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  Aisin adds eye tracking, heart rate monitor, and breathing detector to in-car warning system

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 28, 2012 07:37 am + 3 comments

  Vehicle component manufacturer Aisin Seiki’s newest Intelligent Transportation System can tell not Continue reading…

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  IBM aims to bring weight-loss gamification to the workplace

  By Amar Toor on May 14, 2012 03:35 am + 10 comments

  There are plenty of incentive-based fitness apps on the market today, but IBM has taken a slightly Continue reading…

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  California organ donor registry links 800 percent spike in registrations to new Facebook feature

  By Sean Hollister on May 1, 2012 09:20 pm + 25 comments

  This morning, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new update for Facebook that lets users publicly declare Continue reading…

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  Mark Zuckerberg announces organ donation feature for Facebook, inspired by Steve Jobs

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 1, 2012 06:14 am + 89 comments

  Facebook is now making it possible for its millions of users to publicly declare their organ donor Continue reading…

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  MAGEC: treating scoliosis non-invasively with magnets

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 25, 2012 03:20 am + 2 comments

  Going to the hospital every few months for painful spinal surgery is an awful way to have to spend Continue reading…

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  Study says exercise won't save you from the effects of sitting too much

  By T.C. Sottek on April 22, 2012 09:34 am + 67 comments

  Sitting down is common in the age of cubicles and computers, but there's been a growing discussion Continue reading…

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  Virtually enlarged food tricks Japanese dieters into eating less

  By Sam Byford on April 13, 2012 04:32 am + 15 comments

  A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a pair of "glasses" aimed to aid dieters by making Continue reading…

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  Israeli law forces publications to disclose photoshopping of models

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 22, 2012 02:09 pm + 34 comments

  A law passed in Israel this week requires publications to note when an image has been edited to make Continue reading…

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  New Fitbit Android app matches iOS version's features and failures

  By Ryan Heise on March 20, 2012 07:14 am + 2 comments

  The Fitbit Ultra remains one of our favourite personal stat-tracking devices, even though it's now f Continue reading…

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  Tek Robotic Mobilization Device helps paraplegics stand, huge improvement over the wheelchair

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 19, 2012 09:42 pm + 6 comments

  If you've ever spent any significant amount of time with a wheelchair user, you'll know that the Continue reading…