Sometimes, you need a little help from your family and friends. The MediSafe Project calls itself the first cloud-synced mobile app that helps monitor if people take their medications when they should. The app lets users know when it is time for each medication.
Smile for the Memoto Camera – Every 30 Seconds
Even if you do not have a photographic memory, you can soon buy one. Memoto is a small lifelogging digital camera. It takes a photo every 30 seconds for a continuous look at your life, even noting the GPS location. Read more »
There are few sensations quite like seeing a police officer or state trooper following you when you know your speed has been generously in excess of the posted limits. Few people do not know that stomach-sinking sensation that comes when they flip on their lights and you know you are going to be pulled over. Talking or flirting your way out of tickets does not always work, so the best way to avoid being pulled over for speeding is to simply follow the posted speed limits. Barring that, the next best thing is to use technology to increase the likelihood that you will be going the speed limit when police scan you. For that, you need a device like the Whistler XTR-435 Radar Detector! Read more »
The tech sector finds many people with exceptional skills able to apply those skills in uncommon ways. While many other industries are run in a way that is heavily dependent upon specific training and certifications, the tech sector abounds with success stories from people who have great ideas and strong business acumen who surround themselves with teams that make their visions possible. While some executives in the tech sector have an amazing technical sense or idea, other companies spring up and find success out of applying a great business model to someone else’s innovation. As CEO and Founder of Marin Software, Christopher Lien has found a way to make his business savvy profitable throughout the tech sector. Read more »
The world truly is interconnected by telecommunications technology now. Even so, there are gaps in the worldwide network and the people who explore those gaps are often the individuals who would benefit most from having reliable technology. Where smartphones may fail or one might find themselves out of network – on the open sea, in the wilderness, hiking and/or climbing – there are technologies that may allow you to communicate with the rest of the world and the mainstream communications networks. One of the premiere companies providing such communication channels is DeLorme. DeLorme has an impressive satellite network that allows its devices, like the Inreach For Smartphones, to operate wherever you are on Earth. Read more »
Managing a company in the tech sector can be extraordinarily difficult, even for a seasoned businessperson. Given how many tech sector geniuses peak early with their industry-changing ideas, many CEOs in the tech sector rely upon the expertise of more established leaders in business. Facebook, for example, was a great idea that did not begin to rise to its financial potential until Mark Zuckerberg hired Sheryl Sandberg. But Sandberg is not the only financial expert using her talents in the tech sector. Mark Rubash, for example, is an impressive voice for Heartflow, Inc. Read more »
The tech sector and the business world continue lack gender equality at the highest levels of the corporate ladder. Many of the biggest tech sector companies – and some of the largest, most profitable, companies in the world – have upper management and/or Boards of Directors that have no women. While change is coming slowly to the tech sector, some companies are moving at a more progressive pace. A few companies, like Xerox, are able to proudly tout the fact that their Board of Directors and upper management are more diverse than others. Ursula M. Burns makes that case easily for Xerox. Read more »
As technology continues to improve, your home may be customized in ways that lead to greater comfort and convenience. In the case of home entertainment, that means that video and audio systems have become impressive enough to both justify their expense and thrill you enough that you might rather stay in as opposed to go out to the movies. New home theater systems offer an experience much like a movie theater, but with the comfort of your own home. The Wharfedale Achromatic Ultimo Home Theater System can enhance your high definition television to give you truly amazing sound quality to match the visual impact of your home theater. Read more »
As businesses grow and more people discover that the Internet is not as daunting a tool as they might initially suspect, you might be inclined to build or maintain your own servers for your business. While the initial set-up of your own server farm may be out of your league if you are not especially computer savvy, monitoring and maintaining your servers has become easier in recent years. One element that may make it easier to maintain your servers in-house, without the need to hire a specialist, is server-monitoring technology. Tripp Lite makes several pieces of server-related technology and the Minicom SmartRack 116 16-Port KVM may make monitoring your servers very easy. Read more »
Given how very many companies now make docking stations for Apple mobile computing devices, it is fascinating to see how they try to differentiate their products from one another. There is some irony in the fact that some of the most prominent brands to not capitalize on the most impressive aspect of their docking station. Take, for example, the JBL OnTime Micro. JBL’s main advertising campaign for the docking station focuses on the fact that is has an alarm clock built into it! The JBL OnTime Micro is so much more than a glorified alarm clock, though. Read more »