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Silver Seal Flex keyboard can be washed

, Sep 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

Seal Shield has announced their newest product, the Silver Seal Flex and it makes your health a priority. The silicone keyboard is flexible enough to be rolled up for transport, but that's not the really cool part. Read The Full Story

Microgrippers could be future of surgery

, Sep 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Scientific breakthroughs, especially those that pertain to the medical field never fail to amaze me. And this one is no different. Surgery might look a whole lot different in the future thanks to a tiny new technology called microgrippers. Microgrippers could be swallowed by a patient and then would be activated by chemicals and magnets within the body. Incisions could become a thing of the past. Read The Full Story

Gunnar Optiks shades just for gamers

, Sep 2nd 2008 Discuss [2]

Gunnar Optiks are known for their specialty computer glasses but now it seems they’ve set their sights on the devoted gamer. Yes, that’s right game junkies: you may be able to get your very own pair of game tailored glasses soon. Read The Full Story

ReWalk uses robotics to help paraplegics walk again

, Aug 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Sometimes I'm just amazed by technology and this is one of those moments. ReWalk uses motorized leg supports to help people that do not have the use of their legs to walk again. Now that's tech done right!   Read The Full Story

Touch Sight Camera takes photos for the blind

, Aug 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

The Touch Sight camera approaches new territory, targeting the blind as the primary market and utilizing touch technology to enable those that are visually impaired to take photos and "view" them using senses other than sight. This digital camera has no LCD screen, but it does have several features specifically made for those with vision problems. Read The Full Story

Glaucoma Detecting Contacts Could Prevent Blindness

, Aug 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

As a contact lens wearer, this one has me interested. Apparently, some researchers at UC Davis have developed a special sort of “smart” contact lens that can detect eye pressure, thus catching glaucoma in its earliest stages. These super contacts can even distribute medication on-site, if needed. Read The Full Story

Xtensor rehabilitates your hand

, Jul 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the direction technology has gone we all use our hands a lot, be it for texting or typing. We may not use them for manual labor but we manage to injure ourselves anyway. Well Xtensor is here to help with those hand related injuries. It will actually strengthen and rehabilitate your hand after you've been cracking away at that PSP for several hours. Making it so your hand encounters less stress from those injuries. Read The Full Story

Stereo Mammograms detect cancer better

, Jul 3rd 2008 Discuss [1]

Mammograms are one thing that if you bring it up in a room full of women, you're bound to here a bit of grumbling. They are uncomfortable and apparently not always that accurate. Well now there is a new method in the works that is more accurate and one that is hopefully less painful. Read The Full Story

ErgoMotions Workstation: dentist-style ergonomics

, Jun 17th 2008 Discuss [1]

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for ergonomics but I do wonder whether ErgoMotions' new Workstation design might remind potential buyers a little too much of a dentist's chair to make them entirely comfortable. Featuring an industrial rack-mounted PC, twin 19-inch monitors on a custom, speaker-studded retractable arm, VoIP and fully adjustable chair with memory presets, the Phase 1 prototype is intended to make long-term computer use compatible with the requirements of both our bodies and health & safety legislation. Read The Full Story

AvMap Geosat 6 ‘Drive Safe’ with alcohol tester

, Jun 6th 2008 Discuss [0]

Sat-Nav specialists AvMap have announced their latest standalone GPS, the Geosat 6 Drive Safe, which can not only guide you but chide you if you've drunk too much.  Fitted with an alcohol sensor, users simply blow onto the device to get a reading and advice as to whether they're safe to drive or not.  Input is all courtesy of the 4.8-inch wide-aspect touchscreen, with spoken guidance prompts and Bluetooth for using the Geosat 6 as a mobile phone hands-free. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii Fit US launch: Video Unboxing & First Impressions

, May 21st 2008 Discuss [3]

Nintendo’s Wii Fit has finally launched in the US today, and we practically snatched it from the hands of the mailman (he’s pretty used to it) to shoot a video unboxing for you.  We’ll be attempting to recover our sense of balance and put the innovative controller through its paces for a review later, but hands-on first impressions are good.  Rated for up to 300lbs, the Wii Fit may be plastic but it feels sturdy and reassuring and the four non-slip feet are promising for use on wooden floors.

Wii Fit

Check out the Wii Fit unboxing video after the cut

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The Overall Health Balance Scale gives a more complex analysis of your weight

, Apr 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

At some point scales just become way too complicated and give entirely too much information. I mean really, I am well aware that I am scrawny yet out of shape. I don't need a machine to tell me exactly how much fat I have down to the last millimeter (yes it actually does that). Read The Full Story
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