Neowin News Feed for: Pacemaker

Scientists summon ultrasonic tech that charges devices through water and even skin

Sayan Sen — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:16:01 +0000

Thanks to new research, an ultrasonic tech has been developed that sneaks through skin and water to wirelessly charge devices. Read more...

This "smaller than a single grain of rice" light-powered pacemaker is the world's smallest

Sayan Sen — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:10:01 +0000

The "world's smallest pacemaker" has been developed, and it is even "smaller than a single grain of rice". It needs light for activation. Read more...

Apple warns about having the iPhone 12 close to pacemakers

Usama Jawad — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:54:01 +0000

Apple has published a public advisory about iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories, confirming that they emit relatively stronger electromagnetic fields which may interfere with critical medical devices. Read more...

7 Days: A week of the Essential Android, Windows 10 Mobile PCs, and Winsider mayhem

Andy Weir — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 11:30:04 +0000

From Skype's Snappy refresh and Xbox gaming galore, to PS3 production, Prime parachutes, hacking pacemakers, and the death of the Northstar, it's our handy walkthrough of the week's top tech news. Read more...

Over 8,000 bugs found in pacemaker codes, leaving them vulnerable to hackers

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Tue, 30 May 2017 12:18:01 +0000

Research conducted by cyber security firm WhiteScope, has found the pacemaker programmers from four different major manufacturers are vulnerable to 8,000 different bugs that hackers could exploit. Read more...