Daily Archives: September 18, 2012

Broadcast for Friends turns Facebook into a live life-streaming hub

September 18, 2012 – 1:14 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING UStream’s latest mobile app, Broadcast for Friends, gives consumers the power to stream their iPhone’s video camera view directly to their Facebook feed. Users of the free app can both stream video live and record it for later circulation using either the forward-facing or rear-facing camera on their phone. […]

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Digital meds help forgetful patients

September 18, 2012 – 1:11 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Patients can swallow it and forget it — the first ingestible digital pill has received FDA approval (iHealthBeat.org, 3 August 2012). The copper and magnesium digital “pill” is only as large as a speck of sand and, when placed inside a pill and ingested, sends an electric signal to a […]

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Healthy snack dispenser for UK’s tiny tots is world’s first

September 18, 2012 – 1:08 pm

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING A tiny vending machine dispensing healthy snacks for toddlers has been launched by food brand Ella’s Kitchen (FDIN.org.uk, 21 August 2012). Standing 115 cm tall, and with “bespoke features” to help little hands access their own nutritious treats, it was designed with the average 1-year-old (and their parents) in mind […]

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MEET THE SECURES

September 18, 2012 – 1:05 pm

by Josh Kimball Ugly American jobs numbers. Ongoing austerity in Europe. Call it stalled or call it stable, the global economy — and the outlook in Europe, in particular — is far from sunny. With days of economic malaise stretching into the future, many marketers have sought refuge by courting consumers at the top of […]

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