New product news – Cisco’s new Integrated Services Router (ISR) announced August 23, “dovetails with Cisco officials’ idea of the “Internet of things” putting networking capabilities into machines not normally connected to the Internet, from ATMs and refrigerators to GPS… Read moreCisco unveils small router for M2M communications

On 9th and 10th November 2011 in Barcelona the UK’s Trade and Investment Barcelona office and the Catalan Ministry of Health (TicSalut Foundation) are holding their third Technology for Health Workshop. TICSalut sets the technology guidelines for public hospitals and… Read moreSpanish opportunity for UK telehealth companies

We have already flagged up that it is possible to hack an insulin pump [TA 11 Aug] and the following item explains the process more, extending the warning to cars: “Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors… Read moreHacking remote devices

Good news for the suppliers of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring equipment and services – the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has endorsed the use of 24 hour monitoring of patients with suspected hypertension as a cost-saving… Read moreAmbulatory BP monitoring boost in UK

A Whole System Demonstrator pilot (WSD) pre-publication teaser from Professor Stanton Newman, principal investigator for the WSD, speaking to GP paper Pulse: He said that the results, due to be submitted to the DH in October ahead of publication in… Read moreWhole System Demonstrator pilot could "significantly change how GPs interact with their patients"

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… Read moreLiving with Robots and Interactive Companions (LIREC) project

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… Read moreCisco targets Skype with low-priced WebEx package

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… Read moreTunstall UK: change of leadership

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… Read moreSkyguard launches 'roaming' service for UK customers

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… Read morePitch at HealthStartup (EU)