Important Innovations

New, Smart Shirt Boosts Wearable Tech Source:  National University of Singapore Research Team Wireless Connectivity Increased 1000 Times on the Wearer This is new innovation from researchers at the National University of Singapore and it's a big invention.  They've invented a smart shirt that increases the connectivity of wireless devices on the wearer by 1000 times.  It provides stronger, faster and more energy efficient connections.  For more news details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Smart Clothing Boosts Wearable Tech : Wireless Connectivity Increased 1000 Times Source:  National University of Singapore Research team with the smart shirt (left) Nationa...

Smart, e-Table Solar Powers Your Electronic Devices Brilliant Concept from Barcelona, Spain The Ebort is a sleek, practical table for use in your home or office.  It's also an intelligent, e-table that harvests solar energy to green power your electronic devices with renewable energy. You can recharge four devices at once on the table top, which is wireless, self-sustaining and works off artificial and ambient light.  It's one of those ideas that is so practical, convenient and time saving.  It makes you wonder why didn't I think of that!  For more details on this new invention, go to Important Innovations Collection: Table Solar Charges Electronic Devices : Solar Powered, Green Charging  Table Source:  Proton New Energy Future Ebord Renewable Energy The green charging device - the Ebord ...

Mobile Heart Telemetry Rhythm Express RX-1 The Rhythm Express RX-1 is an advanced, remote cardiac monitoring system invented by VivaQuant of Minneapolis. It has just been cleared for use by the FDA. The wearable, wireless heart monitor provides heart patients continuous coverage and gives them more freedom.  It monitors a patient's arrhythmia with its artificial intelligence and patented wavelet-based analytics, 24/7 at home, work, wherever they are. Mobile Cardiac Telemetry The one piece device also functions as a Mobile Cardiac Telemetry unit, wirelessly transmitting the readings for remote analysis by medical staff, allowing the patient to be monitored and diagnosed no matter where they are.  The inventor, Dr. Marina Brockway says it provides faster, higher quality diagnosis at a lower cost. It works continuously for two weeks without a recharge.

Very Smart Contact Lens Source:  DARPA DARPA's Quest to Give Soldiers Extraordinary Visual Capabilities New vision technology has just emerged from France's engineering school IMT Atlantique.  It's a wireless connected contact lens capable of providing augmented vision assistance as well as relaying visual information wirelessly.  It is so breakthrough that both the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA and Microsoft are very interested in it.  For more information, go to Important Innovations Collection: Smart Contact Lens : DARPA May Have Found It Source:  DARPA Giving Soldiers "Superpowers" The technology comes from France's engineering sc...

For Athletes and Others, Full Body 3D Motion Tracking Tech Source: XSENS Motion Tracking Bodysuit XSENS Innovation from the Netherlands XSENS, based in The Netherlands, is a leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technologies.  Their latest technology offers full body, 3D movement analysis by wireless data capture.  They've introduced two new systems. MVN Awinda Their new MVN Awinda offers a full-body motion analysis that's optimized for sports and ergonomic uses.  It deploys 17 wireless trackers wrapped around the performer such as in a headband, wrist, arm and leg bands.  Movement data from them is transmitted up to 60 feet indoors and 150 feet outdoors to a backpack called an Awinda station where the data is streamed live or recorded. Full Bodysuit Another new product is the MVN Link bodysuit.  It is a lycra bodysuit with wireless trackers built-in. It comes in 5 sizes and has a wireless range for data transmission of 150 feet indoors and 450 fe...

Wireless, Ingestible E-Pill Controlled by Smart Phone Source:  MIT Electronic Capsule Delivers Drug Therapies and Monitors Body Environment with Sensors MIT researchers, along with scientists from Brigham & Women's Hospital and Draper Labs, have just invented an ingestible, wireless electronic pill that's controlled by smart phone.  This breakthrough device can deliver drug therapies, monitor body conditions and provide the information to both patient and doctors on their smart phones.  Journalist Ed Kane has just posted a fascinating blog on this breakthrough innovation  https://importantinnovationscollection.blogspot.com/2018/12/ingestible-electronic-pill-smartphone.html