Wearable acts like a breathalyzer, measures alcohol levels using your skin

A new wearable from startup BACTrack is designed to monitor the alcohol levels in your body. Called BACTrack Skyn, this wearable makes use of fuel cell technology to measure the amount of alcohol in you. It makes use of similar technology law enforcement uses. But this doesn’t give a real-time readout since it takes around 45 minutes for alcohol consumed to be transmitted to your skin. But what it can detect is the recent drinking history of someone, which could be used by medical practitioners as well as researchers and even help people who are being treated for alcohol abuse. The Skyn connects to a smartphone app via Bluetooth, so it could also warn you if you’ve drank too much to drive or to send messages to family and friends if you’ve been trying to remain sober and alcohol is found in your system.

The Skyn won first place at a National Institutes of Health competition and won a US$200,000 grand prize. It hasn’t been tested or approved by the FDA yet but the company is already offering pre-orders for a limited release this fall.

Source: SlashGear

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Panasonic promises to keep up with Tesla Model 3 demand

Panasonic is ready to put in the work and the money to make sure they meet the demand for batteries of the Tesla Model 3. Panasonic is pouring in US$1.6 billion into the Gigafactory needed to for the production of the batteries. The Japanese electronics company promises it will “do [its] best” to speed up investment so Tesla can meet its accelerated production goals. Right now, Tesla plans to make 500,000 cars per year by 2018 instead of 2020.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that Panasonic is willing to spend on this partnership as they also stand to profit from the flood of Model 3 sales. This move also shows a major shift in strategy for Panasonic as this’ll have them moving away from being dependent on the volatile consumer electronics market and into the relatively stable car industry. We can’t say yet if the Model 3 will fare well in the market but this gives Panasonic a way in to the industry.

Source: Engadget

Bigger troubles lie ahead in ‘Star Trek Beyond’

The newest trailer for the Star Trek Beyond is looking very promising. There’s a tone of uncertainty from Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew take on an enemy that’s unlike anything they have faced before. There’s a lot of tension and a hint of humor that we hope extends to the rest of the movie. Fast & Furious filmmaker Justin Lin takes on the director role from J.J. Abrams in this third film of the reboot series. Paramount is probably hoping he can work his magic on the franchise in the same way he did when he took over the Fast & Furious films. The script is written by Simon Pegg (who plays Montgomery Scott in the series), Doug Jung, Roberto Orci, John D. Payne, and Patrick McKay. It stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Pegg, Karl Urban, and Anton Yelchin.

Source: Deadline