All the stories tagged with: Medical
Pacemaker With Kill Switch
08/13/2008, And you thought that the iPhone 3G having a kill switch was bad – here we have news that pacemakers come with an integrated test mechanism which includes a bug that hackers can take advantage of to dire consequences. Since [...]
Visionsense Single Chip Stereo Endoscope
08/13/2008, Visionsense has developed a brand new single chip stereo endoscope which makes provision for 3D visualization within the body. The human eyes provide the brain with two independent, slightly different images of an object. These are then processed into a [...]
Touch Sight Camera For The Blind
08/13/2008, This could possibly be the first camera in the world for the blind, known as the “Touch Sight”. While you might think this is redundant, but the “Touch Sight” camera works as follows. “Touch Sight is a revolutionary digital camera [...]
Lumisonic Lets Deaf See Sound
08/13/2008, A software known as Lumisonic allows the deaf to “see” sound waves by showing circles that radiate on a display. This software will roll out a real time representation of sound, and is especially meant to elicit a quick response [...]
Contact Lenses Believe In Quick Action
08/08/2008, This is one pair of smart contact lenses – it is capable to performing a quick check on your eyes to make sure that everything’s working in tip top condition, and is smart enough to dispense medication automatically as and [...]
FreedomScope Does It Wirelessly
08/07/2008, Stethoscopes have long been wired contraptions used by doctors and physicians to know just how fast your heart is beating, but all that is about to change with the introduction of the FreedomScope. This device works just like a standard [...]
Asus Vit W1 Wireless Laser Mouse
08/06/2008, The Asus Vit W1 wireless laser mouse is definitely not something you’ll be able to find at your local computer store anytime soon, since it comes with an embedded pulse rate sensor right under the plastic shell, sending your pulse [...]
Pixel CO2 Omnifit
08/04/2008, The Pixel CO2 Omnifit device has just been approved by the FDA, which means we ought to be able to find these skin resurfacing devices in medical stores and pharmacies pretty soon. Here’s an excerpt on what the Pixel CO2 [...]
Wireless Health Monitoring System
08/01/2008, Wireless technology is here to stay, and it isn’t all just bad. A&D Medical will ride on the wireless trend and offer a trio of new devices such as a blood pressure monitor, a body weight scale, and an “activity [...]
Hello Kitty Body Composition Meter
07/31/2008, Granted, you will find the Hello Kitty brand plastered on this red body composition meter device, but it is still manufactured by Toshiba and known as the SCF-20 where model numbers are concerned. The Hello Kitty Body Composition Meter is [...]
RFID Swallowed in the Name of Science
07/29/2008, Benjamin Franklin went to great lengths for science, putting his life at risk by flying a kite during a thunderstorm, but you don’t have to perform such daredevil stunts these days. A group of walkers have volunteered themselves (and their [...]
Philips Files Patent for Spectacles for the Blind
07/29/2008, You might be puzzled over the question of the reason behind creating spectacles for the blind; the reason is that it is a special pair of spectacles, meant for the visually impaired. Just like the handheld wireless sensor design which [...]
Seizure Predicting Device
07/29/2008, NeuroVista from Seattle is currently working on a new device that can predict the onset of an epileptic seizure by using EEG brainwave monitoring. The system will be implantable, but if successful, it will provide a viable means for epileptics [...]
