Smart spoon helps shaky hands eat in comfort

Something as simple as eating a bowl of soup can be an ordeal for someone with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative illness that causes muscle tremors.

Yet in the past few years, technology companies have been coming up with innovative designs for so-called inclusive cutlery, which allow people to eat unassisted in comfort.

The Gyenno Spoon, for example, was designed in southern China and went into mass production last summer. So far, more than 6,000 units have been sold online in 10 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.