Syrup medications have their advantages, but that whole over-the-cap plastic dosing cup is a design drag!Small, delicate, easily misplaced and hard to read, it’s particularly problematic for anyone with bad eyesight, hand tremors, or even forgetfulness due to Alzheimers.AutoMed+ offers a solution in the form of an innovative smart oral syrup package. This bottle features a built-in, interactiv...

Three efforts could kick-start progress to get more women in leadership positions.The case for gender diversity is compelling, but McKinsey research—including a new report, Women Matter 2016: Reinventing the workplace to unlock the potential of gender diversity—shows many companies are struggling to ensure women are represented fairly in top management. Progress toward parity remains slow. In...

While many say CES 2017 was somewhat of a lackluster year for any sort of major breakthrough in technology, one key theme has been the increasingly ubiquitous use of voice assistants for devices of all types. This week, a number of major tech brands announced that upcoming versions of their products will be equipped with Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana. LG will soon have Alexa built into its...

The cost of living is going up all over, but in these 20 cities it is downright hard to get by if you aren’t a millionaire.Using data curated from Numbeo, we’re taking you on a trip around the world to 20 of the most expensive tourist destinations and exploring how locals spend their hard-earned money. We’ve put together several maps and graphs to show you who’s paying the most, where it’s...

Kino-mo's Hypervsn displays uses LED-based technology, which allows the "holograms" to be clearly seen at a distance, even under brightly-lit conditions.Marketers are always on the lookout for the latest way to grab a potential customer's attention – something that's not easy in our sensory-overloaded, distraction-laden world. But London-based tech startup, Kino-mo, had no trouble turning head...

The SmartUV is an ultraviolet camera for smartphones.Visible light – the light that we see with our unaided eyes – reflects off the outer layer of the skin. Ultraviolet light, however, penetrates below to the second layer. It was with this in mind that Korean tech firm Nurugo created the SmartUV. Currently being showcased at CES, it's a UV-imaging camera that can be plugged into a smartphone,...

BANGKOK Ron Hose was leading a successful life as an entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist in Palo Alto, California, in 2012 when he had an epiphany: The place for innovation was not in the heart of Silicon Valley, but in Asia.The American computer scientist was thinking about how to make "positive social impacts" through founding and supporting startups. At the same time, he was shocked to re...

Soft and 3D-printed micromachines can be implanted in the body to deliver doses of a chemo drug.When Swiss watchmakers invented the Geneva drive, a two-geared mechanism that produces precise ticks forward, they probably never imagined that bioengineers would one day craft a 15-millimeter version out of squishy hydrogel. But then, they weren’t trying to make a biocompatible micromachine that co...

Young Jo In , the designer of the award winning project Smart Prosthetic Hand:SPH by Young Jo In explains, This design resolves the physical problem which occurs when one uses smart phone with an artificial hand. The smart device is attached to the prosthetic hand to eliminate the risk of dropping the device. The product allows the users to operate the device with the other free hand, thereby c...