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How the Internet of Things can improve healthcare for seniors

Mike Townsend at The Business Journals reports on how the IoT has a great potential for improving healthcare for the elderly, but in reality there are hurdles to overcome.

With this technology so readily available, it should be easy to identify adverse medication reactions or extreme ambulatory events (such as falls). If seniors are uncomfortable having these devices send alerts on their behalf, they could instead notify next-of-kin — an important step that could save lives by helping seniors and their caregivers identify unreported health problems.

Read the full article on The Business Journals

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Oticon Opn – the connected hearing aid

Not to be dismissed as a simple gadget, the Opn from Denmark’s Oticon actually sounds useful. The Opn, which can be used with IFTTT (If This Then That) recipe-based automation, ensures the wearer knows when someone rings the doorbell, the smoke detector goes off or a baby monitor is alarming.

In the case of Opn, IFTTT provides the means for an Internet-connected doorbell to trigger an automated audio message to the person wearing the hearing aid, saying something to the effect of “There’s someone at the door”

Read the full article on Fortune

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The Internet of Nano Things (IoNT)

At the heart of the Internet of Things are the wireless microsensors and microprocessors that collect and transmit information. Scientists have now begun shrinking these sensors from millimetres or microns in size to the nanometer scale, small enough to circulate within the living body and to mix directly into construction materials. The interconnectivity of these nano-scale devices is described as the Internet of Nano Things (IoNT).

Because they are so small, nanosensors can collect information from millions of different points. External devices can then integrate the data to generate incredibly detailed maps showing the slightest changes in light, vibration, electrical currents, magnetic fields, chemical concentrations and other environmental conditions.

Read the full article on Scientific American

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IoT gets fit in the Internet Of Gyms

The Internet of Gyms (IoG)

From monitoring services for gym owners, to virtual running courses for gym goers, or the ability to pick up Netflix right where you left off at home on your running machine screen – it’s all part of the Internet of Gyms…

Imagine a world where you’re at the gym walking by a piece of equipment. As you walk by, an alert pops up on your phone telling you to use that equipment and exactly what to do on it, all based on your personal fitness goals. Now stop imagining and realize that this is all a possibility right now.

Read the full article on Sport Techie

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Get your hit of nature inside your home or office with NaturePod

The IoT brings you virtual nature with the NaturePod

Feeling stressed in your high powered city job? Fancy getting back to nature? Well now you can – in your lunch break – with NaturePod, a revolutionary new way to deliver nature to the workplace. Sad, insane, or the future? Let Lloyd Alter over at TreeHugger help you decide…

Our independent investigators have verified that a ten minute daily exposure in NaturePod™ Solo equates to the restorative impacts of an hour-long walk in nature – an ROI of 6X on what nature provides unaided.

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Students tap Internet of Things

A new course on The Internet of Things at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is enabling students to conceive and develop practical IoT solutions to everyday real-world problems.

In the future, when Wi-Fi access becomes more pervasive, society may stand to benefit from the increased interconnectivity, with volunteer welfare organisations, for example, being able to track food distribution to needy families, or the visually handicapped being able to use an app to navigate their indoor surroundings.

Read the full article | TODAYonline