Redmond, Washington-based Heapsylon has partnered with shoe company Vivobarefoot to sell Heapsylon's Sensoria Fitness sensor-enabled "smart" socks and to further develop the product. The company says ...

When the email appeared in my inbox, I thought it was a joke. Smart socks? For $150? The concept sounded, well, the opposite of smart. That impression did not diminish when I saw a prototype of the ...

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 ...

Taking care of yourself sometimes requires a bottom-up approach, and here to help with that is Siren Care, a diabetic health-tracking startup with a rather novel approach to wellness. It all starts ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- For the millions of Americans living with diabetes, a new tech product offers early warning against the threat of losing a foot or a leg to the disease. "I have very little ...

"Smart socks" that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the well-being of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that affect communication. Inventor Dr.