Is life too much for you? It can be tough juggling family and work commitments with getting enough exercise and eating well but who would have expected the solution to be something you put on your wrist? It works 24 hours a day and the only way of cheating it would be to slip off the wristband while you scoff a giant burger or then grab a quick kip. How Many Steps in a...
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Mobile phone apps might help people with Parkinson’s regain their confidence communicating, according to research. Dr. Roger Eglin, of the University of Portsmouth’s Department of Creative Technologies, hopes to develop smartphone apps that allow people with Parkinson’s improve their speech, enabling them to be better understood by friends, family and...
We all know that most of the weirdest things we see come from Japan, with all their creative (and funny) inventions with unusual purposes. Now, a new item that helps stop snoring has been developed by the Japanese. A group of researchers from Waseda University has come up with a robotic polar bear pillow that flips over a user’s head in their sleep to stop them from...
A new research conducted by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has revealed that the use of gadgets has an impact on our health. Almost one fourth, or 24 percent, of Brits complain of neck, back or shoulder pain when carrying or using gadgets, while 29 percent of the nation typically carry two or more devices a day with them. The survey tells how the smartphone-use...
Apparently, lifting dumbbells is not good enough anymore. Unlike those ‘crazy exercise equipment’ of the past, these new BodyVib dumbbells vibrate at 36 Hz with an amplitude of 1.2 mm, which is said to be more than enough to increase the effectiveness of your training by as much as 50 percent. If you are looking to intensify your training routine, you should...
A pedometer is a great tool for motivation people to trim down and get active. But since cutting one’s calorie intake is also a key factor in losing weight, two Clemson University researchers created a device that functions as a pedometer for eating. The Bite Counter is worn like a watch and tracks a pattern of motions to identify when the wearer takes a bite of...
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...