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How a digital pen can help doctors diagnose brain disease earlier

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Freewheel is the world’s first fitness tracker for wheelchairs

The Freewheel is a fitness tracker for people who use wheelchairs. The device can collect movement data and send it to a smartphone or smartwatch.
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Don’t just bike to work, bike at work for a more productive day

According to a new study, desks with pedals are the key to keeping employees healthier and more productive.
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Google reveals a tiny, disposable monitor that tracks glucose levels

Google has announced a partnership with medical device company DexCom to build a wireless glucose monitor the size of a bandage.
BedJet

Wish you could bring your AC into bed? The BedJet both heats and cools your sheets

BedJet claims it can make your bed the perfect temperature by blowing hot or cool air. It's available for Kickstarter now for $199.
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Adidas snaps up fitness platform Runtastic for bigger push into digital health

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Garmin’s new fitness tracking watch comes in two sizes, because not all wrists are the same

Ruby Sex App

Ruby is a breath of fresh air in the sex app world

Ruby is the app that is meant to address women's general sexual health, not just reproduction.
IBM Watson

Watson can now tell you if you’re at risk for diabetes, thanks to CVS partnership

Watson can add one more line to its staggering resume -- thanks to a new partnership with CVS, IBM's Watson can predict who is at risk for diabetes.
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Nintendo working on a sleep-monitoring gadget that sits by your bed

According to new patent applications that have come to light, Nintendo could look to move beyond the video game market with a bedside sleep-tracking device.
Does blue light really affect your sleep? We ask an expert

Is blue light keeping you up at night? We ask the experts

Are you curious about the impact of blue light on your sleeping pattern? Using smartphones and tablets before bed can have a pronounced negative effect. We’ve been investigating what you can do about it.
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Misfit’s newest product is the $20 Flash Link, the universal remote control and fitness tracker

Misfit debuted their latest product offering, the Flash Link, on Thursday for the breezy price of just $19.99.
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The Moov Now uses machine smarts to help improve your workouts

Moov has unveiled the self-titled Moov Now, a fitness tracker that uses artificial intelligence to help improve your workouts.
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Polar unveils the Loop 2, an entry-level wearable for everyday fitness tracking

Polar's Loop 2, the second in the company's line of entry-level fitness tracker, improves upon the original in every way.
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Rithmio aims to help your wearable device distinguish a bicep curl from a bench press

A startup in Chicago has developed software that helps wearable devices quickly learn and discern specific exercise motions.
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OneSet: The new Vine focused on fitness

OneSet inspires your workouts by letting users share Vines that are just long enough for one set. Share fitness triumphs or document your transformation.
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Forget ice buckets — this device helps ALS patients by translating eye motion into speech

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Jawbone hits Fitbit with third lawsuit in two months

Workout exercise music app

No need to make exercise playlists with these music apps

Exercise is better with music, but making playlists is a pain. There music apps designed to make you run farther, faster, and feel better.
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Google’s new wearable for clinical research may save your life one day

Google's X labs have developed a new smartband that constantly monitors the vitals of the wearer.
RAD Transgender Database

RAD is an awesome new database for the transgender community to find healthcare professionals

RAD is a new database of health providers geared specifically towards the transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and queer demographic of the U.S.
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Airing is a tiny $3 device that will combat sleep apnea without the mask

A company in Massachusetts is running a crowdfunding campaign to bring a $3 alternative to the traditional CPAP masks to the sleep apnea-ridden masses.
Kokoon

These headphones won’t just help you sleep better, they may help improve your memory

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Organs on a chip: the new rage in medical technology

A new paper published this week details how a team at the National Institutes of Health created a placenta on a chip,
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Now you can improve your golf swing and keep track of the score with the Microsoft Band

A forthcoming update to the Microsoft Band adds automatic golf-tracking capabilities.
Gogo-s sport headphones

Waterproof wireless fitness-tracking headphones are all you need to workout

Gogo-S is the totally wireless sport music player that hits all the right notes. The headphones are a portable MP3 player and smart activity tracker in one.
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This device may soon help families and children living with night terrors

The Lully Sleep Guardian is designed to prevent night terrors with gentle pulses and vibrations
Bellabeat Leaf

This charming piece of smart jewelry will make you feel like superwoman

Bellabeat made a piece of smart jewelry called the Leaf specifically for women that tracks activity, sleep, stress, breathing, and reproductive cycles.
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How many calories are in that sundae? Google will tell you with the snap of a picture

Google's Im2Calories project is smart enough to calculate calories from mere pictures of food.
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Awair is a smart device that measures your air quality then turns on the purifier

AWAIR has advanced sensors that measure your air quality. With this data, it programs itself based on settings you provide for your home.
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Fitbit trackers prove the most popular, but the Apple Watch also appeals

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Gamers are being targeted by energy drink companies

Energy drinks have a new marketing strategy underway, and its target demographic? Gamers.
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Most of us think ‘smart’ stuff is stupid — can this gizmo help?

Is it time for a smart scale? Or something better like the Skulpt Aim? Regular scales can't measure BMI and calipers are an outdated way to figure your fitness. This is truly smart tech.
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Google Fit will now let you know how many calories you’ve burned throughout the day

Today, the Google Fit app received a major update, which will estimate distance and calories burned.