JeffConnect: mHealth for when the Pope is in town

From the media attention to the overall holiness, having the Pope visit your town can bring some intriguing benefits. One of the least obvious bonuses of a Papal visit, however, comes in mHealth, as residents of Philadelphia have discovered. Jefferson Health, which...

Hearable technology – or why the ear is the new wrist

Picture your average tech-friendly jogger: they’ve got the latest running shoes, an Apple Watch or Fitbit Surge to measure heart rate and music pumping out of their iPhone via earbuds or Beats headphones. A quick question: where’s the technological weak link here? If...

New iPad owners, look away now: iSperm is here

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes iSperm, an “Innovative boar sperm analyser” for your iPad mini. “With iSperm, sperm analysis is easier than ever,” manufacturers chirpily claim. The system uses a microscope to enlarge the contents of the porcine...