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College Students Tackle PTSD at First DC Hackathon

More than 50 college students from across the world gathered this previous weekend at HackDC 2015, the first Hackathon dedicated to crowdsourcing innovative ways to address the serious problem of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by creating mobile applications and solutions. The event, which started on Friday, went through Sunday afternoon. Held at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center in the Annandale Campus of the Northern Virginia Community Colleges (NVCC), HackDC 2015 provided the participants with access to food, sleeping facilities, and showers so that they could work straight through the weekend. 

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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 »

Medstartr To Launch After Kickstarter Rejects (Some) Health Projects

Brian Dolan | MobiHealthNews | July 10, 2012

This week health and medical-focused crowdfunding platform Medstartr plans to officially launch on Wednesday. As the name suggests, the website is following in the footsteps of the leading crowdfunding website, Kickstarter, which has helped launched at least two health-related startups that we have covered in MobiHealthNews... Read More »

The Health Benefits Of Wearable Technology

Lloyd Price | LinkedIn | May 2, 2014

...[T]his year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas revealed, a diverse and dizzying array of wearable devices that record and monitor every aspect of our health (and our dogs) are now on offer. Will wearable tech be relegated to the domain of gadget enthusiasts or could these budding fashion statements soon become part of our day-to-day lives?...

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