by Theresa Shafer | Jul 27, 2017 | Medical Devices, V2017, Wearable Devices
image source: Human Factors and Medical Devices on FDA website by Walt Maclay Recently, I attended a fascinating panel discussion that explored the increasing importance of understanding human factors and user experience in the design and successful use of a medical...
by Theresa Shafer | Jul 20, 2017 | V2017
Occasionally we help clients who have had a design project that has gone off track. Here is a recent project we rescued after the project went awry. “I appreciate the great work that Voler has been performing. Voler’s team has assisted us with many problems, fixed...
by Theresa Shafer | Jul 19, 2017 | IoT, V2017, Wearable Devices, Wireless
The challenge of IoT and connected devices is getting data from the device sensor to the cloud, that is, getting access through the internet to where that data is used, processed, and stored. The ubiquitous use of WiFi and Bluetooth through smartphones, along with the...
by Theresa Shafer | Jul 5, 2017 | Infographic, V2017, Wearable Devices
Frequently, we are called in to perform design reviews of wearable devices. Here are a couple of common design mistakes we see for wearable devices: Design draws too much power To save power, you will want to turn off portions of your design when you’re not...
by Theresa Shafer | Jul 1, 2017 | V2017
Hackathons are increasingly being used to inspire innovation. A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which development engineers, users, and other subject-matter experts collaborate intensively for a short period of time, typically a day or a weekend. Hackathons...
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