Abstract: An apparatus to monitor for hypoglycaemia in a human, the apparatus including: two or more sensors to concurrently measure two or more physical properties over time, the physical properties including one or more temperatures and/or one or more movements of an arm and/or a hand of the human; and an electronic system configured to: receive signals representative of the measured physical properties; and process the received signals to generate an output indicative of hypoglycaemia in the human.

Abstract: A foot-operated audio effects device (10) receives, stores and operates at least one software audio effect plug-in (86). At least two of the audio effect plug-in (86) may be designed to operate under different operating systems. The device (10) may receive multiple audio input streams (38, 40). Users can control at least one parameter of the audio effect plug-ins (86). The device (10) may include a mass storage device (72) which stores audio which has been generated within the device (10). In use, the device (10) may be connected to a computer (110) and software audio effect plug-ins (86) transferred to and stored in the device (10). The computer (110) may be used to configure parameters of the audio effect plug-in (86). Those parameters may be stored within the computer (110).

Abstract: In a retractable case assembly, e.g. for an earphone, a flexible circuit board (FCB) element, preferably having a coiled portion, is used to provide a fixed, good quality, electrical connection between a retractable cable and circuitry that may be mounted on a land portion of the FCB. The circuitry may include a socket for connection to the input/output of a device with which the earphone is to be used, e.g. a mobile phone, portable computing device or personal sound system. The cable may be wound about a take-up reel, and the FCB coil may be wound in the opporite direction within the reel, so that as the cable is extended or retracted, the FCB coil expands or contracts. The reel may be biased to retract the cable by a spring. A microswitch may signal when the cable is extended.