Sensors are everywhere ... but what products matter?
From: ECN Magazine - 01/13/2015
By: Chad Lucien

Concussion monitoring - Linx IAS

Up to 3.8 million people per year are affected by a sports- or
recreation-related brain injury, according to a 2013 Institute of Medicine
report. The Linx Impact Assessment System (IAS) is a real-time sports impact
monitoring system that uses sensors embedded in a head-worn device to help
users manage potential concussions. While this is not a new category, its
awareness is growing and the Linx IAS promises to provide real-time feedback
to coaches, parents, and medical professionals in early 2015.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.ecnmag.com/blogs/2015/01/ces-2015-sensors-are-everywhere-what-products-matter

Links:
Linx Impact Assessment System Could Help Prevent Concussions
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/linx-wearables-ces,news-20142.html

BlackBox Biometrics launches Linx Impact Assessment System at CES
http://www.biometricupdate.com/201501/blackbox-biometrics-launches-linx-impact-assessment-system-at-ces

BlackBox Biometrics
http://b3inc.com/

Related:
Eye-Tracking Technology Detects Concussions and Head Injury Severity
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/01/eye-tracking-technology-detects-concussions-and-head-injury-severity
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2015/01/novel-eye-tracking-technology-detects-concussions-and-head-injury-severity

Detecting Concussions and Other Brain Injuries
http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2015/01/detecting-concussions-and-other-brain-injuries

Study Highlights Eye-Tracking Technology Designed to Detect Severity
  in Concussion, Brain Injury
http://www.ptproductsonline.com/2015/01/study-highlights-novel-eye-tracking-technology-built-concussion-detection-head-injury-severity/