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3D printer promises super-fast nanoscale implantables

, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

3D printing has been tipped as the next frontier of piracy, but it could also be the next frontier of high-speed nanoscale construction if research at the Vienna University of Technology pans out. A team there has produced a 285 micrometer long 3D printed F1 car model using a system called "two-photo lithography", hardening liquid resin using a precisely focused laser. The scale, although impressive, isn't the real advance however, it's the speed at which the model was created: just four minutes, orders of magnitude faster than previous printers. Read The Full Story

Remote-controlled medication delivery via chip implant

, Feb 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

The field of medical implants hit a new milestone today with the successful implementation of remote-controlled chips that can be implanted and programmed to release medication. With this type of implementation, the idea is that doctors will be able to monitor and moderate dosage remotely with a push of a button. Read The Full Story

Beam Brush monitors your hygiene habits via Bluetooth

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since there's plenty of connected health monitoring devices on the market already, it's only a matter of time that the dental hygiene category would also see high tech integration. The Beam Brush is being touted as a toothbrush that can monitor and transmit its usage data via Bluetooth to a smartphone app. Read The Full Story

Fitbit Aria WiFi scales tell the internet you’re fat

, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

Fitbit has launched Aria, the company's first WiFi-enabled scales, capable of automatically recognizing up to eight different users and squirting their weight to a cloud-based fitness center. Best known for the clip-on Fitbit dongle that tracks exercise, Fitbit says these new scales were actually prompted by user-requests; however it's also worth noting that Withings has been offering wirelessly-enabled scales for some time now. Read The Full Story

Basis B1 band hands-on

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

The folks at BASIS Science, Inc have let loose a device by the simple name Basis B1 band, a fitness armband with a display which shows off your accelerometer-based health statistics - the things going on in your body here on your wrist, that is. This is certainly a much more simple version of what we've seen in, for example, the Motorola MOTOACTV, and wont give the WIMM a run for its money, but then again - perhaps that's what people want! Have a peek at our hands-on look and let us know if you want to get simple with your health collecting. Read The Full Story

NeuVax E-75 cancer vaccine halves recurrence rate says US army

, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

US Army researchers may have found a vaccine that significantly reduces the recurrence of cancer and could, with more work, eventually help prevent colon, prostate and lung cancer altogether. The drug, currently known as E-75 or NeuVax, has been found to cut in half the recurrence rate in women who have recovered from breast cancer, The Daily reports, as well as seemingly proving effective across a far greater number of patients than existing cancer medication. Read The Full Story

Chinese tackling human genome with NVIDIA GPUs

, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Analyzing data of the human genome is no small task. However, with the help of graphic chips, what once took genome sequencing centers days to complete, can be done in six hours. To accomplish this, BGI, a lab headquartered in Shenzhen, China, have given their servers a facelift with Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) built by Nvidia. That's right, the same hardware that outputs images onto personal computers around the world, could account for major advances in the medical field. Read The Full Story

Philips goLITE BLU Energy Light Review

, Dec 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

You don’t have to have been diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) to come down with the winter blues, or indeed to require some help waking up in the morning or keeping momentum during the day. Philips reckons it has the answer in the shape of the goLITE BLU HF3330/HF3332, a portable light lamp that promises to wake you up refreshed, buoy you during the day, and even help you say goodbye to jetlag. Ambitious claims from a box of LEDs: check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Review

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [12]

You have to be a pretty special electric toothbrush to make the frontpage of SlashGear, but Philips reckons its Sonicare DiamondClean HX9332 has what it takes. $300/£250 worth of sonically-cleaning electric mouth pleasure is on offer, complete with a USB traveling case and a magical inductive charger-glass for your bathroom counter. Is this the ideal holiday treat for your teeth, or merely an overpriced vibrating gobthrill? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Jawbone offers full UP refund and lets you keep the band

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

We have talked a lot about the Jawbone UP over the last few months since we first heard about it. The UP is a bracelet meant to be worn all the time to tracks all sorts of health related data on exercise, sleep, and eating habits in conjunction with an app. The UP was tipped to hit soon back in October and then in November the official price and launch date was offered. Read The Full Story

Jawbone UP health tracking wristband priced & dated

, Nov 3rd 2011 Discuss [18]

Jawbone has announced launch details for its UP motion-tracking wristband, which will go on sale on November 6 priced at $99.99. Revealed back in July, the UP band syncs with your iOS device via a 3.5mm plug and, using Jawbone's free UP app, tracks your exercise and sleep patterns and - through subtle vibrations - can even remind you to get active or wake up at the "perfect" time. Read The Full Story

Adidas unveils miCoach SPEED_CELL sports performance tracker

, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

Adidas has unveiled a new fitness tracker called the miCoach SPEED_CELL that can capture information from motion in every direction. This feature will make it useful for athletes in all types of sports, beyond just runners. At the moment, most fitness trackers such as Nike+, are geared towards running with one-directional metrics. Read The Full Story
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