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Video meeting overload is real. Here's how you can to stop the stress building up
Microsoft's researchers studied the impact of back-to-back meetings on our brains, and concluded we need breaks.
Fitbit takes a stylish approach with its new $149 Luxe fitness bracelet
Fitbit just announced its latest fitness tracker, and while it shares similarities with the rest of Fitbit's lineup, it has a more refined look and advanced fitness tracker features.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance signals a trend of industry-specific acquisition
While some of the powerhouses of the past 30 years have struggled, leaders such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple have gone from strength to strength. This deal by Microsoft further shows it exerting its muscle by paying a premium for industry-specific dominance.
Microsoft doubles down on healthcare and conversational AI with purchase of Nuance
For the past 15 years, Nuance has been the largest independent speech recognition vendor servicing healthcare and enterprise customer service markets. With this acquisition, Microsoft gets serious healthcare chops, an arsenal of conversational AI assets (including voice biometrics), digital customer service technologies, and other assets like vehicle telematics and dictation.
The best treadmills in 2021: Peloton Tread+, NordicTrack, and more top picks
The past year brought home-based fitness equipment like treadmills into the spotlight. Thankfully, some of the best treadmills of 2021 are ready to help you meet your at-home fitness goals.
Why these doctors are embracing AI to make triage decisions
"Those who continue to be resistant don't recognize the value in AI."
Salesforce to reopen San Francisco headquarters in May on limited basis
The company is seeking vaccinated volunteers to return to the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. Salesforce has 22 offices open globally, but San Francisco is the first US reopening.
Why Nuance? Microsoft is making a $19.7 billion bet on ambient digital healthcare
Nuance's technology uses voice recognition, AI and natural language processing to streamline healthcare processes. Nuance will bolster Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare significantly.
Why you may be counted by a 3D camera
As restaurants and public spaces reopen, new technology is helping enforce strict occupancy policies.
Samsung is repurposing older Galaxy phones as eye care devices
Used Galaxy smartphones are being attached to handheld fundus cameras for use as an eye care device in developing countries.
Anova Culinary Precision Oven review: A first-generation product for food geeks
This oven is for food geeks who will gladly endure minor software glitches while also overcoming a significant learning curve and adjusting cooking techniques to replicate the nirvana of fine restaurant-quality cuisine.
Danger sensors: How wearable military electronics can prevent work accidents
Occupational safety concerns have led to a new class of worker wearables. But can they overcome longstanding barriers?
The unsung secret to stability and happiness during the pandemic
People are listening to a lot of music during the pandemic, and it's become a lifeline.
Verizon tailors BlueJeans for telehealth
A year after acquiring the videoconferencing platform, Verizon is rolling out a version of BlueJeans designed "from the ground up" for healthcare organizations.
The best telepresence robots in 2021: Double 3, Ava, Meeting Owl, and more
The best telepresence hardware to go beyond video conferencing and make remote work truly collaborative.
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) testing app arrives on the Fitbit Sense
The Fitbit Sense is a stunning new wearable that captures an amazing amount of health and wellness data to help you improve your fitness and collect indicators of issues. After passing FTA approval, the ECG/EKG app is now available for all Sense users.
UAG straps for Samsung Galaxy Watch models: Nylon and leather stylish options
Samsung's line of Galaxy Watches support quick release band options and the excellent case maker, UAG, just released three strap options for several models.
Pad & Quill Lowry Cuff Edition for Apple Watch: 3-piece aviator band offers style and quality
There are some extremely expensive cuff style bands for the Apple Watch, but thankfully the folks at Pad & Quill offer an affordable, exquisitely constructed handmade leather option for less than $100. This new Edition one improves upon its previous Lowry Cuff model too.
InvisibleShield Glass+ 360 for Apple Watch: Protects the display and edges of your smartwatch
Wearing your Apple Watch daily means it is out there exposed to contact with various objects so it's not bad insurance to protect that display with a glass protector. ZAGG also includes a bumper to protect the edges of the Apple Watch.
CES 2019: Health gadgets and tech take center stage
Healthcare, both physical and mental, has become the focus of some vendors at CES this year.
Last-minute back-to-school tech supplies for under $200
Add these useful, cool tech items to your back-to-school list for 2018.
These wearable tech brands are a huge disappointment
Have ever quit using a fitness tracker, and if so, why? Here is what respondents to a survey hated about their trackers -- and which came out on top.
Researchers uncover off-the-shelf smart home devices can improve wellbeing of seniors
The finding follows a study by Monash University, Deakin University, and McLean Care.
Could a wristwatch for monitoring epilepsy work for viral infections?
Tonya Hall talks to Dr. Rosalind Picard, professor at MIT Media Lab, about her work at start-up Empatica.
LG Display develops new film transistor for digital X-ray detectors
The new thin-film transistor will allow digital X-ray detectors to film high resolution images, making them applicable in surgeries.
Healthcare and wearables: A lot more than a fancy smartwatch
Dr. Rosalind Picard, professor at MIT Media Lab, talks to Tonya Hall about how the pandemic has changed research into wearable devices.
Has telemedicine saved the health industry from imploding during the pandemic?
Tonya Hall interviews Anna Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, about the changes telehealth has brought to the sector.
RFID emerging as key tool during pandemic
Greg Nichols explains how an inexpensive and widespread technology has become a star of pandemic response. Read more: http://zd.net/3aK1kTg
Robots, AI tools: Pandemic turbocharges tech revolution in healthcare
Tech analysts predict radical changes in healthcare in 2021.
Honeywell: COVID-19 vaccination requires iteration and IoT
ZDNet caught with Taylor Smith, chief marketing officer of Honeywell Productivity Solutions and Services, to talk about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, logistics, data and iterating to scale vaccinations. The goal is to create a playbook that can be used to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines. Read more: http://zd.net/2METoJs
What are digital vaccine passports, and when will we get them?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet tells Karen Roby that tech companies are hard at work building digital vaccine certifications. But some major challenges remain, and they have nothing to do with technology. Read more: http://zd.net/3t4c9GU
A neural network for COVID-19 detection the public can trust
Tonya Hall interviews Dr. Alexander Wong, chief scientist at DarwinAI, about how explainable AI is key to improve COVID-19 diagnosis techniques.
Vaccine supply chains have a major data problem. Big tech has some solutions
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet tells Karen Roby that, as countries face the challenges of an unprecedented vaccination program, technology companies are rushing to help. Read more: http://zd.net/3c1Eiby
Google's Look to Speak helps motor impaired patients communicate with eyes
By using eye-gazing technology to let people select pre-written phrases to be spoken aloud.
Apple Fitness Plus: Is it good enough to replace your health club?
Jason Squared's Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani bring in a special guest to talk about Apple's new Fitness Plus workout service. Read more: https://zd.net/3nAcLAl
A 3D-printed heart made out of your own stem cells
Tonya Hall interviews Dr. Karen Panetta, engineer, inventor and IEEE Fellow, about the endless opportunities AI is bringing to healthcare.
MIT finds coverage gaps in COVID-19 drugs
Tiernan Ray tells Karen Roby a study by MIT scholars used novel machine learning programs to detect that people of Black or Asian genetic ancestry may not be as well covered by so-called Warp Speed COVID-19 drugs from Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca. Read more: http://zd.net/2K7G3Z5
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