Just because Steve Wozniak takes a shot at Apple doesn't mean he's wrong. Woz recently declared that the current generation of wearables, including the Apple Watch, are "not a compelling purchase." He says that his Apple Watch is "an expense that has brought me a few extra niceties in my life," but generally is frustrated that wearables don't have enough computing power and are mostly still dependent on a linked smartphone for many of their functions. He's not alone in his skepticism. A trio of analysts from Pacific Coast Securities see trouble ahead for many wearable manufacturers, as "value creation shifts away from the thing itself, while the associated ecosystem, software and/or service tend to deliver the real intelligence that the things provide"...
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iBlueButton Lets Veterans Bridge Health Information Gaps Between VA, DoD and Other Medical Providers Wherever They Get Care
Humetrix will participate in next week’s Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC, demonstrating its iBlueButton mobile app which already makes it easy for Veterans to take their records with them and receive the care they need at a private hospital, clinic or VA facility.
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Interior to Rebid Cloud Contract After Yearlong Legal Squabble
The department withdrew the original award in exchange for a federal judge's agreement to also dismiss a yearlong legal challenge by Google, which said Interior unfairly structured the contract in such a way that essentially guaranteed Microsoft would win.
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Listening to Users: How VA Developed Its PTSD Coach Mobile App
When Dr. Julia Hoffman wanted to build a mobile app to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, she went to the source: 80 residential PTSD patients at the Veterans Affairs Department Trauma Recovery Program in Palo Alto, Calif. Read More »
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Mozilla Eyes Africa With Firefox OS
Mozilla, the organisation behind the Firefox Web browser, has revealed plans to expand its new Firefox OS smartphone operating system to Africa...
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Mozilla's $25 Firefox OS Phones Look To Score In India
The alternative to Android and iOS is geared for low-budget markets, and it's about to hit one of the biggest in the world. Will that price tag light a fire?
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Officials Encourage Agencies to Look Far and Wide for Innovation
There are hidden pockets of innovation nationwide and the federal government must tap into them, federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra told an audience of agency managers at a Washington conference Tuesday. Read More »
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Paperwork Causes Unintended Distractions for Physicians and Nurses
The bigger problem that should be mentioned is hospital bureaucracy which probably creates just as much if not more unintended distractions for physicians and nurses. Read More »
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Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism
Touted as the most extensive revision of the patent law since 1952, the America Invents Act of 2011 was signed by the President on September 16. You might think in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the Act was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. Read More »
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Pentagon Approves Use Of Samsung Android And New BlackBerry Devices
The Defense Department has approved the Android Knox smartphone made by Samsung and new BlackBerry smartphones and tablets running Enterprise Service 10 software for use on its networks. Read More »
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Physicians Using Tablets to Treat Patients
Within the next year, almost half of all doctors will be using tablets and other mobile devices to perform everyday tasks, such as accessing patient information in electronic medical records (EMRs), according to the survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a nonprofit group. Today, a quarter of healthcare providers surveyed say they're using tablets in their pract Read More »
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Popular Mobile Health Apps Fail to Serve Vulnerable Populations
A new UC San Francisco study of top-rated mobile health apps showed that they offer little help to vulnerable patients – those who might benefit the most from these tools. The new study, published in the July 14, 2016 online issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, was conducted with 26 patients at The Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), a UCSF partner hospital that treats many low-income patients. Although participant income was not directly queried, a majority of patients at ZSFG qualify for publically funded insurance, or do not have insurance.
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Report: Clinical Mobile Health Devices Expected To Surpass Consumer Devices
Clinical mobile health devices will soar past consumer-focused counterparts after a slow start due to regulatory approval barriers and slower integration into physicians’ workflows, , according to Lux Research.
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Say Goodbye to Your Smartwatch
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Telefonica Vivo Welcomes LG Fireweb in Brazil; Company’s First Firefox OS Smartphone
LG has unveiled its first Firefox-powered smartphone called the "Fireweb," which was launched in Brazil under Telefonica Vivo's network Tuesday, followed by other parts of Latin America.
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The Connected Consumer—She Loves Her iPad, and She'll Be Able to Connect for Health
The adoption and enchantment with these devices can enable people to not only ‘shop’ for health services, but to receive these services in real-time at a distance. Traditionally “telehealth” has been thought to be delivered in a B2B sense, between health providers — say urban centered medical experts consulting remotely with physicians in the hinterlands.
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