Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       With more and more insurers supporting it…telemedicine or telehealth has been growing rapidly…allowing doctors and other health care professionals to connect with patients over smartphones and tablets.   And the Coronavirus will only accelerate the adoption.   Some companies have been pushing the envelope.   Electronic Care Giver has created a virtual assistant named Addison.   CEO Tony Dohrmann says the vision is to create a smart health home…

“We’re using a mixed reality engine to project a user interface…that’s an actual, virtual 3D caregiver that you need to be able to project into different touchscreens throughout the house.”

They are making use of Intel Realsense cameras and are now showing how the system can work on a wider range of devices including Facebook’s Portal and a Microsoft Surface Pro.   There’s more info at www.addison.care.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.