Join Songbird launches Songbird Clear sound enhancement device
Songbird has a heart for those who are hard of hearing, hence the rolling out of the Songbird Clear sound enhancement device as part of its range of high quality hearing devices that do not burn a hole in your pocket. Touted to be one of the first of its kind in the world that is available at retail stores for those who want to sharpen their hearing in hard-to-hear situations, we do wonder in amazement at just how good it is supposed to be until we actually give it a go ourselves.
According to Christopher DiCostanzo, President and CEO, Songbird Hearing, Inc., “There have been millions of sound enhancement devices purchased to date, and while they are very inexpensive, they are generally of poor quality. We want to use our technology to change that. Songbird Clear is the first high-quality, low-cost option that uses digital sound processing based on Texas Instruments technology, along with high quality components, to provide outstanding sound quality with low distortion unmatched by any other sound enhancement device.”
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Cancerforward.org – To Provide Social Networking for Cancer Survivors
On April 1, 2011, CancerForward will rollout a new program for cancer survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals worldwide… free memberships to The Survivor Network on CancerForward.org. Funded by The Dan L. Duncan Family, The Survivor Network is a unique social networking platform that provides cancer survivors and caregivers a community to connect and share their experiences and information.
Joining The Survivor Network is free, after registering with a valid e-mail address. When you join The Survivor Network on CancerForward, you will have the ability to create your own CancerForward profile where you can share your experiences and your inspiration by telling your story, uploading photos, videos and audio, contributing recommended resources and more.
You may also access the Survivor Network and the CancerForward profiles of all Network members and their contributions so you can locate and interact with members of your choosing. Continue reading » Cancerforward.org – To Provide Social Networking for Cancer Survivors
Smart Spectacles – the World Through the Eyes of a Gamer
Welcome one and all, to the future, the days have arrived where the cheesy sci-fi movie scenes of yesteryear are actually coming true. Case in point, check out these new eyeglasses, you’ve seen them before, they just weren’t a reality, until now…
This SmartVision product consists of a pair of spectacles incorporating EnahancedView technology which can actually be linked to most commonly available IT sources like your mobile phone, PDA, portable DVD Player, Laptop or Netbook, and… wait for it… Video Game Consoles. Hence, these glasses let it’s users dispense with a monitor altogether, the view is in the glasses! Continue reading » Smart Spectacles – the World Through the Eyes of a Gamer
emPower! Eyeglasses – You Gotta SEE This!
These aren’t your daddy’s bifocals, although these emPower! eyeglasses have the same look, weight and feel of regular eyewear these babies have microchip, micro-accelerometers, and miniature batteries hidden inside the temples of the eyeglass frames. The transparent liquid crystal layer in each lens is able to electronically change and activate the near focus lens only when needed with no moving parts and all without making a sound.
emPower! allows for seeing clearly at all distances; far, near and in between. Wearers can operate the glasses in three different modes: manual on, automatic and manual off. emPower! is shock resistant and waterproof. One charge of the battery allows for two to three days of operation. Continue reading » emPower! Eyeglasses – You Gotta SEE This!
Scanner detects cancer in an hour, costs $200 to make
The wonders of the human mind never ceases to amaze me, and this time around we have a bunch of boffins over at Harvard University and MIT working together to create what could potentially have positive effects in the fight against cancer worldwide – using just $200 worth of parts to develop a scanner gizmo which is capable of detecting cancer in just an hour.
This will be a handheld device, where it will use “antibodies and magnetic particles to seek out and flag cancer in cells, which are extracted with a needle, rather than large amounts of surgically removed tissue.” All diagnostic results can be processed on a smartphone via an app (hopefully the app will be free), and you can check out your results in an hour without having to wait for a week as the biopsy takes place. That kind of wait can be pretty tough, especially for those who have a weak mental fortitude.
Current biopsy tests are around 84% accurate, but this invention is touted to deliver accuracy levels of up to 96%, now, this is definitely a real boost that will have you sleeping batter at night with proper diagnosis before you take a more exact step after that. No idea on whether this will enter production or not, but we sure as heck hope it does!
Source: DVice
JAOtech has new LED TV for hospitals
When it comes to HDTVs as well as other flat screen displays, surely you would not have heard of JAOtech but rather stuck with the traditional names such as Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Mitsubishi among others. JAOtech, isn’t that well known among the consumer circles simply because it is the leading manufacturer of bedside Smart Terminals for hospitals.
Having said that, JAOtech has prepared itself to unveil the world’s first large screen ultra-thin medical LED TV that comes complete with a built-in computer, targeting specifically at healthcare applications such as patient entertainment and clinical access. Known as the 40” Inix, it will hit North America at HIMSS 2011 in Orlando, Florida from February 21st – 24th.
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Irregular Heart Beat Detecting Blood Pressure Monitor
When one gets old, you would notice that your body tends to start breaking down whether you like it or not. Of course, if you had taken good care of it, then chances are pretty good that you will ease into old age in a less painful and more comfortable manner than your mates. Well, for some of us out there, our heart beats tend to end up getting irregular with our blood pressure shooting up after we retire as we look at our finances and realize that our savings aren’t enough to help us last through the next 30 years.
Enter the Irregular Heart Beat Detecting Blood Pressure Monitor from Hammacher – this blood pressure monitor will also detect a heart arrhythmia. Basically, whenever the monitor detects that your heart beat is 25% slower or faster compared to its average rhythm, an arrhythmia symbol will illuminate the LCD. This machine relies on the oscillometric method which has been clinically proven to detect arrhythmia and hypertension, where it will require a trio of consecutive blood pressure readings and averages the results for added accuracy. Built-in memory can store up to 30 measurements for four people (120 readings in total) which will also be time- and date-stamped to help those with failing memory. Sounds like the perfect gift for gramps even if it will burn a $129.95 hole in your pocket!
Weight Watchers Electronic Tracker & Points Calculator
A new year means a new you, right? Well, if you want to work out the holiday excesses, then the Weight Watchers Electronic Tracker & Points Calculator will certainly come in handy. This is a unique calculator that boasts of a daily tracker that is a snap to use, letting you calculate the points values of your favorite foods in a jiffy. Perfect if your carefully planned diet plan is thrown off track because your boss invites you and the missus out for dinner at a fancy restaurant, then you can start counting all those points acquired during dinner to work them off later on. Since it sports a pretty compact form factor, you can just about carry it with you anywhere you go. The daily points tracker as mentioned earlier will let you save your daily points target while making sure you stay within the expected range. Using it is a no-brainer – just press the points key, enter the total fat grams as well as the dietary fiber grams and you’re good to go!
