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The GyroGlove is a cordless thin-and-light wearable hand stabilizer. It’s powered by a battery, with a tiny integrated controller that drives a precession hinge and turntable, and a responsive gyroscope . The gyroscope isn’t a detector — it’s an effector. And it has to move “silently and reliably at thousands of RPM.” With a motion disorder like Parkinson’s, the impedance of a person’s normal movements is a major detractor from quality of life. That’s why the device has to be so light, and why the ...

The Birkin Bag has earned an average annual value increase of 14.2% over the last 25 years!

Luxury online retail platform Baghunter claims that if you’re deciding between investing in gold, the S&P 500, or a Birkin, go with the Birkin bag. Baghunter compared the three ...

● First Lady Obama. I freaking love you. That tangerine dress is gorgeous on you."

● "I'm treating this last State of the Union just like my first - because I'm still just as hungry. I hope you tune in, because it's for you." -POTUS

● Fun fact: After tonight, Obama will be the 6th president to deliver 8 ‪#‎StateOfTheUnion‬ speeches.

● Fixing immigration system.

● "Food ...

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES—The dealer’s hands move quickly as he dispenses small vials from the waistband of his shorts, his front pockets bulging from the weight of coins and small bills. From his back pocket, he hands out syringes or collects them. Occasionally, he uses the t-shirt slung over his shoulder to wipe away the beads of sweat that made his goatee glisten.

The shanty where he works—a small room full to bursting with people—is home to one of Cebu’s many “shooting galleries,” ...

Paris (AFP) - The Philippines became the first Asian country on Tuesday to approve the sale of the world's first-ever dengue vaccine.

Dengvaxia, manufactured by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, secured its first regulatory approval in Mexico a fortnight ago and is currently being reviewed by around 20 countries in Asia and Latin America.

It is hoped the drug could eventually help prevent millions of deaths from dengue, the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease. ...

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Fear of a fungal infestation endangering banana plantations has local banana growers asking the Philippine government for help in fighting Panama disease, or Fusarium wilt, in order to save the country’s export revenues.
The Philippines is the number one exporter of bananas to China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, making bananas the Philippines’ second top dollar-earner next to coconut with $720 million in total export earnings for fresh Cavendish banana last year alone.
The ...