Seal Shield has introduced the world's first iPhone and iPad waterproofing solution with antimicrobial product protection. Seal Shields are form-fitting, polyurethane covers that make iPhones and iPads one hundred percent waterproof, washable and disinfectable. According to a Stanford University study, a cell phone is covered with 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle. Stanford Doctoral student Tim Julian warns, “If you put virus on a surface, like an iPhone, about 30 percent of it will get on your fingertips, and a fair amount of it may go from your fingers to your eyes, mouth or nose, the most likely routes of infection.” Seal Shields make devices impervious to contamination. Unlike bulky cases, Seal Shields are completely invisible, preserving the original Apple design.
 

Symantec's Norton Safety Minder: Mobile Edition is a free app that allows parents to keep an eye on their kids’ smartphone activities. The application is part of Norton Online Family, an online family safety service for PCs and Macs. Through the new app, parents can avail themselves of several tools to teach kids safe and age-appropriate digital habits on their mobile devices. The application provides Web monitoring and blocking features for free, allowing parents to see what sites their kids are visiting and block content they feel is inappropriate. To get started, parents download the app on their child’s Android phone, login to the parent's Norton Online Family account, or create one from within the application, and can then centrally manage the “House Rules” on that device through the onlinefamily.norton.com website. More than a dozen phones can be easily added to the same account at no charge, with unique settings for each, allowing parents a single point to manage varied settings for kids of different ages.
 

A trial has begun in the US for the Jarvik 2000 heart for long-term, permanent support to end-stage congestive heart failure patients who are not candidates for heart transplant. The Jarvik 2000 model in the study has a behind-the-ear connector and has already been used for long-term support by more than 200 patients in Europe, including the longest survival of any heart assist device patient in the world — 7 1/2 years. Jarvik 2000 patients with the behind-the-ear connector may shower and bathe normally and can even go swimming. Depending on the heart's condition and the patient's level of activity, the Jarvik 2000 can be adjusted by the patient to accommodate various activities using a small, external controller.
 

Kidsocial (www.Kidsocial.com) is a social entertainment network just for kids that parents can feel good about. Kids can connect with their real world friends to play games, chat, listen to the latest music, share photos, and much more. Anyone under 13 is always connected to and monitored by a parent, so when children want to connect to a real world friend with a special Friendship Code, the parents will be notified, too. Kids' pages can't be viewed by strangers, and sharing only happens with the approval of both sets of parents. When kids gather on Kidsocial, they can challenge each other for bragging rights in online games, create dozens of cool avatars, watch episodes of their favorite shows or just hang out and chat.
 

HP's first color multifunction printer (MFP) with TopShot Scanning lets users capture images of 3D objects and then use business apps to post them directly to a web page or print them. The HP TopShot Laserjet Pro M275 is designed to capture 3D objects, such as a cupcake or jewelry and convert them into a realistic 2D print. The printer is aimed at small businesses, to allow them to create promotional materials and presentations of their products without requiring an expensive photo shoot. The printer has a camera on top and takes six pictures of the object, then processes those images and puts them together. The printer retails for AED1,499.