HeardThat hearing aid app

Singular Hearing has a new artificial intelligence-powered hearing app: HeardThat. The app uses an algorithm to help separate speech from background noise.

The HeardThat app will be available in Q1 2020 on Android and iOS.

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OrCam Hear by OrCam Technologies

OrCam Hear is an artificial intelligence-powered hearing aid that combines lip reading with simultaneous voice source separation. The device is the size of a finger, wireless, lightweight, and hands-free. It works by identifying, isolating, and relaying a specific voice to hearing aids via Bluetooth. OrCam Hear’s works with body movement to select the person the user wants to hear, and switches between speakers by responding to the repositioning of the wearer. All operation is processed offline u2013 without the need of Wi-Fi or a smartphone while ensuring data privacy. 

The hearing aids are not on the market yet.

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Eargo Neo HiFi by Eargo

Eargo’s fourth generation connected hearing device called Neo HiFi offers increased bandwidth, feedback cancellation, and noise reduction algorithm. The app lets users adjust noise levels and share reports with Eargo’s team. Neo HiFi is designed for adults with mild-to-severe, high-frequency hearing loss. The hearing aids are small, rechargeable, and nearly invisible.

A set of the Neo HiFi costs $2,650.

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H2-BP, Best of Innovation for Wearable Technologies

H2-BP by Charmcare Co., Ltd.,  is a blood pressure monitor that can be worn 24 hours as a watch. It is one of the smallest and lightest blood pressure monitors on the market. It can measure systolic and diastolic pressure and pulse rate. Users can check the data through a smartphone app. The Korean Food and Drug Association has approved the device.

It is not on the market yet.

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Embr Wave by Embr Labs

The Embr Wave is a bracelet that can help the wearer feel five degrees hotter or colder. Users  press a button to feel a cool or warm sensation on their wrist, which the company says can change a user’s perception of the overall temperature.

In cooling mode, the Wave pulls heat away from your skin to create cool sensations. In warming mode, the Wave applies heat to the wrist.

The Embr Wave costs $299.

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Reliefband Travel by Reliefband Technologies

Reliefband Technologies unveiled two new smartwatches at CES 2020: Reliefband Travel and Reliefband Sports, both designed to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting. The company said the technology could ease anxiety, hangovers, migraines, motion sickness, chemotherapy, and morning sickness. The product has been cleared by the Food and Drug Association and uses a programmed pulse to stimulate the median nerve on the underside of the wrist. This pulse  blocks the waves of nausea produced by the stomach. 

The ReliefBand Premier is $199.99.

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Fall Detector Radar by Essence Group

Essence Group released a new multi-sensor fall detection system for seniors. Built on Texas Instrument radar technology, the API works with Essence’s Care@Home senior monitoring platform, which places integrated devices and wearables around the home to track physical activity, safety, and physical or verbal panic. The new product uses radar  (mmWave) technology to track a person’s position in the home, provide immediate detection of a fall, and immediately alert healthcare providers. 

The device is not on the market yet.

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Skinn smart clothing by Myant - CES 2020 Innovation Award Honoree

Myant designs clothing embedded with sensors and plans to launch its Skiin smart clothing brand in the first quarter of 2020. The clothing’s sensors will monitor the wearer’s heart rate, breathing rate, temperature, movement, posture, and sleep. The first product will be underwear, the company said.

The clothing is not on the market yet.

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CarePredict Tempo by CarePredict@Home

CarePredict Tempo is a wearable designed to track the rhythm of daily life among seniors. The Tempo measures vital signs like blood pressure, and predicts and prevents possible health declines by observing changes in the daily activities and behavior patterns. These activities include eating, walking, sleeping, cooking, showering, and personal care. In addition, AI and machine learning predict possible malnutrition, urinary tract infections, depression, mild cognitive impairments, and increased risk of falls.

The CarePredict Tempo is $499.99.

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Diabetes band by Aerbetic

AerBetic is a wearable diabetes alert device that uses the breath to detect diabetic status. The sensors in bracelets and pendants detect the gases that signal changes in blood sugar levels.

Aerbetic is looking for beta testers for these devices.

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ScanWatch by WiThings

Withings has unveiled its ScanWatch, which has two types of heart monitors and an oxygen saturation (Sp02) sensor. The photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor continuously monitors the user’s heart rate and sends an alert if it detects an irregular beat. After sending the alert, the watch will prompt the user to take an electrocardiography (ECG) reading. Watch wearers can read the ECG on the watch screen or in the Health Mate app that stores the reading. The Sp02 feature measures oxygen levels continuously and also can help identify sleep apnea.  

The ScanWatch’s ECG feature is being reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration, and the company expects to get a ruling on the feature by the second quarter. 

The watch is not on the market yet.

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