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ADVANCED BALANCE SYSTEMS IMPROVES BALANCE WITH WALKASINS
Loss of sensation in the feet increases the incidence of falls in people over 65. WalkasinsTM is a novel insole for the shoe that uses vibrations to help improve balance. Trials have shown that users walked with more confidence and the immediate benefits of wearing WalkasinsTM are comparable to 3 to 6 months of exercise therapy. Advanced Balance Systems were one of the five winners of the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups 2011 competition in the UK.
Advanced Balance Systems Ltd
www.walkasins.co.uk
ELLEXUS MAKES INSTALLATION ON THE CLOUD A BREEZE
Installing new software and migrating systems to the cloud is to become easier with Breeze, a unique dependency tracing software tool from Ellexus. Colourful graphics are used to show how your program interacts with your computer so you can solve installation issues or help your customers solve a problem remotely. It works like an x-ray into the program showing what the system looks like inside so engineers can see the cause of a problem easily. Such is the power of Breeze that its first customer is microchip-giant, ARM.
Ellexus
www.ellexus.com
FONLEAP GIVES ACCESS TO YOUR DIGITAL LIFE ON ANY DEVICE
Cambridge start-up Fonleap has made it possible to work on any computer as though it was your own, without relying on remote access. A normal smartphone is used to transport the whole state of a desktop from one computer to the next. You can leave one computer, and can resume on a different one, with your desktop, files and applications exactly as you left them.
Fonleap
http://www.ellexus.com
HANDY ELEPHANT HELPS SAVVY NETWORKERS MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
A Cambridge entrepreneur has developed a productivity app that extends the skills used to maintain stable relationships in the real world into social networking. Benjamin F. Wirtz, founder of Handy Elephant, says it is not communications technology but the capacity of the brain that limits the number of stable relationships you can maintain.
Handy Elephant
www.handyelephant.com
SKALENE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOP BLACK BOX FOR CARS
An innovative black box for cars that will help drivers save fuel and improve safety has been developed by Skalene Technologies. Using a simple ‘mood light’ to indicate how efficiently the car is being driven coupled with the ability to store up to a year’s worth of driving data, the sophisticated device has the potential to improve driver performance.
Skalene Technologies
www.skalene.com