GlassesOff

GlassesOff aims to eliminate reading glasses with brain training

By Jonah Comstock 05:25 am January 23, 2014

Israeli neuroscience technology company GlassesOff has announced its first iPad app, just a month after the company launched its iOS app for iPhones and iPods. The apps help users eliminate dependency on reading glasses by "enhancing the image processing function in the visual cortex of the brain," according to the company. Within the app, users can play intensive visual stimulation games...

How the government regulates fitness apps

By Brian Dolan 02:32 am October 13, 2011

The Wall Street Journal published a report last summer that questioned whether "toning" sneakers like Skechers Shape-Ups or Reebok's EasyTones really help users get in better shape. The article included two links to case studies on the respective sneaker makers' sites that touted the various fitness benefits provided by the sneakers. The sneakermakers actually asked the WSJ to update the article...