Smart Metering Projects Map

The SRSM smart metering project run by the Energy Retail Association in the UK has mapped smart metering initiatives around the world through google maps. The map gives project descriptions including technology details, project dates and the size of the projects themselves. The SRSM team encourages people to submit information about potential projects here. Now, [...]

New telehealthcare service in the US

Next year, OptumHealth, will give patients in the U.S. the ability to connect with primary care physicians online through NowClinic, an online platform that uses video chat. For 45 dollars, patients with or without insurance can have a consultation with a primary physician, avoiding the stress and hassle of making appointments.

Ebay, an example of easy mobile shopping

Theoretically, shopping on the go from with your mobile is a dream for today’s busy, multi-tasking, Christmas-shoppers: shop while you commute, shop while you buy a latte, shop while you wait for a friend, etc. Yet the reality of mobile shopping is often much more frustrating, squeezing pages of details into tiny thumb tag windows. [...]

424 page report on Mobile internet from Morgan Stanley

Last week, the American financial institution, Morgan Stanley published Mary Meeker’s 422-page report on Morgan Stanley with an accompanying 692-slide presentation; if you’re daunted by the report in full, breeze through the 92-page ‘primer’.

remap with Bestiario

This Friday I’ll highlight a project from the young and scrappy Barcelona/ Lisbon-based company, Bestiario. Combining art, science and design to create thrilling user experiences, the Bestiario team has put forth numerous unique interactive media experiences since it was founded two years ago. Check out their portfolio here.

Navigating with your mobile phone…

Over the last year, companies specializing in navigation systems have seen their markets shrink as people start navigating from their smartphones instead. Why buy more equipment when you can achieve the same result from your sophisticated mobile? Now, google is even giving these smartphone navigation apps a run for their money by giving away their [...]

mHealth on the iPhone

While Apple has already introduced a number of iPhone compatible applications which offer new, personalized, health-monitoring functionality, a patent released in late November reveals a degree of heightened technological innovation. Namely, Apple’s new technology utilizes infrared photodectors (integrated into an earbud) to measure blood flow, temperature, heart rate as well as blood-oxygen level; using wireless [...]

Wireless Parking in San Francisco

San Franciscans may become the envy of urban drivers around the world with their wireless sensors and mobile payment system. The San Francisco based company, Streetline Parking, is providing the basic backbone for the system, installing sensors in designated parking spaces. From their mobile phones, drivers can then locate vacant spots and pay. Moreover, the [...]