Only in Japan. You turn up to an Intel keynote presentation expecting to hear the processor giant talking shop, perhaps showing off the odd device packing one of its chips. What you don't expect is to see a "first of its kind" robot system called HAL...

Now we're not saying that you should go and lick that exposed wire in the cupboard under your stairs, we're merely presenting the facts from the science bods at Oxford University who have revealed that gentle electrical stimulation to your brain can...

Many of us associate Qualcomm with mobile tech, the Brew MP OS, Snapdragon processors and the like, but, obviously, there's much more to the company than that.

Indeed, its expertise in wireless technology, and relevant chipset manufacture,...

Swallowable pills that contain sensors could be just around the corner. A company called Proteus Biomedical is working with Qualcomm to build both pills and patches that can monitor your vital signs and send them to a mobile device.

The idea...

A startup called RidRx has created an adaptor that'll allow you to mod an old stethoscope into a fully-functioning iPhone or iPod touch-enabled version of the heartbeat detector. It comes with a phone dock/holder and an app that will record and analyse...

The Star Trek Tricorder, a device that allows medics to check their patients in the field in the sci-fi TV show, took a step closer to becoming reality today thanks to a new device being shown off by General Electric in the US.

The device,...

A new lifesaving device has been launched for kids suffering from diabetes.

The Glucoboy is claimed to be the first ever glucose level measuring machine to be designed specifically for children, teenagers and the "young at heart".