People who face difficulties swallowing food and drink can soon expect relief from their suffering with the development of a new device that assists swallowing.

Hi-tech robot marks a new era for heart surgery

The treatment of heart disease is entering a new era: Bangkok Heart Hospital has imported advanced new technologies to provide patients with better and more accurate medical attention.

INTERNET ROUNDUP: Seal services

Hardcore gamers should check out Seal Online, the website for the newly released online game of the same name. In addition to subscribing to play the game, the site provides a variety of online game services, gamer activities and a roundup of new technology for online gamers.

IT streamlines Swedish tsunami rescue operations

When it comes to disasters, information technology – especially the Internet – has proven itself to be a valuable tool in enhancing rescue efforts. Suchalee Pongprasert visited Phuket to see how a Swedish team used technology to rescue and identify victims of last month's tsunami.

Sipa, Nectec champion open source software

The Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa) is working with the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) to encourage the widespread use of open source software, hoping that local versions of open source suites can be brought into widespread use in both the public and private sectors – especially among small and medium-sized enterprises.

Thailand embraces space technology

In two and a half years’ time, Thailand will have fully embraced space technology by becoming the first Asia-Pacific nation to launch a small Earth-observation satellite, named Theos.

NEW GADGETS: Sensational snaps

For those looking for a pocket-sized hi-tech camera capable of capturing video footage, the Sony Cyber-shot Digital DSC-M1 might take your fancy. The DSC-M1 can display images at 3X with its optical zoom and capture high-resolution photos as large as 5.1 megapixels, or 640x480 digital video at 30 frames per second with stereo sound. It also features a hybrid recording mode that captures both still images and five seconds of video before you press the shutter and three seconds after.