A GyroGlove that counters tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease contains inner workings that spin faster than a jet turbine, and its creators at GyroGear are keen to reduce its size in future versions<\/p>\n
Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled.<\/b><\/p>\n
At bay for best casino no deposit bonus<\/a> the moment were tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease affecting her muscle control.<\/strong><\/p>\n She could do things others take for granted, like write crisply with a pen or hold a cup of coffee without spilling.<\/p>\n The reprieve shared by the Canadian woman at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas came thanks to a GyroGlove.<\/p>\n “It’s a life changer for me,” said Wilson-Garrett, describing how GyroGlove stopped tremors that make seemingly simple tasks like getting dressed a challenge.<\/p>\n GyroGear has built the world’s most advanced hand stabilizer, with strategic partners that include Chinese technology group Foxconn, according to founder Dr. Faii Ong.<\/p>\n The key to GyroGlove is an attached gyroscope about the size of a hockey puck but with a disk inside that spins faster than a jet engine turbine, according to Ong.<\/p>\n “That glove is made in the same factory that makes your MacBook Pros,” Ong said, referring to Foxconn being a supplier for Silicon Valley superstar Apple.<\/p>\n The plan is to miniaturize the gyroscope with future iterations of the glove.<\/i><\/u><\/p>\n “We want to bring the focus away from the disease and back onto the fact that this is human life we are talking about,” Ong said.<\/p>\n “That is what tech should do; it’s more important to focus back on ourselves as people and to understand how we can actually make people’s lives better.”<\/p>\n – Gadget guide dog –<\/b><\/p>\n Massachusetts-based GyroGear was one of an array of companies at CES seeking to use tech to improve life for people with infirmities or disabilities<\/p>\n Startups like Glidance and stalwarts like Amazon were among companies packed into a section of the Venetian hotel and casino<\/a> displaying technology meant to improve life for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n Glidance founder Amos Miller, who lost his vision early in life, demonstrated a compact, two-wheeled device that acts as a guide dog of sorts for walkers who can’t see.<\/p>\n Glide can be given a destination and lead the way for someone holding its handle, or be easily pushed along sensing obstacles and steering users along safe routes.<\/p>\n “You simply walk, and the wheels will steer,” Miller told AFP as he demonstrated the device.<\/b><\/p>\n “I can tell it where to go if I want, but it will resist me bumping into anything.”<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n The Seattle-based startup plans to launch a beta program for Glide later this year and make it as easy to afford as a smartphone.<\/p>\n Another Seattle startup called OneCourt has created what looks like a toy sized replica of an American football field which converts real-time updates from a sports match into vibrations.<\/p>\n Visually impaired sports fans can place a hand on the faux field to feel action playing out in a game online slot machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n The device can work with a gamut of sports including tennis, hockey, and American football.<\/u><\/i><\/p>\n