Join Somnus Shirt helps monitor your sleep
Some of us can go to sleep at the drop of a dime, while others resort to many other methods but to no avail. Well, for the most of us who fall under the “average” category, perhaps you might want to see whether you can make the most out of your sleeping time, and what better way to do so than with the help of metrics? The Somnus Shirt from Nyx Devices is definitely one of the cooler shirts to wear whenever you want to get some shuteye, and we will talk about it more after the jump.
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USB Body Scales for the geek in you
Keeping watch over your weight a good seven months after your New Year’s resolution in the eternal fight against the flab? Fret not, you have plenty of assistance in the form of nutritious meal replacement sachets, not to mention getting the right kind of tools to assist you in taking down details of your battle. For the inner geek, there is the USB Body Scales – and the name says it all.
Currently available for pre-order at £59.99 a pop (it will start to ship from August 11th onwards), this gizmo will get to work by measuring your essentials such as weight, body fat percentage and muscle tissue. Since the scale itself sports internal memory of its own, you need not look for scraps of paper to write down the daily statistics, as you can easily transfer all that information to a plugged in USB flash drive (not included, so use your own) in a jiffy.
Each USB Body Scale comes with the ION Healthsuite software so that you can check out your detailed readings in an easy-to-understand format, and it can even help you set goals for yourself.
Hands Free Hair Rejuvenator
For many women, the very thought of shaving their head bald for a noble cause such as raising funds is nothing short of a nightmare – and for them to know that they might end up bald because of some hereditary illness might be deemed to be a fate worse than death. This means companies which churn out hair care products need not worry as they will always have a ready market waiting out there for them. With that, we want to introduce the Hands Free Hair Rejuvenator to the masses.
This device is meant to be worn on the head (where else?), and as the name suggests quite obviously, it needs no hands to work, relying on a similar photo-biostimulation therapy employed by medical professionals. It seems that parting $699.95 for this has a very good reason – it was made by a company that supplies hair rejuvenation technology to physicians.
Using low level laser therapy (LLLT) which delivers pain-free light stimulation for cells in hair follicles, this method will encourage those follicles to repair themselves. Each purchase will deliver five pre-set, 20 to 25-minute treatment programs for both men and women, and it is said that results can be seen in just two months. Anyone given this a go already, and how are the results?
Circulation Improving Leg Wraps
No, this device is not, I repeat, is not a shambo or a Subway wrap. Instead, it intends to bring relief to those who suffer from sore muscles as well as poor circulation in the lower part of your body. For instance, the Circulation Improving Leg Wraps are capable of inflating or deflating accordingly to help improve circulation, give those overworked, sore muscles a nice workout, while reducing the amount of swelling in your lower extremities.
Some might go as far as to say this is similar to hospital compression boots which stimulate circulation in sedentary patients. The leg wraps themselves will boast half a dozen airbags which wrap around the whole leg, inflating and deflating so that your blood vessels will get some assistance to expand and contract. The compression intervals will help stimulate circulation in the thighs, hamstrings, calves, and feet, which in turn facilitates blood flow back to the heart.
With a corded remote, you can opt from three levels of intensity and have the luxury of seven programs to choose from, where these will pinpoint different areas and at varying intervals. Bring some much needed relief home for $149.95, what say you?
The Aid cane helps track of vital signs
I think it is a huge stereotype that senior citizens don’t deal well with technology, but this tech cane can do some very helpful things.
The cane, which is known as the Aid, has a built-in navigator that provides the user directions to a certain location. So if you get lost, this cane will point the way home.
Additional features include monitors for the user’s pulse, blood pressure, as well as body temperature. These important numbers are displayed on the LCD screen on the cane’s clasp. It even has a button for sending out an SOS in case of emergency.
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The future of eyeglasses
In the future, our glasses could help us see better in a different way. I’m talking about using some electronic technology on the glasses.
Some Oxford researchers are working on some frames that have cameras mounted on the edges, along with lenses studded with lights. This allows the users with macular degeneration to see a simplified version of their surroundings. They also have some other interesting features like face detection, tracking software, position detectors, and depth sensors.
If you think this is cool, I found another concept set of eyeglasses that can do yet even more. This one is under development by Rosalind Picard of MIT and Rana el Kaliouby at the University of Cambridge, and their glasses have a tiny camera as well. The difference is that this camera has a tiny computer that will “read” someone’s expressions. It will even tell if someone is responding negatively or positively by a flash of a green or red light that only the user can see.
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Virtual Cane helps the visually impaired to get around
Remember Daredevil from the comics? Well, he is one superhero who might be blind, but due to a freak accident, has gained superhuman sonar abilities that allows him to combat crime whenever he clocks out of the office as a lawyer. Yes sir, being sensitive as a bat certainly does have its benefits in impressing the ladies, but he can’t tell the difference physically between Megan Fox and a plain Jane if both are placed before him in broad daylight. Still, there is much more to life than wine, women and song, right?
Enter the Virtual Cane from Hebrew University, where it is already very close to being commercialized. The Virtual Cane is actually a handheld device which relies on a type of sonar that makes it capable of recognizing physical objects within a 10 m (39 ft) radius. This is made possible as the Virtual Cane emits invisible focused beams towards objects that it is pointed at, where it will then determine just how far away they are. For the user to receive feedback, such information will be relayed via a series of vibrations by “playing” on the intensity levels.
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Maggie Pro 3-inch LCD Magnifier
I suppose that this next product is targeted at the elderly, or anyone else whose sight is depleting.
The Maggie is a handheld electronic magnifier that can magnify print or digital content up to 4x, 6x, 8x, and 11x. It is small enough to fit in a pocket with a 3-inch LCD screen, and there is a brightness control for varying lighting conditions for indoors and out.
Maggie is powered by a lithium-ion battery which can be charged via USB or wall-socket charger for about 3.5 hours of use.
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