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Cellphone Microscope could ID diseased samples in developing world

, Jul 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

A team of US scientists have developed a prototype portable microscope that would allow a cellphone camera to help diagnose potentially fatal diseases in blood and sputum samples.  The University of California team strapped a DIY microscope to a 3.2-megapixel Nokia N73, using cheap off-the-shelf parts that can nonetheless make out objects 1.2 micrometers across; a red blood cell is usually 6-8 micrometers in width. Read The Full Story

Zeo “Personal Sleep Coach” gets reviewed

, Jun 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

You might not realize it, but you're probably sleeping wrong.  Thankfully Zeo are around to tell you the error of your ways, and since we won't take anybody seriously unless we're paying them a subscription and they're offering us a wireless-enabled alarm with LCD display, that's part of the deal too.  Measurements are taken via a headband you wear during the night, which sends data to the alarm and rates your quality of sleep as a "ZQ" number. Read The Full Story

USB Posture gadget stops you getting too close

, May 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

Leaning in closer to your computer as the workday drags on is an occupational hazard, and it's one that can play havoc with your lower back.  Save money on massages (though lose the slightly-shameful feeling of paying someone to touch you) with the LED USB Computer Posture Correcting Alert Device.  That's a very long name for a pretty simple gadget: it perches, webcam-like, on your PC, flashing and beeping if you lean in too close. Read The Full Story

Cellphone Ultrasound project [Video]

, May 12th 2009 Discuss [1]

What you see here, plus a woman, could revolutionize pregnancy healthcare.  A team at Washington University in St. Louis have developed software [pdf link] that can run on a Windows Mobile smartphone and display ultrasound data from a USB probe, rather than requiring a large, expensive piece of hospital-bound equipment. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Palm Pre ‘Classic’ Palm OS emulator video demo

, Apr 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

There’s just enough time for a final snippet of Palm Pre goodness from CTIA 2009, and now we’ve a live video demo of the Palm OS ‘Classic’ emulator.  Made by MotionApps, Classic runs as a standard ‘card’ in webOS and allows old apps that have been dragged over to the Pre’s internal storage to be loaded as if on an old Palm OS device.

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Palm Pre Classic emulator video demo after the cut

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Health Control Game Timer to frustrate Nintendo DS players

, Apr 2nd 2009 Discuss [2]

If you've ever had to hold chilled spoons to your eyes just to get them uncrossed after an epic Nintendo DS session, this Health Control Game Timer may be the gadget to save your sight.  Plugging into the handheld console, the HCGT can be set to automatically shut the DS down after a preset length of time. Read The Full Story

Takara Tomy Minutes Gym: digital fitness trainer

, Mar 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

The success of Nintendo's Wii Fit has prompted many companies to look to the TV as a potential exercise prompt.  Takara Tomy's Minutes Gym lacks the real-time interactivity of the Wii Fit, but with its animated gym instructors comes in a whole lot cheaper. Read The Full Story

Tanita BC-1000 whispers your weight to Garmin watch

, Mar 18th 2009 Discuss [5]

Back when they launched the FR60 Fitness Watch in January, Garmin promised all manner of compatible equipment that would use the ANT+ wireless connection standard.  Tanita are one of the first to announce such an ANT+ equipped device, in the shape of the BC-1000 Body Composition Monitor, that can send multiple stats about your physique to both the FR60 and your PC.   Read The Full Story

Intel skin-cancer ID system boosts dermoscopy

, Mar 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel has developed a system intended to make identifying possible cases of skin cancer more straightforward.  Based on dermoscopy, a non-invasive method of differentiating between benign and malignant melanoma, the Intel system cross-matches images of skin lesions with others based on the similarity of case. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence from Apple due to heath concerns

, Jan 14th 2009 Discuss [5]

steve-jobs-3g-iphone1First there were plenty of rumors in reference to the personal health of Steve Jobs, enough in fact to flush him out to where he made a statement about it. It seems commenting on his health has only made situations worse for Jobs. Now Steve has come fourth again with a notice stating that we will be taking a leave of absence.

In the letter Jobs mentions that the curiosity around his health issues have only served as more of a distraction for not only him and his family, but Apple as a company as well. For the time being Jobs will leave the day-to-day work to Tim Cook. If all goes well jobs plans to return to duty in June. See below for full letter.

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Steve Jobs sitting out Macworld due to hormone imbalance

, Jan 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Now we've done it! All of the media speculation and constant comments about Steve Jobs' gaunt appearance in recent months has pushed him to talk about what's been ailing him. Here's a hint: he's not dying. Despite what many people have seemed to think, Jobs' is not on his deathbed or anything of the like. In fact, the Apple CEO has taken to the web and sent out a letter to the Apple Community in order to clear up the rumors and to hopefully let people focus on Apple products tomorrow at Macworld and not his health. Read The Full Story

Greenpeace not giving Apple enough green credit

, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

According to a new article by BusinessWeek, Apple might be getting a bum rap from Greenpeace when it comes to their environmental standing. In fact, Apple's score on their overall "greenness" has barely inched upward. And this is accounting for their big new green initiative. So if their scores haven't improved and Apple is greener, what's the deal? It seems Greenpeace may actually be singling out the company unfairly. The latest changes made by Apple have turned almost all of their computers Energy Star 4 compliant. They feature smaller packaging and have worked to reduce toxins. By contrast, Dell ships a considerably fewer number of its computers with the Energy Star sticker, but have surpassed Apple in the Greenpeace rating. It seems Greenpeace has been using only the published wording of each company as their guideline for environmental ratings rather than the efforts actually taken. It's interesting to say the least, especially since many people these days are purchasing more products based on greenness.
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