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Wearable sensors gamify physical therapy
The Valedo is the latest wearable healthcare offering to gamify exercise — this time, for back-pain sufferers.
Service uses smartphone data to improve mental health treatment
Ginger.io has launched a grant-funded project to treat patients in Utah, the most depressed state in America .
The dead can now pass on Bitcoin and Twitter followers in their will
UK startup Planned Departure helps protect digital legacies, securely storing digital currencies and online assets for loved ones or nonprofits named in the will.
Dudr turns smartphone photography into a 24-hour social game
Dudr is a gamified social photo app that encourages groups of friends or guests to take 24 snaps over 24 hours, with the results collected in a shared photo stream.
Gadget library rents out wearables
Lumoid now rent out cutting edge wearables for free, so consumers can try them out before they buy them.
Autonomous robot is personal assistant, cameraman and home security system in one
Personal Robot, the latest humanoid AI device from Robotbase, adds autonomous navigation and emotion recognition to its long list of helpful capabilities.
Computer games help players confront cancer and learn about native Alaskan heritage
Two more indie computer games build on the promise of beautiful, educational gaming.
Charity transforms empty bank vault into community maker space
3Space has partnered with Barclays Bank to create free community spaces in their disused properties around the UK.
App gives friendship advice based on user’s heart rate
Pplkpr is an app, synched to a wearable device, which monitors users’ responses to their acquaintances and acts on their behalf.
Smart device tells waiting staff when to serve customers
In Spain, Omni Brain Lab have developed the Owl — a smart device which enhances and monitors customers’ purchasing experiences.
Interactive music video gets viewers talking about depression
“Replace the Face” brings viewers together to watch an evocative music video — and provides a space to talk about it afterwards.
Self-destructing book vanishes after 24 hours
Best selling author James Patterson has released 1000 self-destructing digital copies of his latest thriller, which vanish after 24 hours.
Two squirts of Sprayable Sleep will help insomniacs catch some zzzs
Sprayable Sleep is a skin spray that claims to send users into a slumber within an hour, without the side effects of typical sleeping pills.
In Portugal, WiFi vehicles could create truly smart cities
Veniam turns moving vehicles into WiFi hotspots which can connect to each other and the cloud.
Solar-powered EV charging made easy for apartment blocks
In San Francisco, Powertree Services enable apartments to offer EV charging and solar power at no extra cost to building owners.
Charitable techies can now donate their skills to nonprofits in need
The platform #charity enables IT professionals to donate their time and tech skills to nonprofits, saving those organizations much needed funds.
A stand-in mother for time-poor students
Pittsburgh-based Another Mother takes on basic tasks for busy young people.
Fun package delivers monthly projects to get kids coding
Bitsbox is a subscription service that gives kids a choice of fun app projects to create each month.
Platform lets customers talk to any local business via text
Customers can text local businesses for free with social messaging platform
Volunteers can lend their eyes to the blind via video chat app
Be My Eyes enables sighted volunteers around the world to provide assistance to blind people via an in-app live video connection.
Movable homes for young people could fill derelict lots in expensive cities
Ready made two story units can fill derelict sites temporarily — housing Amsterdam’s young graduates at an affordable rate.