A new kind of fitness tracking device, Cor makes regular, at-home blood testing possible. Users press a cartridge to their skin for a blood test and drop it into the device. Results are processed in five minutes and sent to the smartphone app. The company founder has impressive credentials and funding on Indiegogo is exceeding the goal, but the results of clinical trials remain unpublished.
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Managing chronic pain has always been difficult and prescription drugs bring side effects and risks, but Quell is a wearable nerve stimulation device that works with an app to automate a more natural kind of pain relief.
This tech startup is revolutionizing sound with “Active Listening” earbuds that can add real-time effects and modifications to the audio around you, change its volume, cancel background noise, balance it, and even mimic other environments like a concert hall. Based on the interest received on Kickstarter and its 2016 SXSW Interactive award, they may be on to something.
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The Bios Urn, touted as a way to turn cremated remains into a tree, has gotten a lot of play on social media. Now Bios is Kickstarting a complimentary planter and monitoring system that syncs with a smartphone app to keep a close eye on the growth of the tree.
the goTenna device allows you to text or send your location through an Andriod or iOS app even when you have strayed far enough from civilization that you lose cell service. The startup has announced Series A funding and a partnership with the outdoor chain REI.
These companies, four of which are startups themselves, are creating sleep technology designed to track sleep habits, fight insomnia, and make the bed more comfortable. With all this tech, sleeplessness should be a thing of the past.
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