotTracker consists of 3 components: a wrist sensor, a net sensor and the ShotTracker App. The wrist sensor and net sensor work together to track shots: when a player shoots, the wrist sensor sends a signal that a shot was attempted and the net sensor sends a signal indicating if the ball made it into the basket. Both signals are sent to the mobile device via Bluetooth where the ShotTracker app keeps track of the player’s activity.

The app shows statistics (shots, makes and misses), gives workouts and helps identify on-court weaknesses. Data from multiple ShotTrackers can be aggregated into a coaching version of the app, providing an overall team view. ShotTracker is available for both iOS and Android.

The ShotTracker starter kit is on sale now for $149 from the store.

Interview by Jamie Davies of Health Tech Weekly and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Linx IAS Monitors Sports Impacts at CES

January 19, 2015CES 2015, HealthTodd Cochrane

With concussion now an increasing concern in many sports, Todd talks to David from BlackBox Biometrics about the Linx IAS, which provides real-time feedback on concussive impacts.

The Linx IAS is small device, not too dissimilar to a thin USB memory stick, that athletes wear in a headband or skull cap to monitor the concussive forces on the head. The Linx sends data on impacts via Bluetooth to an app on a tablet or smartphone which then shows to the coach the severity and number of impacts using a simple colour-coded and numeric scale. If a smartphone isn’t in range, the Linx will store the data until one is nearby. The MSRP is $199 and it’ll be available in Q1 of 2015.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the Tech Podcast Network.

[cessponsor]

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Smart Hearing Aids from Siemens at CES

January 19, 2015CES 2015, Health, Mobile, WirelessTodd Cochrane

As people get older, one of the more common complaints is of hearing loss. Many of those getting older now have grown up with technology and expect more than brown lumps of plastic which simply won’t do in an Apple-designed world. Today’s hearing aids are small, discreet and smart. Todd hears about the latest products from Thomas Powers of Siemens Hearing Instruments.

Siemens’ latest assistive hearing device is the Binex, which uses signal processing to help people in traditionally difficult listening environments, especially those where there’s a high level of background noise, such as restaurants or trade shows. The aid intelligently reacts to the noise, filtering out the unwanted sound while keeping nearby voices clear.

Worn around the neck, the easyTek streams audio from a Bluetooth-connected device directly into the hearing aid so it’s great for listening to music from a smartphone or tablet. The easyTek can be controlled by the easyTek app for Android and iOS smartphones to discreetly adjust programmes and volume, listen at a preferred level without disturbing others or direct the microphone towards the next person at a restaurant.

Available now, the smart hearing aids cost around $1500-$2000 which includes assessment and fitting.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

[cessponsor]

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Diabetes Management Tools From Vigilant Change Lives

January 19, 2015CES 2015, HealthBee, diabetes, diabetic, jamie davis, manage diabetes, Podmedic, richard binier, vigilantJamie Davis

One of the most exciting technology innovations seen each year at the International CES conference are those that help people manage chronic diseases like diabetes. Nearly 350 million people worldwide live with diabetes every day. Coming up with new tools to help them effectively manage their illness and stay healthy is one of the goals of many new technology companies.

Health Tech Weekly host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic got the chance to interview Richard Binier from USVigilant.com about their diabetes management tools. Their award-winning tools like the Bee Insulin dose tracking device help diabetes patients manage their illnesses better and keep them healthier than those who may not be using these types of tools.

The Bee from Vigilant attaches to most commercially available insulin dosing pens and connects wirelessly to a smartphone app to track insulin dose amount and time for the patients. This is available now and other soon to be released diabetes management tools are coming soon!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Techslinger Makes It Easy to Carry Your Mobile Devices With You

January 19, 2015CES 2015, Healthjamie davis, mobile technology, mobile tools, techslinger, tresha davisJamie Davis

It’s not often that something will make Health Tech Weekly host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic stop in his tracks at a conference and say “I Want That!” The Techslinger booth got him to do that at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. The Techslinger is a sling that is like a shoulder holster for your mobile technology devices.

Jamie interviews Tresha K. Davis from Techslinger.com about the unique mobile technology tool that could be used by a doctor or other professional near you soon as a way to easily carry their mobile devices around with them and keep their hands free to do the work they need to do the rest of the time. Instead of carrying around a separate mobile laptop bag or shoulder bag to hold your tablet phone and assorted cables, you can just wear the Techslinger harness you’re good to go! Find out more at Techslinger.com.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More