More than 65 million people around the world are displaced and on the move with no access to health care. But mobile technology will soon change that, thanks to a partnership between design consultancy Frontend and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). When migrants and refugees fleeing their hometowns arrive at an emergency center or […]
Mobile Tech Key to Migrant Health Care Solutions
Posted March 10th, 2017 at 11:33 am (UTC-5)
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Mobile Technology Is Changing Clinical Studies Landscape
Posted May 6th, 2016 at 10:53 am (UTC-5)
Mobile technology is giving experts the tools they need to expand clinical studies and collect a wealth of data for medical research. But this approach faces challenges and is unlikely to supplant traditional clinical research. “Consumer technologies, apps, wearables – all of those things basically are entering into and [are] being accepted into the biomedical […]
Retailers Lights Have Eyes; Google Launches ‘About Me’
Posted November 12th, 2015 at 2:01 pm (UTC-5)
Tech Sightings: Editors Note: Techtonics is taking November 13 off. Will return next week. We’re Watching You: Carrefour Lights Have Eyes Almost three-quarters of British retailers are using new technologies, including facial recognition software, to track customers in stores. French retailer, Carrefour, started using a marketing tool that tracks your movements and beams data to […]