by Alfred Poor | July 9, 2015 | Enabling Tech
There’s a good reason why TVs and computer monitors and other flat panel displays are rectangular; the matrix of pixels is driven as a series of rows and columns. This makes it very difficult to make a round display, but that’s the form factor that has...
by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2015 | Health
There’s a saying in software development that the smallest code changes are often the most expensive; a little change can have unintended consequences elsewhere. It appears that Apple may have provided another demonstration of this lesson with its first upgrade...
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by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2015 | Medical
According to the MediSafe website, more than 700,000 people ended up in the hospital in 2008, simply because they failed to take their medications as directed. Adherence to treatment has a major impact on the outcome. Whether the patient is elderly or just plain busy,...
by Alfred Poor | May 6, 2015 | Health
One of the clever features of the new Apple Watch is that it can monitor your heart rate. The back of the watch housing contains green and infrared LEDs, paired with light sensors. The infrared lights are used to measure your heart rate every 10 minutes, and if that...
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by Alfred Poor | March 6, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Smart watches have been a favorite topic in the mainstream media for a number of reasons (not the least of which is the excitement over Apple’s anticipated announcement next week). These new devices will help us control information and interaction in our lives...
