Smart socks are playing a key role in helping to alleviate back pain. Palarum, the maker of the socks, is partnering with Mayfield Brain & Spine to use key measurements like gait speed and weight ...

Owlet Baby Care has discontinued its baby monitor, Smart Sock, in the United States after receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Screenshot of Owlet website Owlet Baby ...

A PhD candidate at the Australia-based Melbourne School of Engineering developed a pair of “smart socks” to improve remote physical therapy. Rural patients who live far away from facilities with ...

From smart watches, to smart trenches, to the Nike+ FuelBand activity tracker, people appear to love the trend of wearable technology. These gadgets are fashionable, functional, and completely alter ...

LOS ANGELES - Owlet has stopped selling its Smart Sock, the company’s flagship product that wraps around a baby’s foot to monitor their heart rate and oxygen levels, after it received a warning letter ...

Here’s something I didn’t know until I became a NICU parent: In the United States, one in 10 babies are born prematurely. Many preterm babies require a NICU stay, with the average length being 13.5 ...

Get ready for smart socks. Inventor Mario Esposito is taking the monitoring of running and walking to a whole new level. Not only will these socks tell you how fast and how far you’ve gone, they will ...

When Ran Ma told her parents she was dropping out of her master’s program in business administration to work on a sock prototype for diabetic patients, their reaction wasn’t exactly encouraging. “My ...

Owlet’s Smart Socks, baby monitoring socks programmed to track a baby’s sleep patterns, have halted sales after a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA stated the socks ...

If you are a new parent, you know how valuable keeping track of your baby's health is. From baby monitors to baby guards, as a new parent, you want to make sure your baby is thriving at all times.