Health Canada announced new steps Thursday to improve the safety, effectiveness and quality of medical devices.
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How e-tailers can take advantage of the growing popularity of smart home devices to engage with consumers (AMZN, TGT, GOOGL, WMT, GE)
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Current subscribers can read the report here. Business Insider IntelligenceConsumers are finally starting to adopt smart home devices, with nearly 60% owning at least one device. This presents an […]
CBC News’s joint investigation into the sometimes murky world of medical devices
They can give someone a new lease on life — and even save a life. Millions of Canadians currently have medical devices implanted somewhere in their body. But they can also malfunction, causing injury or death. Catch up on this week’s coverage.
Health minister vows to strengthen oversight of medical devices after investigation reveals problems
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says she is “deeply concerned” by problems with implanted medical devices that have been been revealed by investigative journalists and has pledged to make changes.
Why many Canadians face long waits or big bills to have painful medical devices removed
Women from across Canada describe how difficult — and expensive — it can be to get an implanted medical device surgically removed when it causes debilitating pain. They are four women from across this country who share one painful thing in common: Each had a medical device surgically implanted in them that was meant to […]
Google’s fast Bluetooth pairing feature works across multiple devices
Google is updating its Fast Pair feature on Android and Chromebooks to let you simultaneously pair compatible Bluetooth devices with phones, tablets and laptops that share the same Google account. When you link your headphones (for instance) with one product, all the devices you’ve connected to that account will automatically pair with your cans. It […]
‘We’re guinea pigs’: Canada’s oversight process for implanted medical devices stuns suffering patients
Millions of Canadians rely on surgically implanted medical devices in order to function — to do everything from walk without pain to pump blood through their veins. But a new CBC investigation reveals some devices are approved with scant scientific evidence to show they are safe and effective.
Alexa can wake up more of your smart home devices
You can certainly use Amazon’s Alexa to turn on some devices, but that support is frequently limited. What if a device is in a low-power state and won’t respond to your hue and cry? Amazon now has a solution. It recently added a “wake-on-LAN” control method that can turn on sleeping connected gadgets in the […]
Google: Android Pie will hit more devices in 2018 than Oreo did in 2017
Google has long been criticised for the long delays between Android upgrades. While iPhone users are merrily chowing down on regular OS updates, Android users have to wait for long intervals, with lower cost handsets never seeing an update at all during their lifespans. Google’s update framework, Project Treble, seeks to rectify this, and the […]
Spotify officially returns to Roku devices
As expected, has officially returned to Roku’s streaming platform. The music streaming app will be available on most Roku players and TVs running Roku OS 8.2 or higher. Access to the service starts today and will roll out to all supported device by the end of the year, according to Roku. When using Spotify on […]
