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e long-standing
recommendation by pediatricians
and health professionals has
advised parents to limit children's
screen time in front of the
computer. Now new research
suggests that allowing little
ones to spend some time on
interactive learning games could
both improve knowledge and
analytical ability as well as brain
flexibility and poor eyesight.
e learning games, accessed
through a smart phone or tablet,
offers children games and apps
that test their knowledge in
areas from natural sciences to
mathematics. Even with the green
light to learn digitally, the long-
term effects of excessive screen
time are still under review.
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Screen Time
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TECHNOLOGY
Apple Hermes Watch
A snugly worn earpiece could become the latest fertility device to track menstruation
and ovulation cycles. e program, known as YONO Fertility Friend, measures BBT,
or Basal Body Temperature, along with other hormones. BBT is the lowest resting
body temperature that rises and fall over the course of the month, signaling when a
woman is most fertile. YONO will track BBT while the patient sleeps and transfer
the data to an Android or iPhone device where the user can be read the bio data over
morning coffee. e YONO device is available via Kickstarter for a pledge of $99.
HEALTH
Fertility
If you need a little more personal luxury with your Apple Watch, the newest
version features a leather band designed by uber luxury brand Hermès.
ough the price tag is significantly
less than the customary $3,000 for
most Hermès watches, the Apple
fashioned one will still cost you.
Available in two styles, the
Hermès "Single Tour" wraps
around the wrist one time
and costs $1,100 while the
"Double Tour" leather band
is priced at $1,250. e Hermès Apple Watch debuts in
October.
