IMC welcomes iBasis as sustaining member
Massachusetts-based communications provider iBasis has joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC) as a sustaining member to support its global operating footprint and take advantage of the IMC’s marketing and [...]
C&K switch targets medical IoT devices
Massachusetts switch maker C&K has introduced what it claims is the smallest switch on the market for applications powered by IoT devices, including smart watches and medical wearables such [...]
Maxim reference design allows cuffless blood-pressure monitoring
California electronics company Maxim Integrated has unveiled a cuffless blood-pressure measurement device that meets Class-II regulatory accuracy limits. The reference design enables optical blood-pressure monitoring without requiring bulky, expensive [...]
Elektra Labs raises $2.9m to improve wearables deployment
Healthcare security company Elektra Labs has closed a $2.9m seed round to improve deployment of smart wearables. The Massachusetts-based company has built an evidence-based catalogue of connected technologies to [...]
LMD puts cuffless blood-pressure monitoring in smartphones
Accurate blood pressure measurement can be cuffless, calibration-free and built in to every smartphone using technology from Swiss company Leman Micro Devices (LMD). The first measurement of blood pressure was [...]
Cynerio and Rolta partner to secure healthcare IoT
Information technology provider Rolta Advizex and New York firm Cynerio are working together to deliver IoT cyber security to North American healthcare organisations. Ohio-based Rolta Advizex provides expert services from a team [...]
USDA invests in telemedicine and distance learning
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $42.5m in 133 distance learning and telemedicine projects in 37 states and two US territories. USDA is providing the funding through the [...]
Smart toilet checks urine for medical problems
A smart toilet has the potential to outperform wearables in monitoring and improving health, according to metabolism scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research, [...]
Apple and Stanford show Watch can spot heart problems
Wearable technology can safely identify heart rate irregularities that subsequent clinical evaluations confirmed to be atrial fibrillation, according to a study from Apple and the Stanford University School of [...]
