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Suitable Tech shows off Beam — remote telepresence device

CES 2014, Health, Video, Wireless

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SuitableTech came by during CES in Las Vegas to show off its Beam. The name may be a bit vague in describing what the product is, but it s rather cool technology.

In a nutshell, this is a remote telepresence device, though many would likely simply refer to it as a robot. The device is mounted on wheels and has a display screen on the top. It can then move around to various people and allow for face to face communications with someone in a remote location. The device promises an eight-hour battery life. Beam is not really for home use, as you’re looking at a $20,000 install, but it will be handy in many business situations. You can find out more by visiting SuitableTech.

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QuardioArm, QuardioCore Measures Blood Pressure, ECG

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quardio-2Marco Peluso of Quardio joins us on the TPN CES live stream. Quardio introduced QuardioArm and QuardioCore products to capture more information about your heart. The QuardioArm is a blood pressure monitor while the core is a piece you set on your chest. It acts similar to a ECG monitor.

Using secure cloud storage, your health data is stored and can be seen by you, friends, family, or a health care professional.

Quardio is HIPPA compliant. The core has a rechargeable battery you plug in for a few hours a day.

QuardioCore will be available in June for $449. The QuardioArm is $99 and available for pre-sale

To find out more, check out getQuardio.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Don Baine of The Gadget Professor with help of Chris Montera of Health Tech Weekly

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Siphiwe Baleka Digital Tech Keeps Truck Drivers Healthy

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Truck driver fitness expert Siphiwe Baleka used to be a truck driver. His experience with driving a truck and trying to stay fit is what drove him to come up with a digital health fitness program for truckers. He gained 15 pounds in the first few months driving and he knew that was no good. National statistics say that 86% of truck drivers are overweight and 57% of them are obese. These over-the-road drivers are in great need of ways to get their health and fitness back under control. Siphiwe came up with a solution for his employer, New Prime Trucking.

In his digital health solution, Siphiwe used digital communication over mobile devices to help the drivers track their health and fitness while giving them information on small, incremental changes that offer them the ability to change their lives. The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease earlier this year meaning that these truck drivers need treatment for their disease to get healthy again. This program has made such an impact that Siphiwe and Prime Trucking won a EveryDayHealth.com Digital Health Award as Healthiest Company for their program that allowed their drivers to lose more than 25 pounds on average.

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Follow-up with more segments from CES 2014 here at TPN.tv and over at the Health Tech Weekly Podcast with host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic.

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HeartMath Gives You iOS Insight Into Managing Your Stress

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HeartMath_logoHeartMath is the iPhone attachment that allows you to manage your stress through interactive feedback technology through their innovative iOS app. The Heart Math sensor attaches to your iPhone’s headphone jack and then clips gently to your earlobe. There it senses the oxygenation of your blood along with your pulse rate and, using a special algorithm, determines your stress level. You can use the interactive dial on the screen of your phone in the app to direct your breathing and muscle relaxation until you reach a stress-free zone.

In this live segment from the final day at CES 2014 in the Tech Podcast Network booth, Catherine Calarco from HeartMath.com came by and chatted with Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Chris Miller from SpikedStudio.com. Catherine tells them that HeartMath helps people manage their emotional response to stress. This way, people can be who they are, their authentic selves, with less stress, better communication, relationships and health.

You can get the HeartMath device and connect with the app at HeartMath.com. Pick it up now and get a handle on your stress!

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Follow-up with more segments from CES 2014 here at TPN.tv and over at the Health Tech Weekly Podcast with host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic.

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My ithlete Shows When to Exercise and When to Rest

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Simon Wegerif of ithlete joined Chris and I of the TPN CES live broadcast. ithlete is a program that will help you on monitoring your body before and after a workout. If you are stressed out or not getting enough sleep, your exercise routine might not be as helpful.

The My ithlete program is an accessory app that attaches to your finger. You build up a baseline to give you an idea of how much exercise to do. If you see a green light, its ok to do an intense workout. Red light says you might want to recoup a little more.

The finger sensor was co-developed by the University of Sydney. A published report of the U of Montgomery found the app matched up ECG and medical setup diagnosis for athletes and their workout schedules.

