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Naked scanners zoom on your teeth in TI research

, Jul 3rd 2012 Discuss [1]

The same technology that allows airport staff to laugh at your genitals could soon allow dentists to check your wisdom teeth without first irradiating you with X-rays. Silicon-based terahertz range emitters and detectors, however, could shrink the airport scanner tech down to 45nm CMOS scale, according to research at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence at the University of Dallas, EETimes reports. In collaboration with Texas Instruments, they've come up with an on-chip antenna that could eventually find its way into a compact X-ray alternative machine suitable for medical professionals. Read The Full Story

VITAL feel-good glass replaces pain with happy pane

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Windows that make you feel happier and healthier? Working in an office might just become a more pleasurable experience if the research geeks at the German Fraunhofer institute have their way, cooking up panes with a special coating that specifically allows through wavelengths known to have a positive impact on the body's hormonal balance. The end result, it's claimed, is a sheet that "makes you feel as if the window is permanently open" researcher Walther Glaubitt says. Read The Full Story

Samsung S Health for Galaxy S III goes live

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has launched its S Health app for the Galaxy S III, allowing the Android smartphone to connect to select health readers and sensors and track glucose levels, blood pressure and more. Revealed at the Galaxy S III launch in May, where we grabbed a little hands-on time, S Health currently works with five different devices and can also be used with manually-inputted data, building up a log of physical fitness. Read The Full Story

Nike+ FuelBand ICE makes fitness transparent

, Jul 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Nike's FuelBand is already gracing the wrists of athletes and wannabe-athletes, but if you insist on standing out when you're working out then you need the new, limited edition. The Nike+ FuelBand ICE is, as the frostily cool name suggests, a translucent version of the original FuelBand. Read The Full Story

Nike+ Running hits Android

, Jun 22nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Nike has launched Nike+ Running for Android, broadening smartphone support for its exercise monitoring app, and using the handset's GPS and accelerometer to record distance, pace and time. The new app offers mid-run audio feedback, telling you exactly how well you're doing every mile, and there's the ability to set up "PowerSongs" that you can trigger to give you a boost when you're flagging. Read The Full Story

Kinect Play Fit tipped for 360 with Joule tracker

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [1]

Microsoft is reportedly readying a wireless fitness monitor that, along with a "Kinect Play Fit" upgrade to the Xbox 360 dashboard, will enable cross-game health tracking. The accessory, believed to be called Joule by sources speaking to The Verge, will collate ongoing fitness performance between Xbox games, motivating users to stay in their sweetspot for pre-set weight loss, strength or cross-fitness goals. Read The Full Story

Gorilla undergoes surgery for broken jaw at human hospital

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

A gorilla named Motuba that lives at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo got into a fight sometime last week and ended up with a broken jaw. Motuba is a 27-year-old silverback gorilla and zoo officials believe that Motuba likely got in a fight with the younger gorilla seeking a more dominant position in the tribe. No one witnessed the fight. Read The Full Story

Oxford study links preventing PTSD to playing Tetris

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Militaries around the world that been investing heavily in research to figure out how to treat the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that affects soldiers. A team of researchers at Oxford University have found a novel and interesting way that they claim treats post-traumatic stress. The researchers have determined that some soldiers can be treated simply by playing Tetris. Read The Full Story

Facebook organ donation push results in instant spike in donors

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

We have talked a bit about the new Facebook tool that allows users of the social network to sign up to become organ donors in their state. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wondered if the move by Google would result in an increase in organ donation registration. According to organ donor registries in 10 states the new Facebook tool has resulted in a significant increase in new donors. Read The Full Story

Striiv gaming pedometer gets socially wireless

, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you can't get motivated to exercise for your own good, do it because you're competitive and want to beat your friends and family. That's the message from Striiv, whose digital touchscreen pedometer has been upgraded with a new short-range wireless technology called Striiv Connected, in the process turning personal fitness into a competition through various mini-games. Read The Full Story

Fitbit Aria WiFi scales go on sale

, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [4]

Fitbit's Aria WiFi-enabled scales have gone on sale, promising to conspire with your Fitbit Ultra wristband to tell the internet that you're fat. Announced back in January, the $129.95 Aria scales automatically upload user information on weight, percentage body fat and BMI (Body Mass Index) to the online Fitbit dashboard site, allowing you to check them remotely - such as when faced with an all-you-can-eat buffet - from your iPhone or Android handset. Read The Full Story

Alcohol-testing cars less than a decade away

, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Vehicles that refuse to start unless the driver passes an alcohol breathalyzer test are closer than previously believed, with cars that check for intoxication tipped to hit the market within the next decade. Systems using both traditional "breath tubes" and new fingertip sensors are already in the pipeline, the WSJ reports, with manufacturers working with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) having "made more progress, faster, than we expected," according to Rob Strassburger, vice president for vehicle safety at the AAM. Yet while driver and passenger safety is the obvious concern, not everyone is keen on their car playing watchdog. Read The Full Story
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