I don’t know about others, but I always feel that whenever I’m in deep sleep, my morning alarm starts buzzing. Wish there was some kind of device which would know when to exactly wake me up. Seems like my prayers have been answered. Bio alarm clocks are amazing. They are designed to wake sleepers at the perfect time. The clocks detect brainwaves or body movements and are programmed to wake sleepers during light sleep, which occurs periodically through the night. Consumers who used Sleeptracker, which is worn on the wrist felt that they have already been awake for some time, and the clock just let them knows it.

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Otologics, of Boulder, CO have developed hearing aids which are practically invisible. I know you are wondering that if they are invisible then how they work. Actually they are fully implantable device that will soon change the world of hearing loss. Millions of people wear hearing aids which have made life comfortable for them. However these aids have some limitations like hearing impaired can’t wear them while showering or swimming and most models are hard to wear while sleeping. But the new kind of hearing aid will overcome these problems. It’s invisible and waterproof because all of its circuitry including its battery and microphone is in the user’s head. A survey has also found out that the device not only improved their hearing, but also sounded more natural than their old hearing aid. The only problem is that are all these benefits worth taking the risk associated with required surgery. Now that’s the call the user has to take.

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It’s a definite change for all those people with hearing problem, who are tired of moving around with their boring white, grey or black hearing aids. Well, Widex diamond-encrusted solid 24-carat gold hearing aid is definitely going to give them golden ears. Agreed this diamond-encrusted solid gold bling craze has gone to far, but for those filthy rich people with hearing problems, this 220 diamonds studded hearing aid is the thing.

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For all you diabetic patient who are fed up with their test kits and finger pricking to test blood, can in few years get rid of them as Charmr a new concept device that combines an insulin pump and monitor into one in an effort to give those with diabetes with a much more modern look an added functionality in delivery of treatment. The new design is not only very cool and sleek but also more discreet than older style, box-like pumps. The patient can attach a small stick like device around his neck that would act as a monitor and control for the pump. The device would communicate wirelessly with the pump and be totally waterproof and suitable for exercise. The control would also act as a means to select the insulin dosage using a sequence of easy to follow screens and even recommends the dosage needed. This slimline design which resembles an MP3 could be used by the user to check their blood glucose levels anywhere and administer a dosage of insulin without drawing attention to themselves.

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There have been various groups researching the energetic potential of sugar for use as batteries, but it is Sony who has developed a biological battery powered by sugar. Unlike other similar batteries, Sony says it has accomplished the world’s highest power output for passive-type bio batteries. By using carbohydrates and enzymes to create power the battery attained a power output of 50 milliwatts enough to control music play back on a memory-type Walkman. Sony explained the mechanism- new cathode structure efficiently supplies oxygen to the electrode while making certain that the appropriate water content is maintained. Optimizing the electrolyte for these two technologies has enabled these power output levels to be reached.

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A producer of industrial control systems Festos, with the help of in-house technology successfully created a robotic arm ‘Airic’s_arm’ which is based on the combination of mechatronics and the biological model of a human being. The Airic’s_arm is a powered robotic arm fixed with artificial bones and muscles. The bone structure incorporates human bones such as ulna and radius, metacarpal bone and finger bone, shoulder joint and shoulder blade – joints that do not occur as such in the technical world – is moved via 30 muscles. The muscles used are Fluidic Muscle, which are already a part of Festo products.

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