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Behind the scenes: WIRED Health 2015 hands-on clinic

This article was first published in the August 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online

Delegates could explore and interact with a wide range of new healthcare products and devices, including:

Insulin Angel

Diabetics can use Insulin Angel to track the temperature and location of their insulin by attaching the device to their medication. Developed by a diabetic, it will tell you where you've left your meds and monitor the temperature to make sure the insulin doesn't get so hot that it loses efficacy, or freeze if you're on a ski trip.

TAO Wellness Chair

An armchair with built-in strength-training equipment, the TAO Wellness Chair tracks the calories you are burning as you exercise. To strengthen your core, pull or push on the arms to control various games on an attached tablet. You may be seated, but it's far from easy.

LUMO

Design student Anna Wojdecka invented this hand-held device to help blind people. By shining a light on to any surface it can read what's on it and will turn graphics into vibrations and sounds, in real time. Run the pen-like tool across the page, cross a line and it will vibrate; touch a colour and it will sing -- single notes for primary colours and chords for secondary.

Carbon Black Wheelchair

This wheelchair made almost entirely out of F1-spec carbon fibre, is lightweight (8.5kg) and has naturally occurring shock-absorbent properties. Each chair is custom built to the measurements of its user, keeping the design minimalist, and can be easily taken apart without the need for tools.

PIP

This handheld biosensor measures your stress levels by monitoring the electrical properties of the skin as you hold it between your thumb and forefinger. The data is sent to an app on your smartphone. Integrated games use your stress levels to control characters; the more you de-stress, the faster they move.

Other exhibitors at the clinic

  • MedCity

  • Elvie

  • Alternative Limb Project

  • Lumo Lift

  • Cupris Health

  • Milonizer

  • MIRA

  • Starstim

  • MinION

  • Brain Map

  • Qardio devices

  • TAO WellShell

  • The BRUISE Suit

  • MYRUN

  • Microsoft Band

  • Withings

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