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Vital Signs Monitoring via an iDevice
The Tinke’ from Zensorium turns into an iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone into a tool for monitoring heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation. Although it is not a medical device, it is relatively accurate; for instance, it is within +/- 2 beats per minute and +/- 2 breaths per minute. The real value of this device is…
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Water Repellent Protection – Service Provider Opportunity?
Drop that expensive electronic device in the sink? Liquipel has a solution in the form of a protective coating. What makes this interesting for service providers or anyone with a retail presence is that Liquipel has developed a relatively small unit that allows on site application of their coating. This is be a new revenue…
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The LTE Alternative to DSL
One of Verizon’s suppliers, Wistron, had a display at CES that demonstrated Verizon’s fixed LTE solution that serves as an alternative to DSL and satellite infrastructure for rural areas. With advertised speeds of 12 Mb/s downstream (and reportedly higher in real world conditions, according to one user), Verizon with its LTE offering will compete against…
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Set-Top on a Stick
TVF explains their approach for eliminating the set-top box in their International CES debut. Their set-top is similar in size to a USB stick and connects to an IPTV system via integrated WiFi and to the TV via HDMI. It uses the USB power from the television set, eliminating the need for an AC input.…