These Disruptive Technologies Are Reshaping the MedTech Landscape
MedTech development is a unique area of research that has the advantage of benefitting from incorporating numerous other disruptive technologies. Many of them are accelerating the refinement of new methodologies that are changing how healthcare is implemented. Below are four disruptive technologies that are substantially reshaping the current MedTech landscape. Robotics At first thought, this one […]
The Most Valuable AI Startup in the World Right Now Specializes in Real-Time Surveillance
Surveillance in China is an incredibly hot topic right now. It’s well known that the Chinese government is interested in using the latest advances in surveillance technology to track its citizens’ every move. And a new artificial intelligence (AI) startup is taking the reins in helping the world’s largest country do exactly that. Called SenseTime, […]
MIT Made a New Wearable That Gives Your Thoughts a Voice
MedTech wearables are evolving, but the adoption by the general public has been slow. But a new device out of Boston-based MIT could change that. The wearable seemingly reads your internal voice and carries out computations, integrates with Roku, and more. Arnav Kapur led the team who developed the device, which is aptly dubbed “AlterEgo”. “Our […]
AR Apps Are Taking Off Thanks to Apple
2018 is a huge year for augmented reality (AR); Magic Leap promised to release its first AR goggles this year and both Apple and Google’s AR development kits are seeing growing interest after release last year. The AR market is hardly a small commodity for the future of tech; it is expected to grow from […]
IBM Wants to Test New Apps With Blockchain
Blockchain development is rapidly growing, and so are the number of patents being filed that utilize the technology for its promise of cybersecurity, anonymity, and decentralization. IBM filed a patent in 2013 for a system to track values of cryptocurrencies. In its paperwork, IBM wrote that blockchain would keep track of the “life cycle of […]
Who’s Leading Industrial IoT?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is just getting started. There is no known trajectory for the field; it can be applied in any industry to better connect organizations, streamline logistics, and generate insights, so the possibilities are seemingly infinite. And as is the case with most emerging technology, IoT development is going to be led by […]
Is 2018 the Year of Edge-Computing for Apps?
The cloud is going through a bit of a transformation right now. Electronic manufacturers are pushing for more edge computing. But it’s not just physical electronics that are facing the challenge of moving away from the cloud for split-second computing; almost all mobile app developers use the cloud to process data from a user’s interactions […]
Google Employees Protest Pentagon Project Involving Drones and AI
These days, employees at every major tech company, like Facebook, Amazon, and Google, have something to complain about. Whether it’s data security, wages, or gender equality, there has been enough backlash in the office to feed media outlets consistent headlines for months. Well, Google’s at it again. With its open-source artificial intelligence (AI) tool, TensorFlow, […]
Are New Blockchain Laws Fair to the Technology?
As the development of blockchain continues, governments all around the world are engaged in heated debates about a plethora of topics surrounding the technology: its implications, businesses using it, and of course, trading cryptocurrencies. And if any government doesn’t have blockchain on their radar, they’re late to the game — almost $2.5 billion of venture capital has […]
The Future of Wearables Is in Health and Clothing
The wearables market has historically had a tough time breaking into anything but fitness and health through MedTech applications. But research shows that wearable technology is forecasted to explode in the next 10 years. By 2027, the market is set to reach a value of $150 billion. Leveraging All of Data’s Advantages Before wearables can […]