Jan 04
The actor’s reported last words were a reference to her late husband, game show host Allen Ludden.
Jan 04
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Jan 04
Elizabeth Homes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing startup. The verdict comes after a months-long trial, and more than three years after she was first charged and forced to step down as CEO in 2018.
Of the 11 total charges, Holmes was found guilty on four: conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud against individual investors. She was found not guilty on four additional charges, including one count of conspiracy to defraud patients, two counts of fraud against investors, and one count of wire fraud stemming from ads Theranos ran in Arizona. The jury was deadlocked on three other counts of wire fraud and returned no verdict on those charges.
During the trial, Holmes’ lawyers tried to portray her as a young and inexperienced entrepreneur. “Elizabeth Holmes worked herself to the bone for 15 years trying to make lab testing more affordable,” one of Holmes’ attorneys said in opening arguments. “She failed … but failure is not a crime.”
Holmes, who testified during the trial, said she hadn’t intended to mislead the public or investors, and had been advised to protect the company’s “trade secrets.” As The New York Times pointed out, she “spent much of her testimony arguing that others at Theranos were responsible for the company’s shortcomings.”
The prosecution alleged that Holmes knew about serious flaws in the company’s technology and hid the issues from investors. Former patients who had received inaccurate blood tests also testified, including an Arizona woman who received an incorrect result for an HIV test, and a woman who was misdiagnosed with a miscarriage.
Holmes’ story has been a source of widespread fascination even for those outside of Silicon Valley. At its peak, Theranos was valued at more than $9 billion, and had a board of directors filled with former high-ranking government officials, including two former Secretaries of State, Henry Kissinger and George Shultz. Holmes, who had dropped out of Stanford to start the company, regularly appeared on magazine covers and was often compared to Steve Jobs and other iconic founders. (Holmes herself was reportedly infatuated with Jobs and adopted his signature black turtlenecks.)
Former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou was the first to report on issues with Theranos’ technology in 2015, and his coverage prompted multiple investigations and lawsuits that ultimately resulted in criminal charges for Holmes and former COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. On the stand, Holmes testified that her romantic relationship with Balwani had been abusive. Balwani’s trial is scheduled to begin in February.
There has been no shortage of pop culture depictions of Holmes. After Carreyrou’s best seller, Bad Blood, there was an HBO documentary and several podcasts about Theranos’ rise and ultimate downfall. Hulu is set to debut a new miniseries about the saga, with Amanda Seyfried starring as Holmes, in March. And Apple recently nabbed the Jennifer Lawrence-led film adaptation of Bad Blood.
Holmes, who will likely appeal the charges, could face up to 20 years in prison, though it’s not yet clear when she will be sentenced.
Jan 04
First out of the gates in 2022, OnePlus has a new flagship for anyone already looking for a smartphone refresh. The company is holding back from revealing absolutely everything (well, most things), but that hasn’t stopped leaks and rumors of a 6.7-inch display with high refresh rates, and the very latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.
We’re intrigued to hear more about the camera array, which will combine three camera sensors. Also, written on the fourth element of the camera unit, what does P2D 50T mean?
The big challenge could be balancing price, specs and features so that it offers enough go up against the high-end phones of Apple and Samsung. At the same time, it has to offer tangibly more than its cheaper Nord phone series.
The OnePlus 10 Pro will launch first in China on Tuesday January 11th. With that timescale in mind, expect to hear all the other details very soon.
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Jan 04
Y-Brush shows off a concept for its second-generation, uh, Y-shaped toothbrush
Posted in: Today's ChiliIt’s been the better part of two years since Y-Brush started shipping, offering people a different way to clean their teeth. The retainer-shaped device is filled with nylon bristles which you put into your mouth, promising to sanitize your chompers in just 10 seconds. Now, at CES 2022, the company is showing off the concept for its second-generation device that’ll offer a lot more than its predecessor ever did.
The new Y-Brush concept has bristles on both sides of the retainer, meaning that users don’t need to pull the device out and flip it over to do the bottom half of their mouths. Instead, you’ll just need to move it to the sides a bit to ensure perfect coverage. More importantly, however, is that rather than just one program, this proposed new model will offer six vibration modes, including Gum Care, Whitening and Polishing.
A beefier base both enables inductive charging and helps reduce toppling while sat on the countertop, while a companion app will help you set different programs based on your brushing habits. Although given that the whole point of this thing is to shove in your mouth and not do much at all, we’re not sure how useful that would be.
For now, this second-generation Y-Brush is little more than a concept that the company wants to show off here at CES. But the thought is that this initial idea can be refined ready for the second-generation Brush, whenever that turns up.
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Jan 04
January has arrived, and with it, new entries to Netgear’s long list of wireless routers for both gamers and professionals. This year, the major talking point is likely to be the new Nighthawk RAXE300, which sits a little below the flagship RAXE500 in the company’s high-end line. The RAXE300 offers a combined top WiFi speed of 7.8Gbps, plus the benefit of being able to leverage the 6GHz band for faster connectivity. Netgear promises that you’ll get around 2,500 square feet of coverage from the device, plus enough gigabit ethernet ports to connect the rest of your smart home to.
