By David Ponce
It's not easy being blind. Especially when you're trying to, say, send a letter. Typical Braille typewriters are pretty expensive, though of course, there' also computers. But both of these are a lot more...
By Andrew Liszewski
The handSteady cup holder was designed by Chris Peacock to allow persons suffering from uncontrollable hand tremors to drink from a glass without the fear of spilling or dropping it as a result of their condition. The...
By David Ponce
Stephen Hawking might just have gotten yet another lease on life with the MyTobii P10, a portable computer that does not require any form of tactile input; instead, it relies on precise eye-tracking technology.
Tobii is a Swedish...
By Andrew Liszewski
A group of four mechanical engineering students at Johns Hopkins University have come up with a cheap hand-held braille writer as a result of a class project that challenged them to create such an instrument for under...
By Andrew Liszewski
The DryEar was designed by Dr. Hamilton Collins who is apparently a well-known ear, nose and throat specialist to help combat Swimmers Ear and other ear infections. Since they're normally caused by excess moisture that remains in...
By Andrew Liszewski
Bang & Olufsen apparently has a subsidiary called Medicom solely devoted to designing and developing products for the medical industry. One of Medicom's innovations that has already made it to the market is the E3000 Stethoscope which...
By David Ponce
There you go. What better way to start the day and enjoy your coffee/breakfast than by looking at some gross medical pictures? Huh? This sight for sore eyes is a nail being Trephinated (aka trepanated,...
By Andrew Liszewski
Depending on where you stand in terms of the actual benefits of acupuncture this may seem like the greatest device ever or you may choose to spend your money on a big box of placebos instead. Either...
By Andrew Liszewski
Here I am feeling guilty for sitting at a computer all day and worrying about the inevitable carpal tunnel syndrome when it turns out that even those living an extreme lifestyle like off-road mountain bikers share the...