News tagged with smart phones

The smart phone app that helps weight loss

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a smart phone app that helps users lose weight by carefully recording their food consumption.

Overweight and Obesity created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green light for new Red Cross app

It's well known that blood donors perform a vital, life-saving community service, but for some, regular blood donation is an important part of staying healthy.

Other created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Phone app for managing heart disease

A new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital has been developed by a team led by a Rutgers–Camden nursing student.

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Activating the 'mind's eye': Scientists teach blind to read, recognize objects with sounds (w/ Video)

Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of visual information in early infanthood, it may never develop properly its functional specialization, making sight restoration later ...

Neuroscience created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

People in 'crowdsourcing' challenge find defibrillators in Philadelphia

Participants in a "crowdsourcing" challenge in Philadelphia used a smart phone application to locate, photograph and map more than 1,400 automated external defibrillators in public places, according to research ...

Cardiology created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Medical myth: Reading from a screen harms your eyes

The time most of us spend looking at a screen has rapidly increased over the past decade. If we're not at work on the computer, we're likely to stay tuned into the online sphere via a smart phone or tablet. ...

Health created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Curb kids' screen time to stave off major health and developmental problems

Curbs on children's daily screen time and delaying the age at which they start "the world's favorite pastime" are urgently needed to stave off the risk of serious health and developmental problems, argues a leading psychologist ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surfing the net helps the elderly stay connected

The internet is giving older people in rural areas a new lease on life, according to a report released today by the University of Adelaide.

Health created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3Qs: Two thumbs down

Mobile-​​phone users who send dozens—or even hun­dreds—of text mes­sages per day may have begun to notice pain, tin­gling or numb­ness in their thumbs from exces­sive button pushing. Northeastern ...

Health created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neuromarketing

Marketers are using neuroscience to create advertising which speaks directly to your brain.

Neuroscience created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

LIKE: Smart phones for smart health - Gen Y the target

Queensland researchers are calling on Gen Y hipsters to take part in a new research project to promote better health via text messaging.

Health created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clemson researcher: Humanizing computer aids affects trust, dependence

Computerized aids that include person-like characteristics can influence trust and dependence among adults, according to a Clemson University researcher.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Musical glove improves sensation, mobility for people with spinal cord injury

Georgia Tech researchers have created a wireless, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI).

Neuroscience created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Majority of families in urban areas have access to Internet, show willingness to receive health info electronically

In a study of mostly minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged families, 99 percent of participants reported having access to the Internet. More than half of the families were interested in receiving health information ...

Health created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radiology programs would benefit from incorporating tablet devices into education of residents

Radiology programs and their residents would benefit from incorporating tablet devices, like the iPad, into residency education, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Other created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphone

A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality (PC-mobile handset convergence). There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone. For some, a smartphone is a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application developers. For others, a smartphone is simply a phone with advanced features like e-mail, Internet and e-book reader capabilities, and/or a built-in full keyboard or external USB keyboard and VGA connector. In other words, it is a miniature computer that has phone capability.

Growth in demand for advanced mobile devices boasting powerful processors, abundant memory, large screens and open operating systems has outpaced the rest of the mobile phone market for several years.

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