With our ever-increasing elderly population in America, technology has provided us with devices that give the elderly, their loved ones and their doctors peace of mind. One device that may soon make a great impact is the Smart Device.
This device can for example, take a person's blood pressure, temperature or respiration rate the minute a person steps into his or her house -- then transmit it immediately and automatically to doctors or family. And with the number of elderly living alone in America rising every year, this can be a good thing.
The ability to also receive email or text updates from smart devices may also eliminate the need for doctor's visits and helps doctors prioritize patient loads. While the idea of using technology to provide medical care at a distance is nothing new, offering this kind of user-friendly device to consumers, and especially the elderly, can most definitely make life more easy for all involved.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
New Technology for Older People
Friday, July 27, 2007
Nikola Tesla's Dream May Come True
I've been doing some research on Nikola Tesla and have done up some graphic design work that speaks to his genius (I'll post some here soon) and it seems that wireless electricity may come to fruition.
The pessimistic side of me says power/electricity won't be free as Nikola Tesla wanted it to be. The image to the left is of the unfinished Wardenclyffe tower, which was to be Tesla's design for wireless transmission to power the world. J.P. Morgan ponied up the funds to have this completed but when Tesla frowned at Morgan's question about how he can stick a meter to it and make money off the thing, arguments ensued and J.P. Morgan stopped funding altogether.
Here's how wireless power could work for a laptop:
1) Power from mains to antenna, which is made of copper
2) Antenna resonates at a frequency of 6.4MHz, emitting electromagnetic waves
3) 'Tails' of energy from antenna 'tunnel' up to 5m (16.4ft)
4) Electricity picked up by laptop's antenna, which must also be resonating at 6.4MHz. Energy used to re-charge device
5) Energy not transferred to laptop re-absorbed by source antenna. People/other objects not affected as not resonating at 6.4MHz
Camera, Lights... Hologram!
This is creative high "techery" at its finest. I wonder if they do UFOs?
Tread Wisely
Hey what’s doing? I’m sure many of you have used a dating service at one time or another. I read that about 40 million singles use the internet to meet new people. While many have found success and there significant other through online dating or social networking sites, there are some pretty bad horror stories as well.
If you need peace of mind and use these dating sites frequently, it might be a good idea to let others know your whereabouts, contact info, phone numbers, time limits, etc. in case something bad happens on your date.
One company has created a ‘personal emergency notification system’ for the dating world - Secure Singles.
Basically, you submit details about your date, and a text alert is sent out to friends, family and authorities if you don’t cancel it. If it happens that you’ve been kidnapped for instance, the details of your date are made known to whoever you included in your contact list.
Users can also add a 'Secure Singles Seal' to their online profiles to ward off anyone with bad intentions. What’s really cool is that users can schedule text messages to be sent to themselves during a date to offer an easy way out if they feel uncomfortable.
The service, which is currently free, was developed by Secure Networks, a team of safety-concious parents and single professionals who wanted to make it safer to meet online suitors offline.
Kids having fun, being Capitalists
Hey what’s going on? Now I’m not for child labor at all. But if you find your child to be quite the little entrepreneur, why not help them learn, pass the time during summer break, and earn a little bit of cash. They’ll probably thank you for it later on and they won’t be spoiled little brats because they’ve learnt the value of a buck.
I remember visiting a family friend years ago and their son who had to be not more than 8 years old was trying to sell me some of his stuff. I mean he was selling a wallet, key chain, hot wheels, books and the list goes on. He was pretty persistent and after every rejection he’d come back with another product and go into much detail about it. I’m not sure where he learned about selling but this kid had product knowledge and knew about F.A.B. or features, advantages and benefits. This is something I learned much later in life at a sporting goods store. I wonder if he’s in real estate now or something?
I came across this bank in the Netherlands, Dutch Postbank (part of the ING Group), that has a campaign aimed at aspiring young entrepreneurs. This program teaches kids about money, responsibility and the ABCs of doing business (including non-profit ventures). It goes a little something like this:
1) Children open up an Easy Blue Bank Account and receive a briefcase full of material needed for marketing their business. This includes material for printing their own t-shirts, flyers, business cards, flyers, and more.
2) Then they go online, log on to bizznizz.postbank.nl and decide what type of business they want to run. This can be mowing lawns, washing cars, snow clearing, etc.
3) Then it’s time to pick a business name, create a logo, print the ads and distribute them in the neighborhood.
4) When your child has completed their first job they log back on to the website and print an invoice for the customer, get the cash and make the deposit.
I wish they had this program when I was a kid!
