The tutorial paper ‘Experimental Characterization of a UWB Channel for Body Area Networks’ won’t reshape your mental state, but that’s because academic papers are rarely titled ‘OMG. Tricorders !’. A team of scientists at Oregon State University have examined ultrawideband tech to look if it’s able to transmitting the giant load of information required to watch a human body. Imagine it; your heart rate is monitored in your watch, smart bandages examine your blood insulin levels and feedback-pants measure your muscle responses, all viewed online by a physician. Sadly you can not rush for your nearest hospital and insist to be wired with some X Prize – winning kit — there is a couple of hurdles to conquer before it is easy to more efficiently post your bodily functions to Twitter. Transmission needed to be line-of-sight and the energy needs are too vast for a handheld device. Still, given how sophisticated the network technology can be when it’s perfected, do not be surprised if civilization grinds to a halt when Quake is ported on your temporal lobe.
Sprint launches New Ventures arm, adapts ID and Zone apps for foreign markets
Proton and Yes team as much as offer Malaysia’s first 4G-connected car, promise more to return
