Smart Gloves 

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Five million people in the U.S. are affected  by a stroke every year. Finally, someone has developed a solution for stroke patients who need to learn how to reuse their hands. Neofect, Korean tech company, has created a smart rehabilitation glove that has been designed “to induce neural plasticity in the patient through specific and customized exercises.”

It’s pretty amazing to see the Rapael Smart Glove by Neofect help stroke patients regain movement “through repeat hand and arm movements in a virtual reality-type setting.”The Neofect glove has built- in sensors that are connected via an app.

Watch the above video. It really shows you the possibilities.

I hope no one reading this post ever needs the Rapael Smart Glove. However, it’s very comforting to know that such a device exists. This kind of rehabilitation can make all the difference in the world. 

Click here for more information. Forbes magazine 

The Flying Hoverboard 

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Just when you were ready to eliminate hoverboards as a product that you may try in your future because of all of the explosions, along comes the “ArcaBoard.” The new product is a fan-powered rectangle that can lift a person off the ground by almost a foot. It’s a six minute flying machine. 

I have to admit that it would be pretty awesome to be able to fly. I doubt I would try it, but many of my friends would.

The ArcaBoard gets its power — 430 pounds of thrust, or 272 horsepower from 36 electric fans. Watch the video that company provided. 

Dumitru Propescu, ArcaSpace’s CEO, is the one riding the hoverboard in the video. “For the first time, every person will be able to fly anytime, anywhere. The world, your world, will change forever.”

At a  $19,900 price tag for the flying hoverboard, there better not be too many of these in the air. No traffic jams please. Arcaspace has no idea when the product will be introduced in the retail marketplace. 

If you want more information about this product, click here. The Verge, the tech site, really spells it out.

Williams Lucena Holiday Party 

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Meet Whiskey Blue, a miniature poodle. The six-week old puppy belongs to Jenn and Scott Greenberg, fifth picture below. It’s now 1:32am. I am just returning from my friend’s holiday party. Williams Lucena, the host, is the fourth picture down. The party started at 8pm and everyone was engaged in so much conversation that we didn’t realize it was the wee hours of the morning. I’m too bushed to write about digital stuff. Thank you Williams for a perfect party. You cooked for two days and we all loved every bit of it. You had the best party. Thank you! 

Ruth Greenberg. to my left, Whiskey’s grandma and Myra Greenberg.

  

Whiskey is waving

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Eliot, Steve Greenberg, and Howard Greenberg

  

Williams Lucena with Milegro

  

Jenn and Scott Greenberg

  

My two pals to the right, Marco and Carlos Alayon

  

Nito, Todd and Mike

  

Mark, Kim and Eliot

 

Spot The Panda 

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If you’re on social media, you have seen this illustration a number of times over the last few days. Many folks are passing it around because everyone is on the hunt to find the panda in a sea of snowmen. 

Hungarian artist Gergely Dudás, professionally known as Dudolf, recently posted the image of the snowmen on his Facebook asking his friends to find the panda. 

Many reported that this wasn’t as easy find.

A more friendly image was posted by Dudolf a few days ago of a cat hiding in an army of owls. This one was much easier to find.

Have fun!!!

 

WARNING: Spoiler. Click here.

Spontaneous Combustion

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The older I get, the more impatient I get with people.

The other day I was walking along Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, Florida, when I saw a 10 year old boy practicing to ride a hover board.    

I refused to believe that his parents, who were standing nearby, would allow their son to be placed in such danger. For the last few weeks, newspapers and TV news shows everywhere, have warned Americans about the dangers of hover boards. Some of the hover boards are literally experiencing spontaneous combustion.

Hover boards are no longer allowed on major airlines, including Delta and JetBlue. Amazon has pulled them from their “online shelves. ”  It seems that the lithium batteries are the cause of fires. 

Watch the video above for a quick explanation of what is going on. The next person you see on one, yell “fire.” You won’t regret it.

 

Presidential Candidates Tweets 

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Since many DigiDame readers are not on Twitter, I thought it would be interesting to post the tweets of the two leading Presidential candidates. I tried to do an equal number from each, but Trump tweeted more often in a 24-hour period. 

It’s interesting to see how Twitter has become the official platform for comments. In many cases, Twitter has replaced press conferences, media alerts, and the distribution of official statements. 

It’s just too simple to tweet. 

  
    
    
  
  

  
   

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

 

Netflix Socks

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If you’re like me, you fall asleep a few minutes after you start watching a Netflix movie. The convenience of watching one of your favorite show in the comfort of your home is the perfect recipe for zzzz. This is what I call the “ultimate relaxation situation.”

Apparently, I’m not the only one who can’t keep their eyes open. Netflix must know that this happens to thousands of others because the entertainment company created something called ‘smart’ socks.The socks sense when you fall asleep and automatically pause the show you’re watching. 

This sounds impossible, but Netflix explains that the socks use an accelerometer to tell when you’ve stopped moving. The socks contain an LED light in the cuff of the sock which begin to flash red toward the screen when you are immobile. If you move at all, it cancels the countdown.

This is going to change TV viewing forever.

Watch the video for a detailed explanation.
  

FYI Videos

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This is what my friend Rick Albuck did with his Hoverboard 


Great way to teach grandchildren fractions 


Harrison Ford Trumps Star Wars

  

iPhone 6 Plus photo by DigiDame 

  

 

You And Your Personal Medical Records

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I started a new assignment as a publicist recently. The topic is so important that I wanted to share it with you.

Imagine going to your local healthcare provider 10 times this year and discovering that on only eight of those visits was your provider able to correctly match you with your personal medical record. Such instances increase the risk that your doctor is making healthcare choices based on inaccurate information. Additionally, identification errors contribute millions of dollars in waste to the healthcare system.

This problem can’t be allowed to persist. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, in partnership with HeroX, is ready to announce the official launch of the CHIME National Patient Identification Challenge. Through a $1 million global competition, they aim to find a patient identification solution that is private, accurate and safe. 

I will be organizing a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. this January so CHIME can announce the challenge. 

Here are their official corporate descriptions:

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is the professional organization for Chief Information Officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. CHIME enables its members and business partners to collaborate, exchange ideas, develop professionally and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve.

HeroX exists to enable anyone, anywhere in the world, to create a challenge that addresses any problem or opportunity, build a community around that challenge and activate the circumstances that can lead to a breakthrough innovation.

I will let you know our progress.