There are plenty of incentive-based fitness apps on the market today, but IBM has taken a slightly different approach to weight loss gamification, with a monetized program that could bring competitive Continue reading…
This morning, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new update for Facebook that lets users publicly declare their organ donor status. About six hours later, California's official organ donor registry announced Continue reading…
Facebook is now making it possible for its millions of users to publicly declare their organ donor status on their timelines. The move has the potential to help the over 114,000 people in the US and Continue reading…
Going to the hospital every few months for painful spinal surgery is an awful way to have to spend your teenage years, but for thousands of adolescents with severe scoliosis, it's better than the Continue reading…
Sitting down is common in the age of cubicles and computers, but there's been a growing discussion in recent years about its dangers. A new study that examined the habits of 222,497 Australian adults Continue reading…
A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a pair of "glasses" aimed to aid dieters by making food appear up to 50 percent larger than it really is. The video eyewear processes the image to Continue reading…
A law passed in Israel this week requires publications to note when an image has been edited to make a model appear thinner, and also bans models deemed as underweight from appearing in Continue reading…
The Fitbit Ultra remains one of our favourite personal stat-tracking devices, even though it's now facing some stiff competition. But while iOS users were able to log their Fitbit data in a native app Continue reading…
If you've ever spent any significant amount of time with a wheelchair user, you'll know that the tool isn't the perfect design — it often gets in the way, and it is difficult to get in and out of. Continue reading…
It’s around 8 o’clock in the evening on the Paramount Studios backlot, and I’m standing at the edge of the high-fall tower, eyeing the ground down below. The stunt coordinator to my right tells Continue reading…
