News tagged with wrist straps

Android-powered watches get Internet savvy

The Internet was strapped to wrists at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday in the form of Android-powered "smart watches" that serve up online content along with telling time.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Trial raises doubts over alternative pain therapy for arthritis

Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Sony straps on Internet-linked wristwatch

Sony on Thursday released an Internet-linked wristwatch powered by Google-backed Android software.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Tacit hand device steers blind to safety (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A hand device called the Tacit can help the blind and visually impaired move around safely in complex environments. Wrist-mounted, the device uses ultrasonic sensors mounted above the knuckles ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

PossessedHand: Technology group develops device to move your fingers for you

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting meshing of robotics and prosthetics development, Japanese researchers from Tokyo University working in conjunction with Sony Corporation, have created an external forearm ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Affectiva technology taps into people's emotions

Computers may soon understand people better than their spouses do, courtesy of innovations from startup Affectiva that expand on groundbreaking sensing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Energy-efficient intelligent house that can monitor health

(PhysOrg.com) -- An energy-efficient house which can send alerts if its residents are ill has been developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: High-tech snow sports gear is cool fun

(AP) -- Each winter the masses spill on to snow-slathered slopes, often wearing a new jacket or toting new skis and a renewed desire to test the mountain. This year there is plenty of high-tech gear to help ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 29, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 6

The impact of sleep deprivation in children

We all know kids, especially, need a good night's sleep in order to thrive. After studying thousands of children, psychologist Mona El-Sheikh, a professor of child development, says children who don't get ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acting out while asleep: a strange sleep disorder

During the day, Lawrence Neumann was a mild mannered man, considerate, kind and loving to his wife of many years, Bonnie.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Innovation to the Rescue: Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Camera with Built-In Projector

Nikon has taken the bull by the horns in order to drag consumer products out of a sink-hole for the holidays. Nikon is in the process of introducing the first combined digital camera and built-in projector. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 weblog

Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion

(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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