USB and bluetooth technology feature heavily in two new handheld glucose meters for diabetes patients. Bayer's CONTOUR USB not only provides on the spot analysis of blood samples using simple test strips, it can be plugged directly into a computer for further analysis and storage. While it isn't...

One of the more limiting factors of prosthetic hands has been the inability of users to manipulate individual fingers to accomplish simple tasks such as picking up a mug or turning a page. Now, a new device from Touch Bionics promises to improve the quality of life with ProDigit, a combination of prosthetic...

A revolutionary bluetooth stethoscope has scooped the Popular Science Innovation of the Year Award, 2009. The Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 with Zargis Cardioscan software transmits heart sounds to a doctor’s PC by Bluetooth, while the Cardioscan software renders a near real-time graphical...