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A Life Saver – Effortless Fall Detection & More
Nobi is more than just a light; it’s a guardian angel disguised as a sleek ceiling-mounted fixture. This intelligent lamp uses a combination of vision, radar, and other sensors to keep elderly users safe and independent, whether in their homes or within care facilities. Here’s how Nobi works its magic: Fall Detection and Prevention: 24/7…
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The Intersection of People and Technology – #FiberConnect2023
A Background of Innovation Chattanooga is famous for having the first community-wide fiber optic network. Its industry leadership has continued throughout the years with increasing speeds of a gigabit and, now, symmetrical connections up to 25 gigabits. The city-owned EPB fiber optic utility is at the center of a technology ecosystem. A recent example of…
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Detect with Pee Tech – #CES2022
“We designed this for a 74-year-old woman,” states Olive Diagnostics co-founder and CEO, Guy Goldman. Speaking at CES2022, Goldman is describing a smart toilet that promises to detect health issues before they become a problem. Early detection of urinary tract infections (UTI) is the initial target of this passive approach of monitoring one’s health. Other…
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Fiber: Enabling A Distributed Health Care Model
“Why is it incumbent on families and patients to travel all the way to see us when we can have a more distributed health care model,” asks Yaa Aboagyewa Kumah-Crystal, MD, MPH, MS? This Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics and Assistant Professor Department of Pediatric Endocrinology at Vanderbilt summarizes the inspiring closing keynote she…