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Elderly, Parkinson’s patients get a hand from a buzzy belt

A high-tech belt and a phone app may one day help Parkinson’s patients and the elderly stay on their feet. Researchers at the University of Houston are developing Smarter Balance System, an app with a sensor-equipped belt that records patients’ movements and sends feedback via vibrations to guide them through a series of balance exercises. “The smartphone application records and …

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Did Microsoft reveal plans for an iPad Touch Cover?

Documents on a Microsoft download page reveal that the company might be working on a Touch Cover for the iPad. The page was first spotted by the German site WinFuture. In documents Microsoft posted in April, an “iPad Touch Cover (Model 1719)” is listed as a device containing lithium batteries, along with the HoloLens, Surface tablets and other products. That could …

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