Fall prediction is one of the ‘holy grails’ in aging in place and this new device developed by a team drawn from Virginia Tech’s Locomotion Research Lab (lead) and the University of Virginia is worth noting. The ROOP-Alert (Remote Observation
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This is a detailed ‘top 10’ that may or may not change a practice, but if you’re a physician with an iPad (30%, with 28% looking to buy in the next six months–Manhattan Research), you may want to look into
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The week in mobile finished up with one last bombshell…and a rousing Bronx cheer in the markets for the once mighty Hewlett-Packard. Its CEO’s 180 degree decision to spin off their hardware business (over 12 months!) and concentrate on software
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This is the most interesting robots article editor Steve has read for a long time, and does encourage one to think yes, robots could be the future of telecare (see Robosoft report). Technologist Paul Marks reports in New Scientist on
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The videoconferencing war heats up with Cisco introducing a low-cost option, but it’s limited to eight people. Presumably it’s just in the US, but this eWeek item does not make it clear. No big implications for telehealth monitoring yet, but
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The news that Simon Arnold is now Tunstall’s UK and Ireland Managing Director is confirmed by changes to the management team listing on the website. (No press release yet, apparently). Jon Lowe, who was the MD since 2003, has scaled
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Skyguard, which launched in 2000, has extended its GPS panic-button and Blackberry app UK service for customers who are travelling in 34 European countries, the Russian Federation and South Africa. The international service is an £18.00 per month add-on to
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HealthStartup is an initiative of westartup, a community of early-stage entrepreneurs, their mentors and investors. “By deepening the focus on healthcare startups with a series of events we ‘re aiming to create a more hospitable climate for development of young
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In an explanation of the US Government’s encouragement of the adoption of electronic health records, Brad M Pruitt, writing for the Rady Business Journal, focuses on the potential bonanza for companies that will eventually dominate the market. He also sets
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The BBC just catching up on a story we first brought you over a year ago…but worth recalling for its ‘pointer to the future’ possibilities, nonetheless. Electronic tattoo ‘could revolutionise patient monitoring’ (BBC) Nano-ink tattoos could monitor diabetes (TA June
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