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Apple Watch 4 Takes Next Steps Into The Future Of Digital Health With Improved Heart Monitor And Big-Data Refinements

Filed Under: Gadgets

Apple Watch 4 Takes Next Steps Into The Future Of Digital Health With Improved Heart Monitor And Big-Data Refinements


Apple’s New Watch Refines Health-Features With ECG Heart Monitor:
So when Apple originally rolled-out the watch with the heart-rhythm measuring feature, it was greeted with a little skepticism,

That was because many wrist-based health devices can end-up being less than perfectly-accurate.

From calories-burned by exercise, all the way to questions about serious measurements like heart rhythms.

But this time, Apple’s taken the next step by integrating big data and better sensors that foreshadow the future of health, starting with your heart…

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Ingestible Electronic Capsules Are A Fart-Tracking Crystal Ball Sensor For Your Gut Gases

Filed Under: Gadgets

Ingestible Electronic Capsules Are A Fart-Tracking Crystal Ball Sensor For Your Gut Gases
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Ingestible Electronic Sensor Capsules Start Live-Data Trend:
So all jokes aside for now, everyone who visits HT knows we’re right at the edge of a new age in health.

Whether it’s Apple Watches saving people’s lives or simple little apps,

Our future is changing because of small powerful computers and big data.

Nowhere is that going to be more evident than personal health monitoring that goes on live, right as you go through your day.

And though heart-monitors are great for exercise, nothing beats the firepower of your GI-tract…

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New Apple Watch? PSHAW! Futuristic Researchers Put The Electronics Right On Your Skin!

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Gadgets, Video

New Apple Watch? PSHAW! Futuristic Researchers Put The Electronics Right On Your Skin!
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The Future Is Personal, Pervasive, & Transparent:
So every once in awhile, we get a new piece of gadget-technology like a new iPhone or AppleWatch that moves things forward.

But they’re still just boxy-widgets that you have to lug around with you.

You can’t even use an Apple Watch without a phone, and it can’t make or receive calls by itself.

So they’re not even that independent. -Until now…

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Video: Technology Gets Personal. The Naked 3D Fitness Tracker Is Here To Scrutinize You, -To The Last Millimeter

Filed Under: Gadgets, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Video: Technology Gets Personal. The Naked 3D Fitness Tracker Is Here To Scrutinize You, -To The Last Millimeter


Pervasive Computing For The 10%. -Bodyfat, That-Is:
When you’re trying to lose both weight and fat, a few of the things you can do to help are to weigh & measure first thing in the morning after you’ve cleaned up, but before you eat, drink; or even get dressed.

Over time you’ll be able to tell exactly where you’re leaning-out & how much.

Tip from the pro-players: Your Abs are always last to lose it. Your upper back, forearms and calves will look absolutely heroic before you lose anything perceptible on your middle.

And now a company appropriately-called Naked is out to take your personal scrutiny to the next level…

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Video: Is There An App For The Soul? Why Yes, -At Least Six.

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Gadgets, Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Is There An App For The Soul? Why Yes, -At Least Six.


 
Hack Your Mental Wellbeing With A Phone:
In this video, The Scene & Wired’s App Pack try to soothe your frazzled nerves with a few lines of machine-code to give your human-code a digital hug.

Unfortunately, the list seems to only include Mindfulness meditation apps.
I’d love to be wrong about that, because there are benefits to Both types.

Mindfulness is usually better for happiness. The more Wandering, less-focused type is usually better for Creativity & Insight.

But however the little algorithms can simplify it, the better.
What was once obscure & difficult is now becoming no further than a questionnaire & a few taps away…

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Video: Apple’s CareKit Is Another Big Step Toward Personal Electronics That Make A Real-Life Impact

Filed Under: Aging, Bio-Tech, Disease, Gadgets, Video

Video: Apple’s CareKit Is Another Big Step Toward Personal Electronics That Make A Real-Life Impact


Personal Electronics Get Even More Personal:
At one time or another, many of us have had a health issue that needed more than just 1 fire-and-forget appointment to the doc.

And resolving it needed follow-up & active participation from you to succeed. -Especially since doctors are very busy, there are only so many hours in the day, and healthcare is already 4x more expensive here than anywhere else.

Well, aside from all the new phones, iPads & watch bands, one of the most interesting & compelling parts of Apple’s “Loop You In” event was something called CareKit…

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MIT Scientists Help Explain Zombies With Fiber Optics

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Gadgets, Mind/Brain

MIT Scientists Help Explain Zombies With Fiber Optics
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Ever feel like after last night’s over-40 drinking-binge you were barely making it through your day?

And though you were still technically on your feet, you felt like you were “half-asleep”?

Well thanks to MIT’s researchers, we’ve found out you were more right than you know…

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NatGeo’s BREAKTHROUGH Is 6 Episodes Of Future-Awesome

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Bio-Tech, Disease, Featured, Gadgets, Mind/Brain, Other, Video

NatGeo’s BREAKTHROUGH Is 6 Episodes Of Future-Awesome
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Well, NatGeo has started putting on a new series, and it’s right in-line with just about everything this site would ever hope to be about. -Just in video format.

It’s on Sundays, 9/8C and we’re already starting to get to the good stuff like, “More Than Human”, “Decoding The Brain”, and “The Age of Aging”.

So, while you’re waiting for the next installment, check out their trippily-animated, Hayden Planetarium-meets-Minority Report-On-LSD website.

A linked-list of the major sections is below, to help you sift through & target the content you’d like to check out…

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Note: For informational purposes only. Should not be construed as medical advice, diagnosis or substitute for professional care.