The time is near when mHealth and wearables are taken to the next level as medical implants are swallowed or sewn into our bodies.
But what will happen when we cease to wear wearables? Will doctors be able to monitor our every move remotely or perhaps give us a pill to swallow that’s actually a mini Mars Rover through our systems? What seemed like sci-fi until recently is being tested and soon coming to a body near you.
Currently in testing are some amazing medical advances....
Could an app a day can keep the doctor away?
Prevention is always better than cure, which in itself is about developing good habits. Since smart phones are our constant companions, they are the best health coaches we could ever have. Here are three examples.
According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) figures, 60% of people in England with a chronic medical condition, such as diabetes, fail to follow their treatment and medication regimes. This might be because of fear, denial or a lack of understanding....
Alexa, the Amazon assistant, is integrated into a General Electric lamp that makes conversation more invisible than ever.
Jeff Bezos’ and Amazon’s plan to overtake our homes continues to move full speed ahead. What began with smart listening speakers has transcended to become designer furnishings that are completely integrated with the rest of the components in our homes. General Electric has designed an ultra-energy efficient LED lamp that includes Alexa in its interior, the same Alexa from the Amazon Echo.
Its functions are the same as those expected from a smart speaker. To do...
It’s impossible to shy away from the latest digital technology. The fact is, it’s become an integral part of humanity. We spend every day of our lives consuming media through computers, tablets, smartphones and other internet-connected gadgets.
With these devices, everything is at our fingertips. If you want to listen to a new CD, you just have to download an app like Apple Music or Spotify. And if you want to watch a movie, you simply need a Netflix subscription. To keep in touch with...
Each week, we’ll publish a recurring feature where we highlight the top 5 pieces of industry news that you need to keep an eye on.
1. What are ‘phone seismometers’?
‘Phone seismometers’ may just have shown their true value. An app that turns your smartphone into a way to detect earthquakes has been downloaded over 200K times to date. Called MyShake, it was launched on Android in February this year. The app is sensitive enough to record even smaller earthquakes with a minor magnitude of 2.5. Read the piece here.
2. Tech-for-good –...
Connected technologies are disrupting the business world dramatically and making it more easier than ever for people to run their own companies. However, the potential doesn’t just come from atypical devices such as laptops, tablet PCs and smartphones.
There’s plenty more innovation out there creating waves in a range of different industries. Beacon technology is a prime example, and it’s attracting significant interest from companies all over the world. These are Bluetooth-based devices that can broadcast or receive data within close proximity.
In most instances, beacon...
Companies that neglect to bring the Internet of Things, wearables and mobile into their marketing mix are going to find themselves in the same boat as businesses that last decade resisted creating websites—sinking fast. For now, let’s forget the science fiction-like future where we will be eventually able to have brands implanted in more than our memory, and focus on how marketing can and will be reshaped by wearables. In fact, we could venture to bet that wearables have changed marketing more than probably anything...
Connected technologies, from more common devices like smartphones to obscure examples like smart locks, are revolutionising the way we live and work in many different ways. But can it also transform the way we learn?
As humans, we spend an awful lot of time learning. There’s no doubt that before you entered your adult life and career, you went through years of schooling. In most countries, this process is lengthy, and sometimes it can also be old-fashioned.
While you can’t rule out dusty textbooks out completely, internet-connected...
Advanced technology, however you look at it, is quickly taking over the whole world. There are already billions of devices connected to the internet, from smartphones to cars. And the number of smart devices will keep growing as the years go by.
These devices are all packed with sensors that are capable of processing large amounts of data, such as weather information, social media posts, phone call logs, purchase records and multimedia graphics. Pretty much everything you do is logged in some shape or form.
As you...
Occupational therapy app keeps patients on the road to recovery
The mobile phone is the most wonderful invention ever. It has done more to alleviate poverty and disease in the developing nations than anything else. Ever. Between 1990 and 2010, 1.2 billion people were officially lifted out of poverty – according to the World Bank’s definition – primarily as a result of better access to jobs, markets, banking and medical information for the first time. It was cheap mobile phones that made this difference. One wonders...
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