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Re: What’s the next big thing?

TedHoward — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:17:49 -0000

That puts a smile on my face. I want one in my home. Then in my parents' homes with web-based access for me. :)

Re: What’s the next big thing?

GeekMBA360 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:00:34 -0000

Thanks for comments, Ted. I checked the Microsoft Health Vault link. Very interesting stuff.

I also found something interesting at work recently: my company participated in a program called "health road" -- as employee, we will get a small health insurance premium reduction if we participate in this program. As part of the program, each of us could purchase a little device that tied to our shoes and measures how many steps one walks each day. The employer has installed a wireless device at the company entrance. So, every time we walk by the company door, the data on our pedometer is synced with the server. We can then check out daily progress on the web. Quite a few folks are taking their health much more seriously now, start exercise regularly, lost weights, etc. This stuff really works!

Re: What’s the next big thing?

TedHoward — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:23:46 -0000

It's amazing what you can learn from excrement, isn't it? The basic idea isn't new but it is awesome. Microsoft is actively working on it (http://healthvault.com/Persona... and I assume that Google Health is doing the same.
One of my visions of health monitoring involves subtly doing their job at night while you sleep. They could gently take your blood pressure, resting heartrate, of course monitor your sleep cycles. A little intelligence and they could take a nightly EKG and EEG by placing electrical contacts, just to check for any new abnormalities. That is, of course, a distant vision.