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Victoria Song

Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech

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    A wearable gaming glove for stroke patients.

    I’m at CES Unveiled, and the Palmplug is a neat little wearable glove. There’s sensors on each finger for hand tracking, haptic feedback, and LED lights so you can have visual cues too.

    There’s a lot of potential applications (VR is an obvious one) but the one I found most interesting is TheraPlay. It pairs the Palmplug’s hand tracking with a health tech game that helps stroke patients regain mobility. While the patient gets to play a game, their doctor gets metrics to see how recovery is going.

    Person wearing Palmplug at CES Unveiled
    The white parts light up too.
    Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge
    Victoria Song
    Victoria Song
    Why the ITC denied staying the Apple Watch ban.

    The ITC’s opinion on the Apple Watch ban has been unsealed. You can read it at the link below, but there are no big surprises. The gist is the ITC didn’t think Apple proved it would suffer irreparable harm if the ban went through.

    But the saga isn’t over yet. Shortly after the ban went into effect, a federal appeals court issued a temporary pause, meaning you can still buy the Series 9 and Ultra. Right now, Apple’s waiting to hear back if proposed changes to the Apple Watch will render this patent beef moot.

    ITC Apple opinion

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    The food you buy probably has plastic in it.

    Consumer Reports is back with another sobering investigation into the bisphenols and phthalates — chemicals known as plasticizers — in common supermarket and fast foods. CR found that despite growing evidence that these chemicals ain’t too great for your health, they were found “in almost every food” at high levels.

    The report is a good read into how these chemicals get into our food, what it means, and what’s being done about it. Personally, I’m mourning that Wendy’s crispy chicken nuggets have a whopping 33,980 phthalates per serving.

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    Victoria Song
    Strava users are still hangin’ onto their old Garmins.

    In the age of planned obsolescence, Strava’s annual Year in Sport Trend report has uncovered a surprising factoid: The most popular smartwatch among its users worldwide is the Garmin Forerunner 235 — a device that launched waaaaay back in 2015.

    In the US, it’s the slightly newer Garmin Forerunner 245 Music. For reference, we’re now on the Forerunner 265.

    Garmin users really weren’t kidding about wanting long battery life.

    Why the Apple Watch is being banned — and how Apple can avoid it

    At this point, experts say the ITC’s import ban is highly likely, but what does that actually mean for Apple long term?

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