After a careful analysis and consideration, we are pleased to present the finalists of the seventh annual Medical Weblog Awards. But first, a few notes. Voting will begin this coming Thursday, February 3, 2011 and will close 12 midnight on Sunday, February 13, 2011 (EST). We will have instructions, voting booths, and further details here [...]
Already available in Taiwan, ASUS’ brand new notepad/e-Book reader ‘Eee Note EA800‘ is finally making its way to European market in February. The device will be sold for 259 Euro (about $ 355). In case you didn’t remember, the Eee Note EA800 packs an 8-inch 768 x 1024 64-greyscale display, a Marvell processor, a 2.0-megapixel [...]
Lille, France based Osyris Medical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its LipoControl system for lipolysis. The LipoControl system uses a 980nm laser to break down fat deposits. Using magnetic tracking, the LipoControl can also provide real-time imaging of the target area, and can compensate for movement. Some features from the product page: •Real-time visualization [...]
Did you ever wonder why the Egyptians built the pyramids? It wasn’t because the desert was too boring, but they were tombs for the pharaohs. In the case of this particular concept design known as Lunar Cubit, these pyramids could be built for the purposes of solar energy. Lunar Cubit is the winning entry in [...]
Sorin Group announced today that its Perceval S Aortic Valve replacement has been CE marked. Unlike traditional heart valve replacements, the Perceval S is self-anchoring, which means that it does not need to be sutured into place. Because no sutures are required, using the Perceval S results in reduced procedure time for aortic valve replacements. [...]
In advance of Google’s Honeycomb deep dive scheduled for this Wednesday February 2, I wanted to do a quick analysis of what Honeycomb means for the tablet market. I’ve been working with a number of the current Android tablets in the 7-inch range and have reached several conclusions about the form factor which I will [...]
Back in the days where there was no such thing as a rice cooker, you had to figure it out through experience. How much water do you put inside so that the rice doesn’t end up as porridge? Just how long should you cook the rice under a stove, and when do you turn off [...]
I’ve seen some remote controls with lots of buttons before but this is ridiculous! This forthcoming Samsung remote has regular numeric type remote buttons on one side and a QWERTY keyboard on the back side. It makes sense because if you’ve ever tried to search for anything on your TV/Cable box using the onscreen keyboard [...]
Sanho has officially announced the availability of Sanho HyperDrive. Designed for iPad, this new portable HDD comes bundled with some powerful specifications. The Sanho HyperDrive HDD connects to your iPad via USB camera connection kit and provides up to 1TB of storage capacities, enabling up to 40GB of transfers on a single charge. The 1TB [...]
LG’s G-Slate got a teasingly brief show on-stage with T-Mobile back at CES 2011, then flashed its 3D camera array in a K-Pop music video, and now the tablet has cropped up again online. MysteryGuitarMan has managed to acquire the Honeycomb slate but seems reluctant to do more than just whip it in front of [...]