VTech is stepping outdoors with its latest toy line, Kidiactive, which adds electronic features to the flying disc, the ball and the skipping rope. The VTech Talking Disc features a recording button and four funny face buttons for ...
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Mookie has unveiled its toy line based on the popular bee-based pre-school show The Hive. On show at Olympia are the interactive play-sets The Honeybee Hive and The Honeydew School, which will be available from March at Argos. With The ...
Net income fell 11% to $264m. Texas Instruments (TI) has reported a 13% decline in its fourth quarter revenue to $2.98bn compared to $3.4bn it reported during thecorresponding period last year. The company's net income declined 11% to ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Teleflex's ARROW UltraQuik peripheral nerve block (PNB) needles. UltraQuik PNB needles help clinicians to increase overall block success, while using ...
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US-based packaging company, Rieke Dispensing has launched a new RS3 dispenser design, specifically designed for the cosmetics industry. Its design features a look to complement the luxury and beauty image of products such as liquids to ...
Premier Healthcare Alliance has awarded a group purchasing contract to EndoChoice to provide its gastroenterology products. As per the agreement effective from 1 February 2013, Premier's members will gain access to EndoChoice's ...
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Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
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Wireless remote monitoring devices will be used by more than 1.8 million people worldwide in four years, representing a six-fold increase in adoption of telehealth technology, according to a new study by InMedica, part of research firm IHS. ...
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year. The U.S. government will spend nearly ...
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A NASA spacecraft is sending back evidence that a deep crater on Mars once held a groundwater-fed lake. The information is further evidence that the Red Planet has a history of water. Last fall, NASA scientists discovered evidence ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved L300 neurostimulation system, designed for treating children suffering from foot drop. The neuromuscular stimulation device, which also helps in treating children suffering from ...
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Now you can recover your DNA in real-time, as your gel runs, with the new DNA-VIEW Electrophoresis System from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. This versatile, portable, self contained horizontal gel electrophoresis system has an adapted lid, ...
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A research group has fabricated what it claims is the world's first LED that emits warm-white light using a single phosphor. A group of researchers at the University of Georgia, together with other collaborators, have developed a new ...
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Many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the Virut malware were disabled last week in a coordinated takedown effort, Spamhaus, an organization dedicated to fighting spam, announced Saturday. ...
Two iPhone hackers hinted they're making progress towards developing a new jailbreak for the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. One of the hackers, who goes by "@pod2g" on Twitter, wrote on Sunday that they found two "new ...
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