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A Personal Airbag for Fall Protection
A Full-Circle Moment for Independent Living: Smart Hip Guardian at CES 2026 Exactly a decade ago at CES 2016, ViodiTV explored an intriguing prototype concept: the wearable airbag to protect professional race skiers. Back then, the idea of a belt deploying emergency cushions in real time to soften a human fall sounded almost like science…
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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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Ambient Health Monitoring and More
One problem with aging is that it tends to be gradual. To date, the slow decay brought by time has been difficult to measure on a day-to-day basis. The approach that Somalytics is taking with its prototype mat may change the immeasurable part of the decline. Using their carbon-nanotube capacitive technology, the scientists, and engineers…
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United in Technology for Aging
Revenues for technology and services for digital health services and associated aging in place is expected to triple by 2015, according to the latest research from Parks Associates. “The digital health industry has many subsectors, and near-term growth will be uneven across these segments,” said Harry Wang, director of Parks Associates’ health research team. "Adoption…
