Implantable smart chip help patients beat pain

You feel pain as your brain receives the pain signals. Good news is some Aussie scientists have developed an implantable computer chip that’s able to block the pain signals sent to your brain. Once the pain signals are blocked from getting to your brain, then you’ll never feel the pain again.

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iPhone 60beat heart rate personal traing device with GPS

Here comes a little device called 60beat, that brings GPS information and heart rate monitoring together on your iPhone. The 60beat costs only $30, it’s basically a GPS and heart rate personal training device. The device attaches to the audio jack of your iPhone, which is able to pick up signals from 5Khz or Polar compatible heart rate monitor chest strap.

You have to install the right applications on your iPhone, in order for the entire system to function correctly. The basic application shows you your heart rate including body reaction to your work out in target zones such as fat burning, aerobic, or anaerobic. You can also set the zones based on ages, max rate etc.

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ReWalk Exoskeleton robotic leg lets paralyzed patients regain walking ability

ReWalk Exoskeleton is the kind of robotic leg that’s made to allow paralyzed patients to regain their walking ability. The ReWalk comprises of various motorized joints and motion sensors and is controlled by a computer that is to be carried by the user like a backpack.

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XWave visualizer iPhone app helps ADHD patients regain ability to concentrate

The fast-paced society might have caused you suffering from ADHD which you’ll often find it difficult to focus or concentrate on your work. In order to help you gain back the ability to concentrate, an iDevice app called the XWave Visualizer has been released by PLX Devices Inc, which is meant for training you and improving your concentration power.

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Samsung portable X-ray detector

Samsung has developed a portable X-ray detector that is deemed providing better accuracy in capturing X-ray images but being less harmful to human while compared to conventional X-ray machines.

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Siemens miniTek – Bluetooth audio streamer for hearing aids

Siemens has a new device called the Siemens miniTek which is meant for streaming audio via Bluetooth to any Siemens hearing aids. The miniTek is easy to use, it comes with a transmitter that needs to be hooked up to an audio source via Bluetooth or a 3.5mm headphone jack, such as your TV, stereo, music player, phone or PC etc.

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Plasmacluster – a cellphone with built-in ion air purifier

If you’re a busy talker on mobile phone, you may sometime feel little suffocated especially with lots of calls from your bosses, colleagues or any fuzzy customers. Perhaps, it’s time to cleanse up the surrounding air before continuing talking – which is what makes a cellphone to need to be equipped with a built-in air purifier.

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PocketCPR uses an accelerometer to guide you through a proper CPR

Not everyone knows how to perform a proper CPR. When it comes to emergency, if you don’t perform the right CPR, you may risk one’s life instead of saving the person. Here comes a useful gadget, called the PocketCPR which is specially designed to train or guide you through performing a proper CPR.

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Sign language over cellphone

Researchers from University of Washington (UW) have been developing and testing a tool to allow sign language to be used on a cell phone. The tool is called MobileASL, which will allow the hearing impaired to communicate using sign language over cell phones.

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Oregon Scientific watch for effective workout – with heart rate monitor and hydration alert

You might have been wondering why your serious workouts every day, have never yielded the result you want. You’d be missing some important things that you need to watch out during workout, that would help you burn fat and calories effectively. Such as you have to monitor your body’s fluid loss and hydrate when necessary for optimal workout performance.

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