A new device called the ‘Hydration Pen’ has recently surfaced online and we know that it is the first time you’ve seen or heard of such a device. The Hydration Pen is a concept from designer Kristian Williams, that measures the body’s fat content, calculate hydration levels and indicate if its time for you to drink something. Sadly, we should not mistake it for a pen that dispenses water to drink, though I think it’ll be a cool feature. It is a pretty cool concept and is useful if you’re the type to...
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Do you remember Fantastic Voyage? It was a movie created off the back of a Isaac Asimov novel. Basically, a full size spaceship was reduced to a minuscule size so it could explore the human body – it was 80s science fiction at its best. It seems that an unmanned remote control drone could make the film a reality – sort of. This little device, called the Mermaid, has been designed to explore and take photographs of the stomach and intestinal tract. After being swallowed or inserted, the operator can take control of the Mermaid...
We have just received word of a new watch that will allow diabetics to accurately check their blood glucose level without the need of a blood sample. The traditional way of checking glucose levels is to prick a finger to check the blood but the Glucowatch uses perspiration instead. The watch was designed by Christopher Stamp, and uses sweat to monitor blood sugar level on the users wrist. He conducted scientific research before creating the final design we see here, after all you wouldn’t want to create something this snazzy for the...
Braun have been producing the mobileshave, aka pocket Go range for a couple of decades now and two things always seem to ring true. First they are always compact and second they are always competitively priced. The Braun Mobile shave M-90 we are reviewing today only costs around £20 which is amazing when you consider the convenience it brings, but can something so small and cheap deliver a good enough shave to own one? In short, yes it does but we thought a more in-depth report was probably in order. In the box 1x Braun Mobile Shave M-90 2x...
A bionic eye implant has been shown to give blind men and women partial sight back, enabling them to make out shapes and see light. One man, who had been told he would never see again, was able to discern between an apple and a banana and it is believed that UK patients could benefit with the microchip that is implanted behind the eye within just a few months. The technology is quite incredible. A three millimetre square chip is implanted in the back of the eye with an ultra fine cable running under the skin to a magnet behind the ear....
My friends and family have got used to me looking like a scruff bag, when I go to tech events people always look at me in a weird way, they’re thinking ‘why has this blogger turned up with a beard/stubble’, the simple answer is I hate shaving and get a wicked rash when I do. So ever since the age of 20 I have been a weirdy beardy, stubble faced blogger. However, this week I was sent the Braun series 7-790cc-3 pulsonic shaver, could this electric shaver be the gadget to turn me into a clean shaven blogger? Users say this shaver is...
A number of technologies have recently been advanced that enable the user to control items like computers, prostheics, and wheelchairs by thinking commands. Brain signals are mapped to specific commands so that when the user thinks a command like “forward” the wheelchair moves forward. It means that over time, movement can become more natural and the patient will instinctively give the command or control that’s needed to use the item in question. EEG, or Electroencephalography, has become one of the pioneering technologies...
We’re constantly bombarded about facts and figures regarding the perils of smoking and it’s impossible to shy away from the increasing cost of fuelling the habit. For the sake of equality and balanced arguments, though, you may also like to know that a chemical that is found in cigarette smoke and is also found in coffee can help to prolong the life of dopamine-producing cells in the brain. For those without a biology degree, that means that smoking may actually prevent the tremors that are associated with Parkinson’s...
The Polar FT/ Heart Rate Watch / Monitor is designed to let you improve the efficiency with which you work out and burn calories as well as helping you track your progress as your fitness improves. It’s also handy if you want to know the time, I suppose. Design The watch part is sturdy, well built and contains all the features and details you could reasonably expect. It is nice on the eye without having anything particularly arresting about it, which is quite possibly the idea. Anyone who is not familiar with heart rate watches surely...
A student from Scotland has come up with a novel way to keep noise levels to an acceptable level in the pubs and bars of the UK when two people are trying to have a civil conversation: get everyone to wear helmets made from transparent material with ports for talking and, presumably, breathing. The device was conceived by a student who was researching hearing damage and impairment. Elaine McLuskey decided to build a two person bubble helmet that enables social interaction even when the ambient noise levels would otherwise render this impossible. There...