All items tagged with healthcare (7)

Novosound Secures Patent For Wireless Wearable Ultrasound Imaging Platform

March 26, 2024 by Joao Martins

Novosound Secures Patent For Wireless Wearable Ultrasound Imaging Platform

Scottish sensor technology Novosound has secured a patent for its ultrasonic instrumentation system, with the company recently launching its related Slanj platform targeted at the medical and wearable device sectors worldwide. The new ultrasound imaging patent underpins Novosound's first-mover advantage to initiate efforts in consumer health, including blood pressure monitoring for smartwatches.

AntennaWare Introduces New BodyWave UWB Antennas at Embedded World 2024

March 11, 2024 by Joao Martins

AntennaWare Introduces New BodyWave UWB Antennas at Embedded World 2024

Embedded World, in Nuremberg, Germany (April 9-11, 2024) will be the first opportunity for AntennaWare to present their new BodyWave antennas, which strengthen the company’s offering in the UWB frequency. Available in 2.4Ghz, DECT and UWB models, BodyWave antennas generate waves that flow efficiently around the body and support a communication link even when the body is blocking the signal. This new range of three BodyWave UWB antennas expand options for compact wearable applications.

AntennaWare and Silicon Labs Join Forces to Address Connectivity Issues in the Wireless Wearables Market

July 3, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

AntennaWare and Silicon Labs Join Forces to Address Connectivity Issues in the Wireless Wearables Market

AntennaWare has joined the Silicon Labs technology partner program that will address the wireless performance bottlenecks for on- or near-body wireless wearables in Bluetooth markets. The partnership between the innovative antenna technology company and the large semiconductor company will enable the design of more efficient wearable devices for connected healthcare, audio, and sports applications using AntennaWare's BodyWave antenna technology.

Spatial Starts Shipping Space Kit Targeting Wellness, Healthcare Facilities and Workplaces

March 1, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Spatial Starts Shipping Space Kit Targeting Wellness, Healthcare Facilities and Workplaces

Spatial has confirmed that its Space Kit, announced in November 2022, is available to order. This is being promoted as the first all-in-one immersive audio hardware and software solution for health and wellness applications - where the company has add great success - all the way to commercial work spaces. Space Kit will be shipping with dozens of fully-immersive soundscapes that promote well-being and productivity, reduce stress and enable new types of therapies for healthcare and wellbeing.

Hearables’ Shipments to Exceed 200 Million Globally by 2024, Juniper Research Predicts

May 3, 2022 by Joao Martins

Hearables’ Shipments to Exceed 200 Million Globally by 2024, Juniper Research Predicts

A new study by Juniper Research has found that hearables’ shipments will exceed 200 million units by 2024, up from 165 million in 2022; representing total growth of 30% over the next two years. The market research firm sees assistive and healthcare-focused hearables segments — typified by Nuheara’s IQbuds and Bose’s SoundControl Hearing Aids — are key to this growth; comprising 18% of hearables shipments by 2024, compared to 12% in 2021.

Nuance Announces Acquisition of Conversational AI Startup Saykara

February 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

Nuance Announces Acquisition of Conversational AI Startup Saykara

For the past 20 years, Nuance Communications, the voice recognition pioneer that was once Dragon Systems and ScanSoft, has been building deep domain expertise across verticals such as healthcare or retail. Now focusing on conversational AI and building AI‑powered solutions that amplify human intelligence, Nuance has announced the acquisition of Saykara, a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians.

Sound Detection and Recognition Market Expected to Grow at a CAGR of >100% from 2018 to 2023

September 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Detection and Recognition Market Expected to Grow at a CAGR of >100% from 2018 to 2023

The sound recognition market is the next growth area for software companies, semiconductor vendors, and those players that are currently dominating the voice recognition market, according to tech analysts SAR Insight & Consulting. After voice recognition become one of the greatest technological achievements in recent years, the market is ripe to leverage many of the same technologies and platforms, this time for smart devices being able to monitor sounds other than human voices, as the tech research firm states.