At the same time, Netgear wanted to take the opportunity to remind the world of the Orbi 5G WiFi 6 Mesh NBK752, which was released late last year. It’s the first 5G tri-band mesh system, which can leverage the 5G modem inside for always-on mobile broadband or as a backup should a standard wired connection fail. Not to mention that, as like many of Netgear’s tri-band products, the backhaul network between the router and its satellite(s) should ensure a stronger, more reliable connection.
Rounding out the list is the Orbi Pro, SXK50, the company’s new mid-range device for small businesses and professional types working from home. It’s a little behind the top-tier SK80, with a cap of 75 concurrent devices, down from 100 for the flagship, as well as a slightly slower WiFi 6 speed, but it’s likely to be an ideal option for some businesses looking for faster and more reliable connectivity.
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Rounding out the announcements for this year is Game Booster, a paid-for add-on service for Orbi users so that they cam get the same lag-banishing features found in the Nighthawk routers. That includes the ability to track pings and pick the fastest server for specific online games, as well as a built-in ad-and-tracking blocker. Unfortunately, such features will set you back $50 per year after a 30-day free trial, and only if you currently own the Orbi series 750, 850 and 960.
The Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 will be available in the first quarter of 2022, and will set you back $400, while the Orbi 5G is already available, priced at $1,099.99. The Orbi Pro SXK50, meanwhile, will be available in the US at some point in January 2022, and can be pre-ordered now for $450.
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Jan 04
Moen has pulled back the curtain on its latest faucet, and it’s one that you can control without touching at all. The Smart Faucet with Motion Control allows users to adjust both the temperature and flow using gestures. There are a variety of styles to fit in with homeowners’ design preferences and so confident is Moen about the tech that there are even versions without a handle.
Selecting hot, cold or warm water is as simple as swiping one’s hand across a sensor. Default temperatures and a preferred gesture scheme can be set on the Moen Smart Water App. The faucet is available in a variety of styles to fit in with homeowners’ design preferences.
The Smart Faucet with Motion Control incorporates all of the features from Moen’s previous faucet, including Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. There are options to dispense precise quantities of water with exact temperatures (which could be great for bakers). There’s also a “wash hands” command, which pauses the water flow for 20 seconds while you scrub your fingers and palms. In addition, you can monitor water consumption through the app.
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This year, the app will offer integration with Moen’s other products as part of the Smart Water Network, which comprises the faucet, a leak detector, Flo Smart Water Monitor and Shutoff, sump pump monitor and smart shower. According to Moen, the system will help provide protection against issues like extreme cold temperatures. The system will be able to automatically take action when it detects risks, such as notifying the homeowner and shutting off water.
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Jan 04
Withings' Body Scan scale can measure the composition of different parts of your body
Posted in: Today's ChiliOver five years after the release of the Body Cardio (and one flirtation with Nokia), French company Withings has released its far most technologically advanced connected scale yet, the Body Scan. The big change over the last model is the addition of a handle with four stainless steel electrodes that allows it to measure ECG, segmented body composition (fat/water in your arms, legs and torso) and even esoteric things like nerve activity. All of these features will also make it one of the most expensive scales yet when it arrives to market.
Withings says it’s the number one US smart scale manufacturer and created the Body Scan “because users are demanding more and more medical and health data and information,” Withings CEO Mathieu Letombe told Engadget in French.
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The new scale is certainly designed to deliver that. Though the design and high-strength tempered glass construction are similar to the previous Body Cardio, it’s loaded with extra sensors that can tell you more than ever about your body. That includes four weight sensors, 14 ITO (Indium tin oxide) electrodes within the platform and four stainless steel electrodes on the new handle. The battery can now go for a year between charges compared to nine months before and it packs a larger, higher-resolution 3.2-inch LCD color display.
The handle allows safe, low-level electrical signals to pass through your entire body, not just your feet — much as you may have seen on some advanced gym scales. To start with, that enables a new 6-lead ECG that can detect heart arrhythmias via two sets of electrodes on each side of the handle and one within the base of the sale. That compares to a single lead on smartwatches, so the Body Scan can deliver more specific results “that can easily be ready by a cardiologist,” said Letombe.
An embedded algorithm can detect heart patterns associated with atrial fibrillation, showing the results on the display or Withings’ Health Mate app. Those can be stored to show trends or “shared with medical professionals from the app,” according to Withings. “Each time you weigh yourself, the scale can deliver that information, thanks to the new handle.”
In terms of your weight, Withings claims the Body Scan is accurate to within 0.1 pounds (50 grams) or double the previous model, but that’s just the start of showing your body makeup. It uses multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to measure whole-body fat and water percentage, visceral fat, muscle and bone mass and extracellular and intracellular water. It can even provide readings for individual body parts, including your torso, arms and legs. All of that allows you to spot things used by health experts and sports professionals like dangerous localized fat or muscle imbalance, Withings said.
