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...hopes to carry out a larger telemedicine trial with real nurse visits by the end of the year. "This is ideal for every type of visual diagnosis in medicine," he explains. A British hospital is already trialing picture phones for the instant diagnosis of broken bones, and German tech firm Siemens is developing a "sniffing" handset that can measure bad breath and read alcohol levels. Who said mobile phones were harmful to your health...
Consider, for a start, that we all have facebook profiles, in which we readily list mundane details like our hometown (which any tech-savvy 13 year-old could probably find on Google), but also what classes we’re taking, who we’re friends with, our relationship status and sexual orientation, and (gasp) even a selection of our favorite pithy quotes...
...High-tech fighting machines are by no means the only Pentagon purchases that suffer defects. The latest snafu concerns new combat helmets. Introduced in 1983 to replace the "steel pots" in use since 1941, the helmets are made of Kevlar, a man-made fiber that is lighter, yet stronger than many metals. But after buying three-quarters of a million at $85.20 apiece, the Department of Defense discovered that three manufacturers had delivered defective versions made with scrap material. Army officials say that even though the second-rate helmets offer more protection than the old steel models, "We ordered...
...They will shut their doors for up to three weeks next month, a time when workers normally expect year-end bonuses and office celebrations. The painful closings are only the latest steps that chip producers are taking to cope with a slump that has crippled the once booming high-tech industry. "There's no end in sight," says Richard Billy, an analyst with the Gartner Group, a computer-research firm. "The bloodbath will continue...
...bird cages and multi-colored plastic pots. "There's a constant pressure on me to find goods that they can sell for a 100% margin. Chinese labor is starting to become too expensive in this industry. You'll find they will soon move up the scale into more high-tech goods. It's evolution...