Archive for the 'cellphone' Tag
Popular Science: Have you ever been tempted to order steak tartare but decided against it for fear of getting sick? This little cell phone scanner can take a look at it for you and let you know if it does in fact harbor any E. coli bacteria. It attaches to a typical cell phone camera [...]
Looking for Cheaper Medicine, He Found a Biz Idea
The Washington Post: They say there are markets for everything, but health care has historically been a tough one to navigate. Prices for services and drugs vary widely among providers, and it’s often impossible to know the final cost of a medication until the prescription has already been filled. Brad Bangerter, a health insurance administrator [...]
Waterproof Your Cell Phone, No Case Required
Ever spilled your coffee or, heaven-forbid, dropped your cellphone into the toilet? Popular Science has up a profile of a product demoed this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that will protect your phone from such mishaps. Liquipel covers devices inside and out with a transparent coating thinner than a human hair [...]
Virtual Shopping in Real World Places
In South Korea, a supermarket chain is experimenting with a new system that let’s commuters shop from subway stations with the cellphones. The biggest problem with ordering groceries for delivery has always been that looking at a selection of food online is very different from browsing the aisles at your local megamart. Homeplus, a South [...]
