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The collaboration includes health chatbot and population health tools to empower patients and providers, and efforts to advance UPMC's immunology research.

Called Color Binoculars, it uses filters and the iPhone's camera to see the differences between colors, if not the colors themselves.

The system is designed to deliver more objective measurements, while also enabling patients to perform these tests from their homes.

There's also the new, slightly revamped exercise tile, which should make it easier to track calorie burn, heart rate and the duration of an exercise.

The device, which provides audio prompts and directional clues with a help of a Bluetooth-connected smartphone, has been redesigned to sit over the ears.

Combining the technology of Microsoft Kinect with proprietary software, researchers are looking to address common problems that affect imaging results.

Right now, Microsoft's strategy is "Mobile First, Cloud First" but because of all the changes in the market, there's gotta be room to add "Health First" to the mix.

The $249 wearable packs more sensors than any other comparable device, plus Cortana personal assistant; is that enough to convince users to buy one?

The new wearable device is expected to be announced on October 6th, when we'll also see some other products, including the Surface Pro 4 tablet-laptop hybrid.

The invention presumes using a pair of Kinect cameras that send the dimensional data to another device that recreates the shape in the real world.