{"id":4006,"date":"2023-06-29T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/?post_type=report&p=3311"},"modified":"2023-12-06T07:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:59:42","slug":"wearable-technologies","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/wearable-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearable Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wearable devices (wearables) are computerized accessories that can be worn or attached to the body. The IoT enables these accessories to gather information and communicate with computerized systems or with other accessories, and even gain far-reaching insights \u2013 among others, through use of big-data, machine learning and artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wearable technology allows us to embed things such as sensors, cameras and screens in items of clothing and gadgets that we use on a daily basis such as clothes, glasses, shoes, watches and others. Applications of the computerized accessories are extremely varied \u2013 from entertainment and fashion to security, communications and fitness. Two of the products sold in this field are Google’s smart glasses and Apple’s smart watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Innovation Authority supports a wide range of companies developing groundbreaking technologies”, says Tzachi Schnarch<\/strong>, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Innovation Authority. “The companies in the field of wearables that are supported by the Authority are, among others, developing solutions that integrate artificial intelligence (AI), for example, in smart-bands and smart watches, designed to help users implement their fitness training program or accurately monitor physiological indicators for the purpose of review by their doctor. The accumulated data assists development of advanced methods for predicting disease, and innovative treatment methods.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we will see, with the help of the following two Israeli technologies, one of the areas in which wearables are causing a real revolution is the monitoring of both the human body and that of dogs and cats enabling a greater degree of knowledge than can be expressed in words, and utilization of the data in order to keep fit & healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At first glance, ‘Oxitone’ looks like a sophisticated digital watch, one of many such watches that have become commonplace in recent years. But appearances can certainly be misleading, because this is actually a medical band aimed at allowing a significant shortening of treatment duration, continuous monitoring of vital signs and, in practice, to save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA Finger on the Pulse <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n