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Philips DiamondClean Rechargeable toothbrush charges via USB

Shane McGlaun, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Philips has unveiled a toothbrush that should be plenty geeky for you tech heads out there. The toothbrush is called the DiamondClean Rechargeable sonic toothbrush and it can charge from your AC outlet or from your USB port on the computer. If you are the sort that brushes your teeth at work this may be the perfect toothbrush for you. Read The Full Story

Jawbone UP tracks movement & sleep for healthier living

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Jawbone may be best known for its Bluetooth headsets - SlashGear still has a soft-spot for the ERA we reviewed back in January - but the company is looking to branch out into other personal wireless electronics. The Jawbone UP is the first of what's promised to be a range of healthy-living gadgets, a wrist-worn sensor bracelet that can track movement and sleep patterns, conspiring with an app to push you in a generally more wholesome direction. Read The Full Story

Tokyoflash breathalyzer watch says “blow here”

Chris Davies, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

Bizarre watch manufacturer Tokyoflash has revealed its latest concept, and it wants to use its cryptic LEDs for good. Coupling the company's usual, distinctive style and a breathalyzer, by blowing into the side of the watch and tapping "Alcohol Test Function" you can check your blood alcohol content. Read The Full Story

NEC Avio Thermo Mirror tells you you’re hot

Chris Davies, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hottest of them all?" Brothers Grimm style questions will soon be answerable by NEC Avio's Thermo Mirror SX-01, which bundles a contact-free digital thermometer inside a mirror so as to make checking for flu symptoms more straightforward for businesses and public venues. Read The Full Story

Withings WiFi scales now put your fat on Panasonic’s VIERA HDTVs

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Withings seems obsessed with shaming us into sharing our weight with whoever might be interested; their WiFi scales tweeted out our chubby readings last year, and now you can bypass the latest sports game and put your weight on the big screen instead. If you've a Panasonic VIERA Connect HDTV, you can now access the Withings health dashboard as a widget. Read The Full Story

Witlings Blood Pressure monitors plugs into your iPhone

Shane McGlaun, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

You might recognize the Withings name as the company that introduced that cool scale back in late 2009 that works with an iPhone app to track your weight and can tweet your weight if you want. Withings is back with another new health related gadget for the iPhone called the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor. Read The Full Story

Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Trainer Making Tracking Heart Rate Less of a Pain

Dylan Bailey, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

Heart rate monitors have always been a helpful tool for working out. In a plan to move heart rate monitors forward, Oregon Scientific has developed a new pair of monitors that offer new intuitive touch controls and pack everything into the slimmest design monitor on the market. Read The Full Story

iPhonECG turns your iPhone 4 into an ECG machine [Video]

Chris Davies, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

A new iPhone 4 accessory promises to turn the Apple smartphone into a clinic-quality ECG machine. The iPhonECG is a clip-on case for the handset with a pair of electrodes on the back; paired with the handset via Bluetooth, it sends ECG readings to the custom app. According to the developers, the case and app are expected to come in at under $100 when the iPhonECG reaches the market. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

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Why I Find Time for Gaming (and Why You Should Too)

Don Reisinger, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [13]

Whenever gaming comes into a discussion on health, it gets attacked. A large group of critics from all over the globe say that playing video games causes children to be violent, older players to withdraw from the world, and can cause physical health issues from the supposed sedentary lifestyle.

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Self-Sterilizing Door Handle Wins Concept Design Award, Needs to be Real

Evan Selleck, Dec 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

Door handles are dirty, dirty things. Especially ones that you find in public places, where hundreds, if not thousands of hands touch it on a daily basis. And while these door handles may get cleaned every night (hopefully), it's just not enough to make sure that germs aren't being spread about everywhere, getting people sick. That's why we need a door handle that sterilizes itself. And why it's not surprising that when someone designs a concept for one, they win a concept design award. Read The Full Story

Fruitspensor with Energy Efficient Ways

Chris Burns, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

Remember not that long ago, as in just a few days ago, when I posted a story about the wackiness of a Banana Dispensing Machine? That ain't as wacky as some (I) may have thought. Turns out the folks over at Healthy Vending have developed a machine that not uses 35-50% less energy than your average pop-dispensing machine, it's ready to dispense anything from granola bars to orange juice to fruit. It's cheap, it's efficient, and it's aimed at offices. Read The Full Story

Trainer Video Game Replaces Child-Only Healthcare

Chris Burns, Oct 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

So you're strolling along, thinking about how you can barely afford healthcare for yourself, much less your kids, when you see a headline that reads something like "Obamacare Promises Child-Only Health Insurance Option" and you're totally pumped up! You love your kids so much you'd definitely rather just cover them than yourself. Right? Not if you're trying to get covered by Humana. They've opted out of this particular form of health insurance coverage. To skirt around requirements presented in the recent health care reform, Humana gratefully offer the use of the video game "Trainer" to those "uninsurable" children with pre-existing health conditions. Read The Full Story