Samsung have just released an Ultrasonic
Cover that works as a virtual white cane for smartphone users who happen to be blind or visually impaired, so users can detect obstacles
and navigate unfamiliar places. With
90% of the world’s 285 million blind people living in developing countries, it’s no surprise Samsung have
built this Ultrasonic Cover for their low-end Galaxy Core Advance.
If you’ve ever worked out or trained physically for an event, then you have probably been introduced to muscle soreness, fatigue and stiffness, and you know that there’s only so much ice and rest can do to help you recover. However, there is a way to speed up the recovery process and eliminate some of that stiffness and soreness. RecoveryPump is a natural, aggressive system designed to enhance recovery.
Women are always on the quest for a mascara that adds volume, defines lashes, and lengthens them. The Upside Down Mascara from Sephora promises to do just that with its revolutionary new wand design and formula.
If you want to get in shape, you have to know where to start. Skulpt Aim
is a new device that gives you a good starting point. All you have to do is press this portable
device to your skin, and it measures your body composition, letting you know your
weak spots, and gives you suggestions to improve those weak spots.
Soon you will have to buy underwear for your internal organs. A
silicon sock is the first bendy implant to be invented. It covers your
heart with a sheath of electronics, measuring temperature, pH, and
electrical activity in different regions of the heart. It’s
expected to eventually replace a pacemaker, stimulating the heart to
regulate the heartbeat.
That’s right, Tweezerman and Edison Nation want to plumb the minds of
salon-minded inventors worldwide to develop an innovative pedicure tool.
Tweezerman is known for making top of the line personal care and beauty
goods, and they’re ready to pay big bucks for your awesome designs!
Next up for health tracking is Wello,
due to ship in the fall. Wello allows you to track your ECG, blood
pressure, blood oxygen, temperature and even lung function (Spirometry) "with clinical accuracy", while doubling as an
iPhone cover. In order to take a reading, you need to place your
thumbs on two points on the back of the case, triggering hidden sensors
to begin testing your vital signs. The goal is to help you manage your
life better over time.
Researchers at Harvard University’s Stem Cell Institute have
converted skin cells of patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
into neurons that are typically affected by the disease. This is the
first time researchers have been able to study the disease in human,
rather than animal, cells, and this ability enhances the possibilities
for earlier treatments for the disease.
Manual dexterity – the ability to open a bottle, to sign a birthday
card is something we take for granted.
When your sense of touch is impaired due to a stroke, diabetes or
otherwise, tying your laces can become impossible. Recent research has found that wearable gloves that stimulate the
nerves which communicate with the brain, can improve the tactile
discrimination (quality of the sense of touch) of patients.
Whether you get hot flashes from menopause, nervousness, embarrassment,
exercise, medication, or stress, or you just tend to sweat a lot, don’t
sweat it any more. A new product called Exert Smart Body Coolant® addresses all of that just by spraying it on your body once daily in the morning. Then, you’re good to go.
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