Most of us might don't have to think twice about how we feed ourselves, but for people with limited movement in their hands and arms, dinnertime can be a frustrating and messy experience. Aimed at ...

At first glimpse, the Liftware almost seems like a novelty gadget: an electronic spoon stuffed full of smartphone motion sensors and accelerometers. But the problem that the Liftware is trying to ...

Until she began using a high-tech spoon called Liftware, Stephanie Mendel was embarrassed to dine at restaurants or at friends’ homes because her hands shook from a condition called essential tremors.

Google has purchased Lift Labs, which produces battery-operated utensils that make it easier for people with essential tremor or Parkinson’s disease to eat their meals. Parkinson’s patients’ hands ...