For now at least, Liftware is just an eating device, but its makers plan to offer additional attachments that can be fitted to the handle in place of a spoon. A fork, a soup spoon, and, perhaps ...

Pat Ferguson's Liftware device comes with a fork attachment. "I can go out to eat and I just take my silverware and unabashedly use it,” says Pat Ferguson of her electronic utensil.

Verily, which introduced the Liftware Level in December, is selling the $195 utensil on its website. The device allows users to remove the head of the spoon and stick a fork in it.

While most of us take the lifting of a spoon to our mouth for granted, it can be a major challenge for people with Parkinson's Disease or other neurodegenerative conditions. It was with those ...

Eating with a fork and spoon is something most of us take for granted. For someone with a hand tremor–such as that caused by Parkinson’s Disease, for instance–it can be a difficult or ...

The company plans to add fork, key, and other attachments for LiftWare early next year. [Image: Lift Labs] ...

Liftware is a smart utensil that cancels tremor movements so those with hand tremors can remain independent and eat with confidence. It started as just a spoon, but a fork attachment will also be ...

The startup will be joining Google X, and it’ll continue to sell its current product, known as Liftware. A fork, soup spoon, and keyholder were all in the works prior to the acquisition, and it ...

The spoon, known as LiftWare, makes constant adjustments in real time to compensate for the tremors. The challenge according to designers was to get the spoon to distinguish shaking from the ...

Shirin Vala, 65, who has essential tremors, uses a Liftware spoon to eat without spilling at her home in Oakland, Calif. The spoons, developed by a San Francisco startup that was recently acquired ...

The San Francisco-based company rolled out Liftware last December and has since been helping anyone with mild, medium, and severe tremors.