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Photos: Scottish NHS trials video checkups

Photo The equipment allows clinicians to examine a patient's physiology remotely, including blood pressure, temperature, weight, pulse rate and spirometry (measuring lung function). The Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary...

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[08 Feb 2008]

Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day

Photo Designed for people who need to closely monitor their health, the mirror displays heart rate and blood pressure - measured via the handle of a toothbrush - and includes reminders for taking medication.

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[06 Dec 2007]

Photos of the month - March 2007

Photo The interface lets clinicians see data in different formats - pictured above is a graph of how a patient's blood pressure has changed over time. With travels around India's tech hotspots, Formula One racing car launches and a visit to the home of...

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[02 Apr 2007]

Photos: First look at Microsoft's NHS software

Photo The care pathways are basically segmented to-do lists reminding the clinician to take the patient's blood pressure, heart rate, send the X-ray to a foot specialist and so on. The interface also lets clinicians see data in different formats...

Tags: nhs, microsoft, doctors, human computer interface

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[08 Mar 2007]

Photos of the month - January 2007

Photo One such use is the 'PDA Depressurisation Program', which is activated if the cabin pressure goes down and computes the time left before astronauts have to abandon the space station. With Vista's commercial launch fast approaching, Microsoft...

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[31 Jan 2007]

Photos: Meet the first resident of the 'techno-flat'

Photo The X-vest gives an indication of the wearer's emotional state by monitoring factors such as heart rate and blood pressure. A facility known as the intelligent dormitory 2 (iDorm2) has welcomed its first occupant, Liping Shen, an e-learning...

Tags: home, tech, high

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[04 Jan 2007]

Photos: Google Earth showcases natural disasters

Photo Looking into the eye of the storm, this satellite image of Katrina shows a dark, smooth sea surface at the hurricane's heart, due to the lack of winds and extreme low pressure there. Google Earth and the European Space Agency (ESA) are showcasing...

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[17 Nov 2006]

Photos: Inside Symantec's secure bunker

Photo The air inside the bunker is pressurised to 1.5 ppsi greater than the external air pressure, the stop unfiltered air entering the bunker. The Symantec bunker was built by the UK government in the early 1990s to shelter key utilities workers in the...

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[29 Nov 2005]