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Autonomous Posture Support: On-Device AI for Better Sleep and Longevity
Living longer is only half the battle; staying healthy enough to enjoy those extra years requires managing our bodies even when we aren’t conscious. While traditional smart beds focus on basic metrics like heart rate or REM sleep, the CAMA™ adaptive sleep system from Water Robotics, Inc. addresses a fundamental issue that static mattresses miss:…
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No Hassle, Continuous Gut Monitoring for Proactive Health
At CES 2026, the concept of the “smart home” moved deeper into the most private room of the house. While ViodiTV has previously explored the evolution of “health from the hip” with companies like Olive Diagnostics and the high-tech wellness concepts from Toto, a new player, Throne Science, is looking to make gut health monitoring…
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Magnes Smart Shoe – A Step Towards Regaining Independence
Seven years ago, Viodi explored the burgeoning world of connected wearables and the idea that “The Foot Bone Is Connected to the Bluetooth,” focusing on how connectivity was coming to the very foundation of human movement. At CES 2025, that initial connected promise has evolved into the medical grade, machine-learning intelligence found in the Magnes…
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The Endless Spring – 24/7/365 Garden in the Home
“Spring has sprung” denotes the time of year when new growth occurs in the plant world. With Gardyn, every day is the first day of spring, which also means that every day can be peak fall harvest. In the above video, Lindsay Springer, Ph.D., Gardyn’s Director of Plants, Nutrition, and Digital Agriculture, explains how combining…
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Extending Wi-Fi to Hard-to-Reach Places #CES2025
Wi-Fi HaLow is a potential game-changer for broadband service providers needing to extend their signals to hard-to-reach places. It’s a long-range Wi-Fi technology based on the IEEE 801.11ah standard. Example applications range from single-family residences with massive yards to homeowner associations with sensor needs, to commercial and industrial buildings to the unique IoT needs of…
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Using Broadband & Distributed Computing to Turn Wasted Energy into Virtual Gold
Is broadband the missing link in capturing small-scale power that otherwise is wasted? Small-scale power sources are mostly in rural locations. The long distances make it impossible to justify the construction of capital-intensive, high-maintenance, and, potentially, hazardous, high-voltage power lines to these remote locations. One solution is to use the power at its source. An…
