Health & Medicine
Doors East Project Links Jan 2,2004
Some interesting project links from the Doors East conference in 2003, including: "...HP Labs India has conducted an exhaustive survey of the ways in which urban and rural Indians from all socio-economic strata use technology..." "...e-Chaupal, an agricultural e-business initiative by ITC, one of India's larger conglomerates, offers rural farmers information, products and services to enhance farm productivity, improve farm-gate price realisation and cut transaction costs."
Doors of Perception Aug 7,2005
Doors always has some interesting links on design and social innovation. They cover sustainability, health care, social justice, economics, all staring from a design point of view.
Make your own ECG Aug 25,2003
Here's a site detailing how to build a simple homemade one. I wouldn't use it to diagnose a heart murmur, but if you're interested in biometrics, it's a nice place to start.
Neurosky Feb 20,2006
From their site: "NeuroSky, a fabless semiconductor/module company, has developed a non-invasive neural sensor and signal processing technology that converts brainwaves and eye movements into useful electronic signals to communicate with a wide range of electronic devices, consoles, and computers." So far they haven't got any links to an actual product for sale up.
Stationary Bike Electricity Generators Jan 2,2004
A few links from Paul Vlachos on stationary bike electricity generators: An article on how fifth grade students did it. A few other home-grown efforts: Article from Humboldt State University, with some good links.
networks + Xbox + exercycles Feb 4,2004
Feel like killing mutants while burning fat on the exercise bike? Reebok and Xbox are making a way for it to happen.