Fitbit activates female health tracking on the Versa and Ionic

Two months ago, when Fitbit unveiled its Versa smartwatch, the company also announced an upcoming feature called "Female health tracking" that would launch in May. Now that we're a week into the month, Fitbit is ready to roll it out. The new tool is...

Who needs a smart tampon when you have common sense?

​I wasn't surprised two weeks ago when I was invited to see an early demo of a so-called smart tampon. I am, after all, one of few women who write for Engadget. Indeed, as I would later find out, the founder of this startup, called my.Flow, had no pl...

Livia Claims to Stop Period Pains with Electricity

While I can’t speak from direct experience, period pains can be pretty terrible. That said, we guys feel the pain too, since the ladies often give us hell when Aunt Flo is visiting. Some women take painkillers to deal with it, but maybe there is a better way. The creators of this IndieGogo project think so.

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The idea is to give women a solution that doesn’t involve any chemicals. Livia uses electric pulses to soothe the pain instead. The idea is that Livia will block the pain signals from reaching your brain by “closing the pain gates”. From what I’ve seen, this is definitely something that women would love to try if it works as advertised.

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So is it science or BS? We have no idea, but we know that this works by sticking two electrodes on your belly and activating it. For $85 you can find out if it really works, once the device eventually ships, that is.

[via Nupuedocreer via OhGizmo!]

ICYMI: Self-driving taxis, menstruation tech and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: The self-driving car service Robot Taxi is planning on testing in Japan soon and if all goes well, will roll out legitimate taxi services within the next five years. A new product techs out the cup some women use whi...