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  • Engadget Podcast Ep 21: Ooh Las Vegas

    by 
    Billy Steele
    Billy Steele
    01.05.2017

    Associate editor Billy Steele, senior editor Nicole Lee and deputy managing editor James Trew join host Terrence O'Brien to talk about the early trends emerging from CES. It's only the first day of the show, but there's already been plenty of announcements, press conferences and lots of lost sleep. One of the most immediate things you'll notice on the show floor is that everything has voice control this year, even garbage cans. And tons of companies are rushing to integrate Alexa into cars, washing machines and refrigerators. The panel will also talk about the best and worst things they've seen so far.

  • This wearable uses tiny needles to analyze glucose levels

    by 
    Billy Steele
    Billy Steele
    01.03.2017

    There are a lot of things that suck about being diabetic. At the top of the list is having to prick your finger several times per day to check your glucose level. Yes, I'm speaking from experience. Continuous glucose monitors that constantly beam stats to your phone via Bluetooth are already on the market, and the FDA recently approved the first automated insulin system for Type 1 diabetics. However, biomedical company PKvitality has a different solution. And it's one that you wear on your wrist.