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"Game-Changing" Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Cancer

Josh Harkinson | Mother Jones | May 27, 2016

It's the moment we've all been dreading. Initial findings from a massive federal study, released on Thursday, suggest that radio-frequency (RF) radiation, the type emitted by cellphones, can cause cancer. The findings from a $25 million study, conducted over two and a half years by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), showed that male rats exposed to two types of RF radiation were significantly more likely than unexposed rats to develop a type of brain cancer called a glioma, and also had a higher chance of developing the rare, malignant form of tumor known as a schwannoma of the heart. The effect was not seen in females...

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8 open source drone projects

Over the past few years, interest in civilian, military, and commercial drones has grown rapidly, which has also driven the maker community's interest in open source drone projects. The list of unmanned aerial devices (UAVs) that fit the moniker of drone seems to be constantly expanding. These days, the term seems to encompass everything from what is essentially a cheap, multi-bladed toy helicopter, all the way up to custom-built soaring machines with incredibly adept artificial intelligence capabilities. Most people are looking for something in the middle. They'd like a flying vehicle that is large enough to support a decently long flight time, hold a camera or other data capture device, and perhaps be able to control some (or all) of its flight autonomously using pre-programmed coordinates or real-time data.

Benefits of Patient-Generated Health Data, Patient Engagement

Sara Health | Patient Engagement HIT | March 15, 2016

Between improving chronic disease management, boosting the Precision Medicine Initiative, and driving patient satisfaction, patient-generated health data has many healthcare benefits. Through the current health technology boom amongst patients and the near-ubiquitous adoption of EHRs amongst providers, patient-generated health data has become an important aspect of patient engagement...

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Continua Health Alliance Design Guidelines Now Available Free to Developers, Reducing Development Costs for Plug-n-play Personal Health Solutions

Press Release | Continua Health Alliance | April 12, 2012

Continua Health Alliance, the international industry organization dedicated to advancing personal connected health by promoting end-to-end, plug-and-play connectivity of personal health devices and establishing industry standards for interoperability, today announced the availability of its most recent Design Guidelines (2011, ‘Adrenaline’) to the public as a free download. Read More »

Critical Bluetooth Flaws Put Over 5 Billion Devices At Risk Of Hacking

Lucian Constantin | Forbes | September 12, 2017

Bluetooth is one of the most popular short-range wireless communications technologies in use today and is built into many types of devices, from phones, smartwatches and TVs to medical equipment and car infotainment systems. Many of those devices are now at risk of being hacked due to critical flaws found in the Bluetooth implementations of the operating systems they use. Over the past several months, a team of researchers from IoT security firm Armis have been working with Google, Microsoft, Apple and Linux developers, to silently coordinate the release of patches for eight serious vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to completely take over Bluetooth-enabled devices or to hijack their Internet traffic.

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DISA Eyes Tablets and Smartphones for Europe, Mideast and Africa

Bob Brewin | NextGov | November 10, 2011

While Apple and Google have yet to win government security certification for their operating systems that power smartphones and tablets, the Defense Information Systems Agency signaled in a notice to industry Tuesday that it wants to use commercial mobile devices in its network. Read More »

Emergency Apps You Can Use Without Wi-Fi During A Disaster

Brandi Neal | Bustle | September 13, 2017

During a national disaster, contacting someone for help can be tricky. Luckily, in the digital age, there are emergency apps you can use without Wi-Fi, or cellular data, during a disaster. While some of these apps are also great hacks for free messaging during international travel, many were actually developed to help people in disaster zones call for help...

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Freematics - Vehicle Telematics With Open-Source Hardware

Stanley Huang | Kickstarter | January 19, 2014

Making it possible, accessible, and affordable to carry out vehicle telematics projects with open-source hardware and mobile gadgets Read More »

Healthcare And Social Media?

Chris Lucena | Phyaura | October 2, 2012

One of our Founders, Dr. Jude Pierre, had the privilege of speaking at the National Quality Forum (NQF) the other week on standardizing medications review and management. Among the other things talked about at the conference he mentioned to me about some organizations wanting to mix Healthcare with Social Media... Read More »

iControlPad2 Open Source Controller Being Funded By Kickstarter

Mark Raby | Geek.com | September 17, 2012

After helping to fund independent projects like the unique e-paper Pebble watch and the Android-based Ouya video game console, Kickstarter is being used to fund another desirable project called the iControlPad2. Don’t be misled by its name, though — this is a universal remote control designed to work on everything from iPads to Windows computers. Read More »

Linux Whips Apple's macOS in the Race to the Automobile CarOS

I don't think much about it while I'm driving, but I sure do love that my car is equipped with a system that lets me use a few buttons and my voice to call my wife, mom, and children. That same system allows me to choose whether I listen to music streaming from the cloud, satellite radio, or the more traditional AM/FM radio. I also get weather updates and can direct my in-vehicle GPS to find the fastest route to my next destination. In-vehicle infotainment, or IVI as it's known in the industry, has become ubiquitous in today's newest automobiles...

Luis Sosa, Technology Innovation For All In Latin America

Susana G. Baumann | VOXXI | July 27, 2013

Convinced that technology is not a privilege but a right for all, visionary Luis Sosa has positioned his company to expand access to mobile technology and create a connected global community.  Latin America is leading the global mobile growth trend and has become an open field for fierce competition among manufacturers and carriers.

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ON World: 5 billion wireless sensing IoT devices by 2019

Editor | CIOL | December 26, 2013

Wirelessly connected Internet of Things [IoT] solutions are changing the way people live and interact with their environment, according to global technology research firm ON World. Internet of Things solutions are the result of decades of development of low power wireless radios, energy-efficient power sources as well as MEMS and nanosensors. Read More »

The Linux Foundation Announces Project to Build Real-Time Operating System for Internet of Things Devices

Press Release | The Linux Foundation | February 17, 2016

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the Zephyr™ Project. This open source collaborative effort will unite leaders from across the industry to build a real-time operating system (RTOS) for the Internet of Things (IoT). Early support for the Zephyr Project includes Intel Corporation (including its acquired business groups Altera Corporation and Wind River), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (including its recent merger with Freescale), Synopsys, Inc. and UbiquiOS Technology Limited. Zephyr Project is inviting others interested in this technology to participate.

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The Linux Foundation's Zephyr Project: A Custom Operating System for IoT Devices

Charlie Osborne | ZD Net | February 19, 2016

The Linux Foundation has unveiled Zephyr, an open-source project aimed at the creation of a real-time operating system suitable for Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. Announced on Wednesday, the Zephyr Project hopes to bring vendors and developers together under a single operating system which could make the development of connected devices an easier, less expensive and more stable process...

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