Hand-made shoes to home-made health care
02/12/08 19:22
A connected world through the internet and cheaper sensing and scanning devices mean that people have access to more unique products (you can buy individualized hand made-shoes from Estonia without leaving your home by taking a 3D scan of your feet and then using it to order shoes on line).
It also means that health and diagnosis services, for example that used to require people to travel far to access expensive centralized infrastructures could in future be done from home.
Home scanners and sensors could allow people to scan themselves and be diagnosed remotely. For diseases like diabetes, this could support much better day to day management of the condition, whilst reducing travel costs and stress.
Surely these technologies could also be applied to help students learn. Let us know if you’ve got ideas about this.
It also means that health and diagnosis services, for example that used to require people to travel far to access expensive centralized infrastructures could in future be done from home.
Home scanners and sensors could allow people to scan themselves and be diagnosed remotely. For diseases like diabetes, this could support much better day to day management of the condition, whilst reducing travel costs and stress.
Surely these technologies could also be applied to help students learn. Let us know if you’ve got ideas about this.
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