Our next level of comfort comes with intimate contact sensors, a wireless health option which will soon break out of the research labs.
In addition to his work at Scripps, he is vice chairman at the West Wireless Health Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to innovating, validating, and advocating for the use of technologies, including wireless medical devices, that aim to reduce health care costs by transforming medicine.
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"The weight of the published scientific evidence, in addition to the opinion of global health organizations, shows that there is no link between wireless usage and adverse health effects, " said Joe Farren, a spokesman for the CTIA-the Wireless Association.
Enterprises with thousands of locations, and hundreds of thousands of wireless charging spots can monitor usage patterns, assess the health of their wireless power network and administer support and upgrades remotely.
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The school's distinguished faculty are leading research to address many of the critical challenges of the 21st century, including renewable energy, clean water, health care, wireless sensing and networking, and cybersecurity.
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Panorama investigates claims that the electronic smog of the wireless world can cause long-term health effects.
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The collaboration between the X PRIZE Foundation and Qualcomm will bring together experts in technology usability, wireless sensors, cloud computing and mobile health to accelerate the convergence of these fields.
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Some of them believe the wireless signals from the meters can harm their health.
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Hoping their veterans age like wine and not become akin to rotary phones in the wireless era, New York counts on the health of a pitching staff closer to AARP than MVP.
Jawbone, best known for its wireless Bluetooth headsets, brought out its UP health band in 2011, a fashion-able bracelet that monitors sleep and daytime activity, with its data uploadable to a smartphone app.
Combine wireless sensors with the study of genes, or genomics, imaging and a proliferation of health-focused social networks, and you have a convergence capable of bringing about the "creative destruction" of medicine.
"The peer-reviewed scientific evidence has overwhelmingly indicated that wireless devices, within the limits established by the FCC, do not pose a public health risk or cause any adverse health effects, " said a statement from John Walls, the group's vice president for public affairs.
The CTIA, the wireless industry trade group, noted that no research has found cell phones to be a danger to health.
On the health side of the equation, some people worry about possible negative effects caused by the wireless signals broadcast from smart meters.
In addition to entertainment features, the 3DS has a pedometer to appeal to the health-conscious crowd that the Wii Fit tapped, as well as a variety of internet and wireless communication applications.
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