FLUSH-SUPPORTED IPOO
Created by Serbian designer and programmer Milos Paripovic, the iPoo is a concept for a sleek toilet shaped like an Apple logo complete with a leaf-shaped water tank. The designer of the fruity lav claims his tongue-in-cheek work has nothing to do with the popular US brand, even though the sleek design resembles its distinctive logo: Some people may think it looks like Apple logo, but I disagree. Even though it is white and has one button, it does not mean it is an Apple product. This is just the perfect shape for the toilet since it tightly fits the shape of one’s bottom. This is only a concept that […]
‘SMART PILL’ + PATCH + APP = MHEALTH IN 2012
While fitness and health tracking sensors are all this rage this year, a new “smart pill” system is designed to take it one step further. Proteus Biomedical’s smart pill system — launching in the UK — consists of microchip-embedded medication tablets that track patient adherence via a nifty smartphone app and sensor patch worn on the skin. The UK-based retail pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy signed a deal with Proteus Biomedical (backed by Novartis) to launch this edible microchip, dubbed Helius, first in the UK. For consumers, the packages will include sensor-enabled pills, a peel-and-stick sensor patch worn on the body, and a mobile health app. The patch records when a pill […]