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A free, personalized Internet-based ID system offers a novel way of tracking down lost items with a greater sense of security. Found In Town sends registered users a key chain and stickers with the Chicago-based company’s website and a personalized serial number, or FIT code. The user than affixes the FIT information to personal items [...]
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IPhone Glucose Monitor Helps Manage Diabetes
December 14th, 2011 
admin The FDA approved a glucose monitor that plugs into the iPhone, showing that mobile devices are increasingly become health-monitoring tools. Developed by Sanofi and AgaMatrix, the iBGStar is the first blood glucose monitoring system to connect directly to the iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing people with diabetes to quickly test glucose levels and get immediate [...]
RIM Helps Surveillance in India
October 29th, 2011 admin RIM is struggling to assist the Indian government in monitoring suspected terrorists’ communications, attempting to balance user privacy with governmental regulations. The Canadian handset-maker reportedly set up a facility in Mumbai to help Indian authorities keep tabs on suspicious individuals. The facility’s launch came after the government threatened to ban RIM’s services in the country [...]
Web Browsing Helps Productivity, Study Says
August 22nd, 2011 admin People who browse websites while they work may be more alert than those who stay offline, suggesting employers may improve workplace productivity by allowing employees more unfettered Web access. The study, conducted by two Singapore researchers, showed Web browsing refreshes tired workers and enhances their performance. Other activities, such as making personal phone calls, texting, [...]
Nintendo Wii Helps Stroke-Patients Recover
August 19th, 2011 admin Researchers are developing an at-home rehabilitation system for stroke patients using Nintendo’s Wii gaming console, as technology continues to show promise in improving health care. University of Notre Dame researchers are developing the Wehab program, which uses cloud computing, Web cameras and specially designed Wii games to allow stroke patients to retrain their bodies to [...]
Mobile Software Helps Build Emergency Data Network
August 11th, 2011 admin A new mobile phone app may be the key to facilitating communication if other routes are closed, establishing an emergency data network when traditional networks aren’t functioning. To solve this problem, computer scientist Thomas Wilhem developed software called Auto-BAHN that lets data hop from phone to phone. When networks are down, people can send messages [...]
WellDoc App Helps Manage Diabetes
August 3rd, 2011 admin A clinical study revealed WellDoc, a new mobile app, helps manage diabetes to reduce blood sugar levels, as collection of medical data on mobile apps takes a leap forward. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine monitored patients with type-2 diabetes to track, and test, their blood sugar levels. The WellDoc Diabetes Manager [...]
Mobile Game Subscription Helps Carriers Gain App Business
July 18th, 2011 admin A new mobile game subscription service aims to help consumers navigate the unwieldy Android game market while giving carriers a bigger presence in the growing app business. New York-based Exent recently launched its GameTanium Mobile “games on demand” service, which offers unlimited game play of popular games on Android for $5 a month. Android smartphone [...]
Facebook Helps Parents Snoop, But Kids Are Fighting Back
July 15th, 2011 admin Parents are increasingly using Facebook to keep tabs on their children, but a recent survey reports kids are catching on, in another example of how social media is part of the eternal cat-and-mouse game of child-rearing. U.K. security firm Bullguard reported more than half of parents surveyed said they keep an eye on their children [...]
Google’s Aid to Japan Helps Country, Company
July 12th, 2011 admin Google is putting technology to work in Japan following the massive earthquake and tsunami that crippled the country, a move that could benefit both Japan and the Mountain View, Calif.-based company. Google Maps’ Street View cameras are photographing tsunami-ravaged streets in Japan, recording both the devastation and reconstruction efforts. The company’s “Person Finder” also helps [...]