For $85, you can get the sensor and app to start monitoring your vitals. To find out more, check out myithlete.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Chris Montera of Health Tech Weekly

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Mobile Help Monitored Pendant System

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Robert Flippo of Mobile Help joined the TPN CES Live broadcast. Mobile Health is a remote help system to help elderly. Using cellular technology, these devices are a simple button press to get help.

This year, Mobile Help launched the automatic fall detection pendant. This device detects if you have fallen and contact EMTs. The information can also be monitored and recorded so you can review later – especially the GPS data location – for review of how active the person is.

Since the pendant is monitored, they will send a new one when the battery is low.

A complete system is $40 a month for the system (which can be shared by more than one). For more information, check out mobilehelp.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Daniel J. Lewis of The Audacity to Podcast

 

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MDLive: Virtual Health System

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Randy Parker of MDLive joined the TPN CES Live broadcast. MDLive is a virtual health system – they have doctors, nurses and other medical personnel who can make a virtual housecall. They can even prescribe certain medications over video chat.

MDLive is HIPPA compliant. The physicians can be anywhere, however MDLive will send you to a location-certified physician to diagnose and prescribe. You can connect to doctors or therapists online.

Using mobile apps, they can get your vitals without having to touch you. This physician can become a liason to when you actually do need to go to a doctor. They cover over 3 million people and 2,000 physicians.

Everything is also recorded and encrypted. Therefore, if there is an issue they can pull up the videos. MDLive also is full malpractice covered.

For $49.95, you can connect to a specialist to talk. To find out more, check out MDLive.com

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Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Chris Montera of Health Tech Weekly

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XOEye Safety Glasses

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XOEye LogoThere’s no doubt that wearables are where it’s at right now, but devices such as Google Glass or Recon goggles are very much luxury toys. XOEye Technologies have taken a more practical approach, developing safety glasses with built-in video cameras and microphones for use in business, typically manufacturing, construction and field service industry. Don and Todd talk to Aaron Salow, CEO of XOEye.

Currently in the prototype stage, the XOEye solution streams HD video and sound from the glasses across the internet to a remote viewing station, where an expert can review and discuss what the wearer is seeing, usually in an attempt to solve a problem. The wearer can hear the expert through small speakers installed on the glasses, so a conversation can take place between the wearer and the expert. Although still in the early stages of development, XOEye is exploring different materials for the glasses and a range of additional sensors, such as gyros and accelerometers, and other enhancements including a torch.

The final product is expected to come to market in June and there’s more information at www.xoeye.com.

Interview by Don Baine, the Gadget Professor and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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Seal Shield Waterproof Covers

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Todd and Don chat to Bradley Whitchurch from Seal Shield about their latest products aimed at both the healthcare market and technology users with active lifestyles. With expertise in waterproof and anti-microbial technologies, their core products are washable keyboards, mice and TV remote controls.

In the video, Bradley demonstrates the Seal Shield’s washable True Type keyboard by submersing it in warm water, along with an iPhone and iPad covered in Seal Shield’s Life Proof Shield. The Life Proof Shield is a skin which covers the product, keeping the water out and bug-free.

The Life Proof Shield is $29 for the iPad and can be purchased in a combo with the Life Proof Bumper case for $59 from Seal Shield’s site and other good retailers. More information at www.sealshield.com.

Interview by Don Baine, the Gadget Professor and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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Acton M Folding Scooter at CES

CES 2014, Health

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Don Baine and Todd Cochrane interviewed Peter form Acton Global about their new M electric scooter.   The little scooter folds up so you can take it with you on an Airplane, Bus or train. Once it’s folded out, you can go 15 mile per hour for up to 15 miles.  The Acton M scooter will be very useful for getting around places like CES or any City-like area.  It’s kind of half segway and half mobility scooter.  In fact, Acton is seeking to have the M certified for use as a scooter for help for those with medical problems that hinder mobility.

The M scooter is available now for an MSRP of $1799.

See actonglobal.com/m-scooter/ for more information.

Interview by Don Baine, the Gadget Professor and  Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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