Wearables
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May 19, 2017
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This week: Exoskeletons for Lowe's employees and Microsoft's watch for Parkinson's patients.
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Quartz
Lowe’s, the second-largest chain of home improvement stores in the US, has given employees a new type of robotic exoskeleton to help them lift heavy items within stores more easily. It's intended to help workers offset some of the strain on their muscles and joints, as they spend large portions of their days picking up and moving heavy and awkward items, such as bags of cement, or 5-gallon buckets of paint.
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TechCrunch
Bragi has some new headphones coming out, and they have more in common with the original Bragi Dash than with the minimal Headphone they launched late last year. The Dash PRO is basically an upgraded version of the original Dash, with up to five hours of battery life (and another five charges possible via the included case). It includes passthrough active audio transparency, like the original, as well as a new codec to help further minimize background white noise, and new foam tips for improved sound isolation in addition to Bragi’s FitSleeves.
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The Verge
Microsoft has created a watch that the company says can help people with Parkinson’s disease write more clearly. The Emma Watch sends vibrations to the brain that help control hand tremors. Microsoft unveiled the watch during its Build conference. It’s only a prototype for now, but it could represent a hopeful step forward in using wearable technology to help those with specific conditions.
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Forbes
Though many critics have been quick to brand kids wearables as tracking devices, their potential is enormous. And it goes well beyond improved health in children and parental peace of mind. Kids wearables do much more than merely monitoring heart rate and motion. They have the power to fundamentally shape a child’s relationship with health and wellbeing, and the ecosystem surrounding them.
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