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Have a heart (attack): Defibrillators, pacemakers vulnerable to hackers: Researchers have discovered that an implantable heart device, a combination of a defibrillator and pacemaker, is vulnerable to hackers. According to a study, authored by researchers at the University of Washington, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard Medical School, hackers could get wireless access to a heart...; Tags: Software, Patient, Researcher, Radio, Privacy, Hacker, Attack, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Implantable Medical Device, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-12

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Time to overhaul grandfather's FDA approval process?: Time to overhaul grandfather's FDA approval process?FDA Approval ProcessI believe that you are confusing the issue of grandfathering to devices before 1976 and the requirement to submit what the FDA calls a 510K in order to use device similarity to an already grandfathered device.Most new medical devices are 3 or...; Tags: Federal government, HEALTHCARE, FDA-Approval Process, FDA-approval, FDA; Discussion threads 2008-06-05
News to know: Microsoft Mesh; Microhoo; OLPC; Patents; Linked data: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Ryan Stewart: Silverlight and the future core of Microsoft Screen shots: Microsoft's Live Mesh right Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh Techmeme ...; Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?Back to Basic - Fingerprint and DNA scan - What is the difference?The suspense is dramatic for me personally!Disingenuous arguments...."However, I see RFID as a key component to personal health records."Key component? Are you kidding? I see it...; Tags: RFID, VeriChip, implantable RFID chip, RFID chip, medical record, chip; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...; Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22

Got room in your heart for a hacker?: I was looking over famed security researcher and cryptography expert Bruce Schneier's blog today and found an article on hacking medical devices. I have to admit that I was surprised, but I shouldn't have been. These days, if you can build it, we can break it seems to be the...; Tags: Device, Researcher, Article, Hacker, Schneier, Hacking, Security, Digital Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-13
On living with your doctor: Aerotel has announced the GeoSkeeper, a Global Positioning System-enabled, wrist-mounted unit that alerts a call center when you press its panic button. The call center can also track your position and raise an alert when you leave predefined zones such as your school. In addition to the GeoSkeeper (can you...; Tags: Doctor, Monitoring, Health Care, Aerotel, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, It Operations, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-03-11
A pharmacy in a nanotechnology-based thin film: MIT researchers have developed a new implantable device to improve our health. This nanoscale thin-film coating can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets, acting as a 'micro pharmacy' inside our bodies. It could be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. This film, which is...; Tags: Film, Researcher, Substrate, Voltage, Drug, Nanotechnology, Real Estate, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Always-On or Always-In: When I first started writing about the World of Always-On, almost five years ago, I envisioned sensors worn on clothing which would interact with wireless networks to monitor health in real-time. As the field evolved Always-On has become Always-In. A Body Computing Conference in October saw industry...; Tags: Sensor, Health Care, MEMS, Wireless Network, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-03
If you pray, please pray for Marc Orchant: I've just learned that Marc Orchant, my former ZDNet colleague but far more importantly one of the most decent people I have ever met, suffered a massive coronary yesterday. If the angels and ministers of grace do what so many of us hope...; Tags: Oxygen, Marc Orchant, BlogNation, Sue Orchant, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-03
NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?: NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?This whole mess tells me that...Some really, REALLY bad stuff is about to be uncovered.Not good. Government uses paranoia to expand power.If the bill had included the clause, "provided that the parties involved in wiretapping was approved by a FISA court", I would agree...; Tags: Instant messaging, Vertical industries, Federal government, IM company, NSA, government, IM, e-mail, Rockefeller; Discussion threads 2007-10-22
Putting chips inside our brains: Researchers at the University of Florida UF have developed chips which someday might be inserted in the brains of people affected by epilepsy or who have lost a limb. These neuroprosthetic chips 'can interpret signals in the brain and stimulate neurons to perform correctly.' The University claims this is the...; Tags: Health &, Medicine, Computers &, Internet; Blog posts 2007-07-27
Using technology to enhance humans: Its a well-known fact that technology can improve our lives. For example, we can reach anyone and anywhere with our cellphones. And people who cant walk after an accident now can have smart prosthesis to help them. But what about designing our children on a computer or having a chip...; Tags: Semiconductors, Keith Bauer, microchip, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, patient; Blog posts 2007-05-13
New GPLv3 draft takes aim at Microsoft/Novell but loosens crypto restrictions: The Free Software Foundation FSF released the long-awaited third draft of the GNU General Public License GPL today. The draft was due out quite a bit earlier but was delayed after the Novell/Microsoft patent deal:We offer our apologies to the community for the delay in releasing Draft 3. Our original...; Tags: GPL, GPL-covered program, Novell Inc., agreement, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2007-03-28
Black Hat RFID hacking demo threatened: Another Black Hat conference, another vulnerability disclosure debate.IOActive's Chris Paget's plan to explain why RFID technology is "insecure and untrustworthy" has run into a legal stumbling block after secure card maker HID Corp. raised objections in a letter that claims possible patent infringement.InfoWorld's Paul Roberts is reporting that HID sent...; Tags: Wi-Fi security, Pen testing, Black Hat, Exploit code, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Cisco, Vulnerability research, Oracle, Hackers, Zero-day attacks, Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-02-27
RFID technology can be good for medicine: This summer after DEFCON I did a short series on the dangers of RFID. From potentially bomb-triggering passports to worthless clear-text authentication VeriChip implants that can be easily cloned, RFID is one of the most controversial and misunderstood technologies in recent years. But are...; Tags: RFID, Hardware, Infrastructure, Security, Mobile/Wireless; Blog posts 2006-11-29
Forecasting the next 50 years in science: In the recent issue of the New Scientist, 70 very smart people predict the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the next 50 years. The topics range from the evolution of consciousness and the universal theory of everything to implantable, organo-electrical brain-machine interfaces and the discovery of extraterrestrial life. In the computing...; Tags: forecasting, human brain, computer; Blog posts 2006-11-22
Implantable wireless biosensors: Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are developing implantable living chips to monitor patients wirelessly and in real time. These tiny devices will integrate living cells with electronics to become literally 'living chips.' They could be used in a few years to better test new drugs or to...; Tags: chip; Blog posts 2006-09-20
Biomimetic artificial corneas: There are at least 10 million people worldwide who are blind due to damaged or diseased corneas. Right now, the only way to help people affected with corneal blindness requires a corneal transplant. This implies to take a cornea from a dead person and this is not always successful: there...; Tags: cornea, hydrogel; Blog posts 2006-09-19
Answerbag: When you have a burning question but Web search results won't do the trick and your friends don't have a clue, Answerbag might help cut to the chase. This free, Web-based question-and-answer service covers both wacky and sober subjects. It's unique for letting you attach images and YouTube or MySpace...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Answerbag; Product reviews 2006-08-31