Nokia has announced a pair of new smart health devices as it completes the rebranding from the Withings company it purchased one year ago. The company has introduced the new Nokia Body smart scale, which at just £55/$60, is much ...
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The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year grew 25% as new vendors entered the market and previous ...
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Clariant has introduced MEVOPUR-LQ, a family of color and additive solutions that combines the benefits of the MEVOPUR 'Controlled, Consistent and Compliant' formulation and manufacturing approach with Clariant's Hi Former liquid-vehicle ...
Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a solution provider for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has unveiled its “Lighting in 2025” report, with up-to-the-minute research on current and future trends in the lighting industry. ...
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Dexcom is using the soon-to-be released Apple Watch for its wearable glucose monitor. The Apple Watch showing a heartbeat. (Image courtesy of Apple) Nancy Crotti In the highly competitive, continuous-glucose-monitoring device ...
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Reusable passive packaging is an economic option and is preferred by the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry, according to a survey conducted by global provider of temperature assurance packaging Sonoco ThermoSafe. The 2014 survey was ...
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Posted in Mobile Health by Nancy Crotti on January 7, 2015 A little more than a year ago, a top executive of Qualcomm Life predicted that smartphones would one day be considered medical devices. Qualcomm's 2Net Hub is a ...
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In some cool oversight and monitoring techniques help monitor your most precious possession is easy. Are you looking after your home and family, or want to catch the thief or fraud lover, this is easier than ever to establish security ...
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Smartphone-based health-monitoring devices are a quickly growing segment, as evidenced by a novel device that converts a mobile device or laptop into a medical-grade pulse oximeter. The device, which was covered by Qmed's sister publication ...
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Packaging and distribution of goods is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet damage to goods while in transit has a financial impact on companies and consumers, also in the millions of dollars, according to national industry advisory ...
The worldwide consumption value of LEDs in biophotonic and medical devices reached US$77.3 million, an increase of 19.8% versus 2012, according to ElectroniCast Consultants. The consumption of LEDs in sensing/detection and ...
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February 3, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17 years. The G4 Platinum System, which monitors blood ...
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Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a ...
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Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) unveiled today a high-precision, low-power meter-on-a-chip for a range of portable health applications such as point-of-care diagnostics, home/self-test health devices, and wearable vital signs monitors, ...
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Sweden-based Aerocrine has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Denmark-based Intramedic to distribute Aerocrine’s new airway inflammation monitor and test kit – NIOX VERO – in Sweden. Aerocrine's new ...