Control Smartphone Glasses with a Ring

Control Smartphone Glasses with a Ring

by | November 1, 2019 | Health

Smart glasses have great appeal, and not just because many of us secretly want to be Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2. Even without the motorcycle, however, it would be convenient to remain digitally connected as we walk, drive, and move through our day. Google...
Monitor Your Meditation with a Smart Ring [video]

Monitor Your Meditation with a Smart Ring [video]

by | October 25, 2019 | Health

We first looked at Helsinki-based Oura‘s sleep and activity tracking Oura Ring in 2017. Oura released a new version of the Oura Ring earlier this year and more recently added Moment, an app-directed feature to help wearers quantify the impact of meditation, breathing...
Earbuds Provide Stress Relief [video]

Earbuds Provide Stress Relief [video]

by | October 15, 2019 | Health

We appear to be slowly leaving the Age of the Pill. The last few generations have been raised on the idea that there’s a pill for whatever ails you. While modern pharmaceuticals continue to perform medical miracles, it remains a fact that we as a society have...
FDA Clears 10-Year Spinal Stim Implant

FDA Clears 10-Year Spinal Stim Implant

by | October 10, 2019 | Medical

The FDA has cleared Abbott’s Proclaim XR neurostimulation system; this allows the company to market its long-term chronic pain relief implant as an alternative to pharmaceutical options. Neurostimulation relieves pain by interrupting pain signals on their way...
Soft Robot Follows Light [video]

Soft Robot Follows Light [video]

by | October 7, 2019 | Enabling Tech

What do jellyfish and moths have in common? They both move toward light. Phototaxis, a natural phenomenon by which organisms move toward or away from light, explains why the two quite different animals are attracted to light. Scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of...