Dutch start-up wins in Vegas

The start-up Siren Care has to develop its high-tech socks won the TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield.

The socks are a godsend for diabetics. Thanks to small electronic sensors, the temperature is measured at different points of the foot. This can ulcers be predicted before they emerge.

Competitors in the contest website TechCrunch were a wearable which monitors labor in pregnant women, sensors on construction sites to monitor the risk of fire, water and mold damage, and a device that can identify different pills.