All the stories tagged with skin
Prototype Subdermal Blood-Testing Device Transmits Results Wirelessly
03/20/2013, Heading to the doctor to have a blood test performed can be a pain in the neck, well, arm, really. Not only do you have to take time out of your day to get stabbed, but often times, doctors ask [...]
Fujitsu develops technology that will analyze the skin using smartphones
05/08/2012, On Monday, Fujitsu Laboratories said that it has developed a technology that can accurately measure people’s skin tones using a camera of a smartphone. Fujitsu claims that its color measurement tool can adjust images taken under different types of lighting [...]
New plastic bleeds and heals itself like human skin
03/27/2012, A new plastic material that was demonstrated to the American Chemical Society yesterday is allegedly the first material of its kind as it has a self-healing mechanism which works with the sun and also has the capability to indicate damage [...]
Touch-sensitive robots coming your way soon
10/25/2011, Great, not only do we have ever increasingly realistic robots that would certainly give some of us the creeps, here is word that Stanford researchers have taken yet another step towards the uncanny valley through the use of carbon nanotubes [...]
PowerSkin Skin for HTC Amaze 4G offers better battery life
10/21/2011, There is one major drawback about modern day smartphones – their batteries tend to run out, and real fast, too. Well, it seems that there is a solution to every problem, and PowerSkin offers their Skin for the HTC Amaze [...]
Samsung Galaxy Skin confirmed for 2012 launch
09/28/2011, We talked about the Samsung Galaxy Skin a few days ago, brandishing rumors of the flexible smartphone arriving sometime next year – and that rumor has been confirmed. Here is more information about this stunning new smartphone that will definitely [...]
Bulletproof skin actually works
08/18/2011, What happens when you cross spider webs with human skin cells? Why, you could very well end up with an interesting new material that could repel bullets – as long as they travel within reasonable speeds, of course. This is [...]
DermoMap HD lets you use your iOS device to identify skin problems
06/03/2011, If you’re ever worried about having any skin problems, but don’t want to spend a fortune going to the dermatologist, you’re in luck! You know how they say there’s an app for everything? Well now there’s an app that can [...]
Researchers discover a way to print skin cells
02/21/2011, The researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have come up with a way to do replace skin grafting as a method for helping patients get skin back from serious injuries. They’ve developed a special method that uses [...]
Sentio UI might be the perfect home replacement UI
02/09/2011, Since Android is open source and highly customizable, it goes without saying that it is a snap to change your default home UI, be it via custom ROMs or home replacement applications. The development community has definitely been hard at [...]
HTC Sensation meant for HTC tablets?
01/23/2011, Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the longest time, most of you who have had experience with a HTC smartphone will know that the skin which it places on top of a regular smartphone operating system is known [...]
Skinnable Pentax RS1000 Compact Camera Announced
09/09/2010, It’s not often you see a camera that offers you personalization options, but the Pentax Optio RS1000 definitely offers you that. Aside from its imaging capabilities, this camera sports a removable faceplate that allows you to easily change its appearance [...]
Iomega Skin Drives Launched
06/21/2010, It is really hard to differentiate oneself from competitors in the USB external drive business, especially if you don’t want to play the “thin margins” game. Iomega has chosen to add value in terms of design because it is well-known [...]