StethoMe, a company headquartered in Poznań, Poland, just won the European CE mark for its eponymous digital stethoscope and accompanying software that analyzes recorded sounds for signs of respiratory problems.StethoMe is intended to be used by parents to check on their kids when there are signs of sickness. Instead of immediately bringing the child in for an exam, a parent can perform a basi...

Dealers, investors, and disruptors can up their games to cater to digitally savvy used-car consumers.The digital revolution is disrupting used-car retailing—for the better. This new wave of digital retailing represents more than technology alone because it focuses a spotlight on the importance of the customer experience in the used-car-buying process.As revealed by our proprietary customer res...

ReWalk Robotics, a company with offices in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Yokneam Ilit, Israel, won FDA approval and a CE mark for its ReStore Exo-Suit, clearing the device for sale in the United States and EU countries.The ReStore Exo-Suit had its beginnings at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. It is made of a soft wrap that is placed around a lower leg that is a...

Jaguar Land Rover's sensory steering wheel was dreamed up as part of a research project with Glasgow University.From virtual windshields to transparent roofs to portable steering wheels, Jaguar Land Rover isn't afraid to get a little creative when looking to the future of automotive design. Its latest concept imagines a potentially more intuitive form of turn-by-turn navigation, gently warming...

The backlash against Silicon Valley comes amid a broader movement to rethink antitrust in general and marks the scrambling of the old left-right divide over government intervention in the market.Across the ideological spectrum, the calls are growing louder: Washington must do more to rein in big business.A mounting backlash against technology giants—especially Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’...

Amazon customers can preview shades in selfies. Amazon hopes the tech will make customers more confident in online makeup purchases.Facial recognition is getting more glamorous as ModiFace, the L’Oreal subsidiary that tracks facial features for makeup simulations, is bringing its virtual try-on technology to L’Oreal lipsticks on Amazon.Amazon hopes the tech will make customers more confident...

Making waves at tech conventions around the world, the nreal light is a pretty small device but is also a pretty big deal. Comprising three devices that don’t occupy much space, the nreal light are the smallest, lightest, most comfortable, and undeniably stylish mixed reality glasses we’ve seen.Weighing in at a mere 88 grams (that’s just about as much as a regular pair of sunglasses weigh),...

The redundance of having a sky-borne vehicle named Skai isn’t lost on me, but hey… let’s table that discussion for later because this vehicle is remarkable for quite a few reasons. For starters, it’s all poised to become the standard for intra-city air travel… and here’s my favorite part. It uses hydrogen-cell technology that’s lauded for being absolutely clean and emission-free.With its...

There is a prevailing wisdom that says the stereotypical American consumer can be defined by certain characteristics.Based on what popular culture tells us, as well as years of experiences and data, we all have an idea of what the average consumer might look for in a house, car, restaurant, or shopping center.But as circumstances change, so do consumer tastes – and according to a recent report...