Apple unveils a $329 iPad that features the tech giant’s new A13 Bionic Chip

Apple hosted its annual product event on Tuesday, which opened with the unveiling of a new iPad that is three times more powerful than a Chrome book and six times more powerful than an Android Tablet. The iPad features the tech giant’s new A13 Bionic Chip, giving it 20 percent faster performance than its predecessor with … Read more

Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’

The hand of God: Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’ Dan Cant, 42, saved a man’s life on a boat holiday despite only having one arm His son Aaron searched online and found a company that makes bionic arms Vicar, who lost right forearm in 2005, … Read more

Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’

The hand of God: Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’ Dan Cant, 42, saved a man’s life on a boat holiday despite only having one arm His son Aaron searched online and found a company that makes bionic arms Vicar, who lost right forearm in 2005, … Read more

Tearful moment six-year-old girl born with a missing forearm is told she’s getting a ‘bionic’ limb

This is the moment a six-year-old girl bursts into tears of joy at learning she is getting a bionic arm after crowdfunding raised £10,000.   Eloise Clark, from Lincoln, was overcome with emotion when her mother Charlotte, 27, confirmed they had raised the money needed in just eight days. Heartwarming footage filmed by Charlotte shows Eloise, whose left arm … Read more

Tearful moment six-year-old girl born with a missing forearm is told she’s getting a ‘bionic’ limb

This is the heartwarming moment a six-year-old girl is overcome with emotion when she discovers she has raised the £10,000 needed to have a bionic arm fitted.  Footage shows Eloise Clark, from Lincoln in Lincolnshire, burst into tears of joy after her mother Charlotte, 27, confirms they have raised the money needed for her new state-of-the-art prosthetic in … Read more

Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD GPU betters A14 Bionic in early benchmarks

Samsung has reportedly joined forces with AMD to integrate its new Exynos SoCs with AMD GPUs. In best case scenario, one would expect this combination to set new records that consumers would actually benefit from. Early reports coming in have us filled with hope already. The forthcoming chipset with AMD graphics has appeared to beat … Read more

Man builds a bionic hand using AI after three years of research 

A Texan man has built his own bionic hand using artificial intelligence (AI) after three years of research.  After finding most bionic hands can cost up to $150,000, Ryan Saavedra, 27, set out to create one at a fraction of the cost.  The prosthetic he created, called the Globally Available Robotic Arm (GARA), measures electrical … Read more

Pianist, 80, gets emotional as he plays piano with new bionic gloves after years of disibility

An internationally renowned pianist who lost dexterity in his hands — and the ability to play his instrument — is finally able to perform again after being fitting with bionic gloves. Returning to his passion after two decades of limitations was undoubtedly an emotional moment for 80-year-old conductor João Carlos Martins, who was left unable … Read more

Human trials of ‘bionic eye’ which links directly to a chip in the brain and could cure blindness

It has been more than 10 years in the making, but scientists are preparing to implant a ‘bionic eye’ in a human subject. Researchers at Monash University have developed wireless implants that sit on the surface of the brain, which are said to restore vision to the blind. Called Gennaris bionic vision system, it includes … Read more

Bionic eye, sensitive as human retina, may give sight to millions

A bionic eye that is as sensitive as the human retina could give millions of people the chance to see again — and will be available in just five years, a study reports. Named EC-EYE — short for ‘ElectroChemical EYE’ — the eerie bio-mimetic device is around an inch wide and was built by researchers … Read more