iPhone Can Detect Ear Infection

Researchers have developed an iPhone accessory they call the Remotoscope to turn an iPhone into an otoscope -- that thing doctors usually put into your ear to peer inside.

The Remotoscope puts a scope over the lens and flash on an iPhone making it easy to take pictures of a child's ear canal, while an app magnifies the image and sends it to a pediatrician. The idea is that parents could take images daily so that the pediatrician could monitor the infection, hopefully reducing the need to prescribe antibiotics.

Remotoscope is undergoing clinical trials at this time, with the university researchers hoping to publish their results by year-end. Unfortunately for parents everywhere, there's no hint at when the handy accessory may hit the market.

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X Out – Acne Meds Go High Tech

Oh the joys of adolescent acne, with few very lucky exceptions, who among us didn’t suffer with at least a few dreaded teenage pimples? I remember making a much bigger deal out of the occasional zit than it actually was, and I guess that’s what being young is all about. Who knew when you got to be an adult you’d have a whole lot more to worry about.

Nonetheless, the makers of Proactiv, arguably one of the most recognized, televised and utilized acne meds of our time has developed an new medication aimed specifically at teens. X Out, which incorporates a nifty high tech idea in order to help teens recognize the recommended two minute wash time for the best acne blasting results. Each bottle of X Out Wash-In Treatment has a QR code can be scanned with a Smartphone that will automatically direct you to the X Out Daily Distraction, which is a new two-minute video that will change everyday. So whether it’s magic tricks, fashion tips, sports tricks or comedy, X Out provides you with just the right amount of entertainment for your 2 minute wash time and will then (hopefully) also provide you with super clean, blemish free skin.

X Out exfoliates with tiny scrubbing beads and contains 8.5% benzoyl peroxide, it is dermatologist tested, non-comedogenic and is paraben and sulfate-free, so it’s suitable for all skin types and you can use the same face wash as a mask or a spot treatment. Hey! that’s different.

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