[Samsung Health House, an area displaying technology designed to help older people live healthy, independent lives for longer]
[Dawn House smart bed, a bed equipped with biometric sensors to monitor sleep and health metrics]
[Bathroom area]
[Casana Heart Seat, with sensors in toilet seat to monitor heart rate and blood oxygenation]
[Zibrio scale, a body scale that uses AI to monitor stability and predict risk of falls]
Jo Ann Jenkins (interview): “We have a device that you can stand on that works much like a weight scale, but it actually can predict whether or not you will have a serious fall in the next 12 months. And we know that for older people, falls is one of the main things that they fear to be able to go through. So having a simple device that would gauge your balance could really help you understand how important it is to practice your balancing exercises, or perhaps take that carpet up at your house, because carpet is one of the number one reasons why people fall.”
[Kitchen worktop]
[Micare cube, an AI-powered gadget that acts as personal assistant and companion to older people, including reminding them to take medication]
[Medication tray]
Dr. Hon Pak (interview): “It’s very clear that care is shifting into the home and technology, whether it’s gen-AI, whether it’s devices, but really powered by the data, is what’s going to be needed to help solve a growing aging population that’s going to have much greater demand on the system. And we’re not prepared. And the only way out, is technology.”
[Lindsay Brennan, senior marketing specialist, Nuralogix Corporation, using Anura Magic Mirror, which takes video selfies to analyze health metrics]
Lindsay Brennan (interview): “This is our Anura Magic Mirror device. So what it does, it’s a tabletop smart mirror where we take a 30 second selfie video, and we actually analyze the blood flow patterns underneath the skin to output vital signs and health measurements. So 30 seconds and we’re able to capture quite a lot of information.”
[Brennan using Anura Magic Mirror, screen displaying results of analysis]
Lindsay Brennan (interview): “We use AI to help us make predictions and make estimates about different health parameters such as predicting your blood pressure or predicting your risk of heart disease or cardiovascular disease. So really, the AI piece of it is helping us make estimates and predictions.”
[Livia Robic, Product Manager for Withings BeamO, holding BeamO device, which can measure a range of health metrics]
[Robic demonstrating how BeamO can measure heart rate using small finger touch pads]
Livia Robic (interview): “It’s a revolutionary at home health checkup device that has four sensors integrated into one small, portable device. So the four sensors are one lead electrocardiogram that allows you to assess your heart activity and can detect signs of atrial fibrillation, so it’s a type of heart pathology. Embedded in the electrode there is also a pulse oximeter, which can measure your blood oxygen levels, so how efficient your lungs are at transferring the oxygen from the lungs to the blood. Then there is a stethoscope. So it’s a digital stethoscope that you can place on your body to listen to your heart and lung sounds, either with headphones or you can stream it live to your doctor during a televisit appointment. And finally, a contactless thermometer. Just in a few seconds, by scanning your forehead and covering the temporal artery, you have access to your body temperature.”
[BeamO and phone showing platform on which data from BeamO can be checked]
[Robic demonstrating the stethoscope function]
Livia Robic (interview): “So this device is intended for families to track your loved ones health, so your children, parents, grandparents. there’s up to eight users on this device. It’s also intended for people with chronic diseases. So, for example, a chronic respiratory disease, someone who wants to be proactive about their health and simply track their data day to day and be able to alert their doctor if there’s a change in the baseline.”
[Evie, a fitness tracker ring designed for women]
[Stacy Salvi, Vice President Product and Strategy at Movano Health, holding ring]
Stacy Salvi (interview): “We decided to make the product for women because when we were examining the need state in health care in general and looking at wearables, we realized pretty quickly that there wasn’t anything designed with women in mind from the outset. So that was really an important gap to fill.”
[Salvi showing app which records health metrics]
Stacy Salvi (interview): “AI is an important part of the Evie ring experience. As we take data in, so whether that’s menstrual cycle, mood and energy, we leverage AI on the back end and combine that information with the passively collected ring data – sleep activity and heart health – to provide the user with really actionable insights that are helpful and meaningful for her day so she gets a better understanding of her body.”
[Digital health area at CES]
This script was provided by The Associated Press.