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  Scientists develop biological transistor that can command living cells

  By Carl Franzen on March 28, 2013 05:34 pm + 22 comments

  Fully biological computers are getting closer to reality. Scientists at Stanford University today Continue reading…

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  Wireless blood test implant can detect heart attacks early, researchers say

  By Carl Franzen on March 19, 2013 08:03 pm + 23 comments

  Scientists in Switzerland have developed what they say is the smallest medical implant with multiple Continue reading…

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  S Health turns the Galaxy S4 into a full-fledged fitness tracker

  By Bryan Bishop on March 14, 2013 07:30 pm + 35 comments

  Last year Samsung launched its health-tracking app S Health, and the company has a new version that Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's Xbox chief predicts 'we'll all be wearing 10 sensors' in the next decade

  By Tom Warren on March 7, 2013 12:58 pm + 55 comments

  While Microsoft's main investment in sensor technology has been Kinect, the software maker hasn't Continue reading…

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  Valve will hand out Steam Box prototypes 'in the next three to four months'

  By Sean Hollister on March 5, 2013 04:53 pm + 31 comments

  Valve's Gabe Newell said his company wasn't canceling any projects after a recent spate of layoffs, Continue reading…

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  Robotic wheelchair can climb steps, traverse uneven surfaces, turn on the spot

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 15, 2012 05:43 am + 8 comments

  A new wheelchair developed by Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology is able to cope with uneven Continue reading…

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  Wearable tech comes to photography with Autographer, a camera that guesses when the moment is right

  By Dante D'Orazio on September 26, 2012 05:47 pm + 11 comments

  Everyone's heard the expression that the best camera is the one you have with you, but what if you Continue reading…

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  Freescale's tiny 12-axis board demonstrates Windows 8 sensor fusion (hands-on video)

  By Sean Hollister on June 23, 2012 02:06 am + 36 comments

  Digging through our cameras for more footage from Computex 2012, we found this gem: a video Continue reading…

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  Freescale Xtrinsic 12-axis sensor platform hands-on pictures

  on June 22, 2012 09:07 pm

  Here's Freescale's 12-axis sensor platform for Windows 8 devices. Continue reading…

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  Smart glasses producing 3D braille maps could help blind people navigate the world

  By Jamie Keene on May 2, 2012 07:41 am + 4 comments

  Glasses with cameras and other sensors more commonly found in robots could soon be used to help the Continue reading…