Tag: Medical
Is 3D printing the future of medicine? Intel seems to think so.
Apple and Sony tool up for the forthcoming medical gadget war: Will an Apple a day keep the doctor away?
Whilst we're here wondering if the next big thing is going to be wearables or, god forbid, pointlessly curvy tellies, the big tech corporations seem to have different ideas as in recent days both Apple and Sony have been spotted…
Steve Jobs email to Apple staff reveals medical leave of absence
Steve Jobs is to take a period of medical leave from his post at Apple, citing medical concerns as his reasoning. Though the nature of his state of health has not been stated, Jobs will be handing over the majority…
Google now mapping the human body too
They've mapped most of the urbanised world with their Street View maps, are aiming to digitise every book ever published, and now Google are turning their hand to a bit of biology. The Google Body Browser is the latest addition…
Wii-like motion tech may help rehabilitate stroke survivors
Patients suffering from the after-effects of surviving a stroke may soon find help in the most unlikely of places. A study conducted by a team at City University London seems to suggest that motion technologies found in the likes of…
IcePhone – concept mobile with triple-flip
This is pinteresting- a concept mobile phone from a company called “The Medical Phone Ltd”. It’s a triple-flip device complete with touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, and a third ‘function panel’. It runs Windows Mobile and features GPS, A 3.1 megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi. It runs Windows Mobile 6.0, and features ‘ctrl-alt-delete’ functionality, appararently, which seems a rather strange feature to highlight.
The IcePhone began life as a medical/survival device, and it still retains some of that functionality. There’s one-button access to call 999, your nearest hospital and your doctor simultaneously. It’ll be available in Thailand ‘soon’, but they reckon they’ll have it out in the UK before May next year. The bad news? It’ll be retailing at £670 or so. Pricy.
IcePhone (via BGR)
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Walking about to get easier – and fun! – with the Honda Walking Assist Device
Poor old walking is on the decline. Sitting down has enjoyed a massive period of growth over recent decades, relegating walking to the preserve of people whose cars have broken and the poor who can’t afford cars in the first place.
Well, walking’s about to strike back!
Just revealed by boffins at Honda is this – the Walking Assist Device. A simple mechanical gadget that supports your body weight…
Excessive Internet use and online gaming should be treated as mental disorder
Whoa that’s heavy! And you thought that spending ten hours a day online was a harmless pursuit? Hmm, well perhaps not.
An American Journal of Psychiatry editorial suggests that Internet addiction, defined as “excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations and e-mail/text messaging”, is a common compulsive-impulsive disorder which should be added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders publication, psychology’s official dictionary of mental illnesses…
Think PC hacking is bad? How about heart hacking… wirelessly?
Computers have been open to hacking attacks for years now, but most people generally think of the PC sitting on their desk, or a supercomputer tucked away in a bank vault, or cybercriminals hacking in to the Pentagon…
How about hacking medical devices designed to regulate a heartbeat?
Computer security researchers in the US found that it was possible to “hack” a Medtronic’s Maximo combination defibrillator and pacemaker, by placing it within two inches of some very expensive ($30,000 worth of) lab equipment and reprogramming it to either shut down or to deliver fatal jolts of electricity…
Fisher's Travel SOS and Zaptag partner to provide USB 'medical emergency' flash drive
Back in July we reported on the Zaptag USB memory stick that allows wearers to store vital medical information for use by medical professionals in an emergency. Now Fisher's Travel SOS have announced a partnership with Zaptag that will make…