A watch for essential tremor
Essential tremor is pretty common – it affects about 1% of us. And more-so as we age: about 20% of those of 90 are affected. It causes shaking, usually in both hands (unlike Parkinson’s, whose pathology is very different and which is usually one-sided) and it gets worse with stress (or when you really don’t want to be shaking – like if you’re drinking a cup of hot tea).
This is a watch to help essential tremor. Cleared by the FDA this week, it’s called Felix (made by Fasikl – based in Minnesota). The best thing is to watch it go – it’s pretty impressive!
How it works is genuinely fascinating:
