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Why electronic brain stimulation is trending right now

October 9, 2015

There seems to be no end to the benefits of electronic brain stimulation. Focused thinking, better memory, deeper sleep, relief from depression, reduced stress are among some of the benefits you read about on the internet. In particular, a technique called transcranial direct current stimulation is getting loads of attention from early adopters who rave about its potential and scientists who are trying to unravel what it can and cannot do.

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Average U.S. adult spends 11 hours a day with electronic media

March 11, 2014

Watching TV and listening to the radio are the top two digital activities in the average American adult’s day.

Fifty-eight percent of American adults own smartphones. Pair that with the fact that digital culture permeates almost every aspect of our lives, and we can already assume the average person spends a lot of time with gadgets.

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Healthcare is the ‘perfect storm’, according to cloud experts

December 6, 2012

CloudBeat, the conference focused on how real customers are transitioning to the cloud.

It’s a perfect storm for cloud technology companies that are brave enough to tackle the healthcare industry — there are major challenges and opportunities.

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Electronic drum machine T-shirt

December 15, 2011

Electronic drum machine shirt.

An actual, functioning drum machine on a shirt. A drum machine that contains a real working looper and 9 different kits with seven professional-grade drum sounds each. A drum machine that allows you to record loops that last up to three minutes. A drum machine that comes with a working mini-amp that you can clip to your belt. (video)

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Hi-tech tattoo will monitor patients’ vital signs

August 12, 2011

The sensor is so thin it can be worn comfortably on the skin without the patient noticing it.

Monitoring a patient’s vital signs could soon be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch similar to a temporary tattoo. (Pic and video)

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FDA to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Tobacco

April 26, 2011

A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.

On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.

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Hands-Free Faucets More Contaminated with Bacteria Than Conventional Faucets

April 3, 2011

Hands-free faucets germier than manual ones.

One of the main justifications for hands-free faucets may have just been taken through the wringer by a recent Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report. While one might reasonably expect manual faucets to be germier than those of the hands-free variety on account of all sorts of grubby hands coming into contact with the handle, the team in fact concluded that the opposite may be the case.

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Light-Emitting Technology Affecting Americans’ Sleep

March 7, 2011

95% of the people surveyed reported using some type of electronic device within an hour of bedtime at least a few nights a week.

Americans aren’t getting enough sleep, and technology may be the culprit.

In the National Sleep Foundation’s 2011 Sleep in America poll, out today, 95% of the 1,508 people surveyed reported using some type of electronic device — such as a TV, computer, video game or cellphone — within an hour of bedtime at least a few nights a week.

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Bionic Eyesight Could Become Reality with Electronic Contact Lenses

February 16, 2011

Contact lenses with built-in electronics and an LED, powered wirelessly by RF.

A new generation of contact lenses built with tiny circuits and LEDs could make bionic eyesight a reality. Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created contact lenses with built-in electronics and an LED, powered wirelessly by RF.

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