Photo from PCWorld (Link down below)
IBM is at it again folks. They are always coming up with the most interesting items to make our lives more productive. In this instance they've created a digital hub can can connect to our various wearable devices that manage our health. With these units they are able to send people home and have a constant health visualization of our status. Which can help to limit the expensive costs of stay another day in the hospital.
"The gadget, which IBM has dubbed a 'cognitive hypervisor,' funnels data from devices such as smart watches and fitness bands into the IBM Cloud. There, it's analyzed and the results are shared with the user and their doctor."*
Now is IBM getting into the wearable business, nope. They are mainly looking into offer this service as a platform for other companies to build their products on. A digital framework that can help to grow new devices to make our lives more easier and manageable when it comes to our health and well being.
The actual device is about the size of a grapefruit and built with off the shelf products like the Raspberry PI and Arduino boards. Designers are looking at making this even smaller in the future.
* quoted text found at:
IBM's hub for wearables could shorten your hospital stay
The prototype device links to a host of wearables to gather health data for doctors.
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