IDEAL LIFE and Sprint Introduce New Home Health Wellness Communication Gateway

Pod uses M2M communication to enable health monitoring via the Nationwide Sprint Network

TORONTO – Jan. 5, 2012 – IDEAL LIFE and Sprint (NYSE:S) today unveiled a new cellular pod that will make it easier than ever for users to manage wellness and monitor chronic conditions remotely. The pod, which will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 10-13 in Las Vegas, uses wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication to share information over the Nationwide Sprint Network, which reaches more than 312 million people in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (inclusive of roaming).

Valencell to Demo V-LINC® Health and Fitness Earbud Sensor Technology at 2012 International CES

Company to perform live demos of accurate, continuous, real-time, biometric data streamed to multiple mobile platforms at booth N3638

RALEIGH, NC, January 04, 2012 – Valencell, an innovator in mobile health and fitness technology integrated into audio headset earbuds, today announced it will demonstrate its enhanced V-LINC® sensor technology at the 2012 International CES. Valencell’s V-LINC® solution continuously measures more real-time biometric data, with higher accuracy, in virtually any environment, than any other health and fitness sensor technology on the market.

New 4G Motorola Android smartphones revealed at CES

I recently upgraded to a Droid X knowing that Verizon was releasing 4G smartphones in 2011. Here are some 4G smartphones that are being announced this week at CES:

• Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T
• Motorola Droid Bionic for Verizon

We also shouldn't forget about the Motorola Xoom, the 10" Android slate tablet.

Are you following all the exciting news from CES?

WebMD Mobile to compete at the CES Mobile App Showdown

Author: Thuc Huynh, MD

The Consumer Electronics Show is just around the corner and with it comes the Mobile App Showdown. Hundreds of mobile app developers have submitted their creation to CES hoping for a spot in the top ten finalists and participate in the showdown.

On Saturday, January 8, at 12:30pm, a representative from each of the top 10 finalists will have 4 minutes to convince the audience that their app is the best. After all finalists have presented, the winner is determined by the audience themselves!

This year, the medical field will be represented in the showdown. WebMD Mobile has been selected to compete as a finalist.

The app is the mobile version of the website with several helpful tools for healthcare providers and consumers including :

* a comprehensive drug database
* supplements and vitamins database
* essential first aid information
* and it’s award winning Symptom Checker

Exciting smartphones to appear at CES

I'm not in Vegas, but several of my good friends are there and I'm eager to see what types of smartphones will get unveiled this week at CES. Predictions? I think HTC will announce some incredible smartphones running Windows Mobile and Android. I also think we'll see some great new technology that will be very applicable for smartphones used in the health care sector. Someday I'll have to fly out for CES. Maybe that could be my birthday present one year...