Working with a French company called Impeto Medical, Withings also developed a feature to assess nerve activity. It can track sweat gland activity in the feet (sudomotor function) using a small direct current via the electrodes located in the plate. Impaired function in that regard could show signs of degeneration of small nerve fibers, something that can be corrected with regular activity and a healthy diet.
“It’s a useful function, because there are a lot of chronic health issues like obesity associated with poor nerve function,” Letombe told me. “Impeto creates devices used by neurologists and others doctors that can cost upwards of 10,000 euros, and the Body Scan is a consumer product that, again, does that every time you weigh yourself.” At the same time, Withings will be able to collect nerve activity data from millions of users that could be useful for medical research and patient care.
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Along with the scale, Withings is also introducing (yep) a subscription service, with the price yet to be announced. It will “allow users to connect with medical specialists for advice and consultation while providing clinical teams with data in real-time,” Withings said. It’ll also offer personalized health plans, videos and more covering topics like nutrition, sleep, exercise and stress management to help users with their health goals.
With the Body Scan, Withings will be offering consumers one of the more advanced health, sports and medical home devices out there — at a price. It’s expected to cost $300 when it arrives to the US and Europe in the second half of 2022 following FDA clearance, or $100 more than the Body Scan’s launch price. That will include three free months of the subscription service, but it’s still big chunk of change for a scale.
A lot will depend on whether it delivers on all the promised features with reasonable accuracy and if it receives its FDA clearance in a timely manner. That’s not necessarily a given, as it took Withings well over a year to get its ScanWatch cleared by the FDA after it was first released. The company also had issues with its Pulse Wave Velocity (PVW) heart health feature, and pulled it in some regions over regulatory concerns.
Given all that, it’s fairly bold on Withings’ part to introduce a scale with even more advanced medical and health functionality. “We think that’s how we can advance a user’s health, not by asking an extra effort, but delivering more targeted information on a product they use every day,” said Letombe.
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Jan 04
It’s always a good idea to keep a thermometer at home. This is because if you fall sick, using a thermometer can be useful to check if you might be running a fever, and how bad of a fever it could be. In this day and age where the pandemic is still very much going on, a thermometer can also be used as a rough gauge to see if you might need to get yourself tested.
That being said, if you’re looking for a thermometer that can connect to your phone and does not require batteries, then you might be interested to learn that Baracoda has since announced their new BCool smart thermometer that does not run on batteries and does not use mercury either.
Before digital thermometers were created, thermometers generally relied on mercury inside of them to help measure temperature. The upside is that it did not require batteries, but the downside is the concern of having mercury present. The BCool smart thermometer solves both those problems and can be activated simply by shaking the thermometer a few times to charge it up.
Users can then hold it above their foreheads, no skin contact required, and glide it across to measure the temperature of the user. The readers will display instantly and can also be sent to the accompanying BCool app so users can add notes, track temperature throughout the day, and so on. The app also allows users to create profiles for multiple household members.
The BCool thermometer is also waterproof and easy to clean, and it even managed to snag the CES 2022 Innovation Award. There is no mention on pricing just yet, but it is expected to be made available for purchase in Q4 2022.
Disclaimer: Ubergizmo’s co-founder & Editor Eliane Fiolet is an Advisor to the Board of BBalance’s parent company, the Baracoda Group.
BCool Is A Battery-Free, Mercury-Free, Smart Thermometer
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Jan 04
Bathroom mats are there if you need to dry your feet after you just got out of the shower, or while you’re standing over the sink brushing your teeth and you don’t want the floor to get wet. If you recall, back in 2021, Baracoda unveiled the BBalance smart bath mat and in an announcement by the company, it seems that the device managed to win the CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree.
For those who are hearing about this for the first time, the BBalance is essentially a bathroom mat with smart features. We’re talking about the ability to not just keep your feet nice and dry and warm, especially against the cold bathroom tiles in the morning, but it also has features like a weighing scale where you can measure your throughout the day as soon as you step on it.
It also has the ability to track and check your balance and posture, and the accompanying app even provides users with tips and tricks and videos that will show you how to improve your balance and posture if you need. The BBalance even utilizes AI where it can determine who is stepping on the mat based on their footprints, meaning that multiple users can take advantage of its connected features.
It boasts an 8 month battery life and has a machine-washable cover that will be available in a variety of colors. The BBalance mat is expected to be available in the spring of 2022, so keep an eye out for it if you think this could be useful for you.
In addition to the BBalance smart bath mat, Baracoda also showed off its BMirror smart mirror as part of its Bathroom of the Future series. This is more than just your typical bathroom mirror as it comes with certain health features, like being able to detect moles on your face and body, and can even notify users if it starts to change shape or color which means that it might be time to visit a dermatologist to get it looked at. It also has fun features where if you’re debating if you should change your hair color to a different shade, the mirror can actually give you a sneak preview.
Disclaimer: Ubergizmo’s co-founder & Editor Eliane Fiolet is an Advisor to the Board of BBalance’s parent company, the Baracoda Group.
BBalance Smart Bath Mat Is The CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree
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