Smartphone does Vital Signs
Hold the Phone for Vital Signs WPI researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor. October 6, 2011 — An iPhone app that measures the user’s heart rate is not only a popular feature with…
TeleHealth: The Doctor Will See You Now, Remotely
There’s a fairly new option for after-hours medical care that connects you with practitioners anytime, anywhere. It’s called Telehealth or Telemedicine, and it’s offered by companies like American Well, MyNowClinic, and OptumHealth. Hospitals already use high-speed Internet…
Telikin Touch Screen Computer
The Telikin touch-screen computer features an all-in-one design optimized for seniors. It forgoes the Microsoft Windows operating system for a custom version of Linux [ouch] and is billed as “quite possibly the world’s easiest computer.” [Apple…