Microsoft's Emma Watch is a game-changer for people with Parkinson's

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Smartwatches may not be as hot as they used to be, but that doesn't mean wrist-worn wearables are dead altogether.

Far from it, actually. Take the Emma Watch, a wrist wearable created by Microsoft Research Innovation Director Haiyan Zhang that's designed to help reduce the hand tremors people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease suffer from.

With the Emma Watch, Zhang was able to help graphic designer Emma Lawton, who has Parkinson's, write and sketch again. 

It's this mission to use technology to empower the human condition that is at the heart of everything Microsoft does, CEO Satya Nadella said at this year's Build developers conference. Read more...

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Microsoft's Emma Watch is a game-changer for people with Parkinson's Microsoft's Emma Watch is a game-changer for people with Parkinson's Reviewed by mimisabreena on Thursday, May 11, 2017 Rating: 5

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