The healthcare industry is constantly evolving with new technology to help make the experience for both doctors and patients more efficient. New tech health devices are being developed every day, but it can be difficult to determine which ones are worth your time and money. To help you on your search, we rounded up five of the best tech health devices that will improve your care.
1. Merge VR Goggles
The Merge VR goggles are virtual reality eyewear that is designed for children. They come in two sizes, small and medium/large, to fit most kids’ heads. The lightweight design is comfortable enough to wear during long periods yet sturdy enough to hold up against rough handling by younger children.
The headsets have a focus wheel to adjust the view for the wearer’s eyesight, making it an excellent tool for gaming and teaching visual vocabularies and concepts. A variety of apps are available on their website, including ones related to autism education, creative arts, language learning, music, sports training, science & nature exploration, social skills development, STEM education, storytelling & filmmaking, travel adventures, and virtual reality games.
2. PSYONIC Smart Glove
The PSYONIC smart glove is designed to aid individuals who have lost one or more fingers on their hands due to injury or surgery complications. The device is worn over the wearer’s existing glove. It provides haptic feedback by replicating a sense of touch felt through fingertip pressure and movement vibrations felt along the palm side of the wearer’s remaining fingers. It also features an adjustable wrist strap that is designed to fit most adults’ hands.
3. AliveCor Heart Monitor
Alivecor manufactures heart monitors that attach directly to someone’s smartphone via the audio jack. They provide instant feedback by measuring your ECG (electrocardiogram) readings and sending them directly to your phone, where you can email them to your doctor for evaluation. An ECG measures electrical activity along the surface of your heart and can be used to diagnose numerous heart conditions, including abnormal heart rhythms, bradycardia (abnormally slow heartbeat), tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat), hypertrophy (increased thickness of the muscle layers in the chambers), myocardial infarction (heart attack), ischemia (restricted blood flow through coronary arteries), and atrial fibrillation.
4. Sensoria Fitness Socks
The Sensoria fitness socks are designed with built-in textile sensors that communicate wirelessly with smartphones via Bluetooth. The socks come in different colors and styles. Still, they all provide data on things as calories burned, speed & distance travelled, running & walking cadence, level of activity, and recovery time after intense exercise.
5. Tovala Smart Oven
Tovala is a smart oven that cooks your food via steam with no oil or salt needed. The oven comes in three different models, which are designed to cook meals for one, two, or an entire family’s dinner simultaneously. It features custom touch controls on each panel so you can select what you want to cook using photographs instead of buttons that have multiple functions depending upon your selection. You place the food inside the oven into a plastic container with a lid, which fits tightly inside the cooking chamber. A few minutes before your food is done cooking, it will send notifications to your phone reminding you with pictures and directions that your dinner is ready to be served.