Glimpse of what technology will do when we move beyond the mouse/keyboard

This interesting article http://goo.gl/7M1JK on utilization of Microsoft Kinect in healthcare provides a glimpse of the future. Once we move beyond the mouse and keyboard the possibilities are encouraging.

Microsoft Senior Marketing Manager-Digital Events

Check out http://goo.gl/T8Wze for the details.

Would you use a webcam credit card reader, either as a consumer or a vendor?

Jumio http://goo.gl/0Tmp5 has released Netswipe, a technology http://goo.gl/EUY8g that allows a standard webcam to be a secure credit card reader. Would you use it instead of typing in your credit card number for an online purchase?

How much has your snail mail dropped in the past 5 years?

The post office closures http://goo.gl/rnp9L come as no surprise. I only get mail maybe 4 of 6 days now and most of it is junk mail.

Medical devices build into your car???

While this is feasible, it somehow strikes me as strange that one would want to incorporate medical sensing devices into your car like the EKG monitor built into a steering wheel as discussed in this article http://mobihealthnews.com/12128/toyota-demos-ecg-sensing-steering-wheel/.

Good article on web and business tools startups use

This article gives an interesting and informative perspective on what tools startups are using http://mashable.com/2011/07/26/startup-tools/.

Habitat for Humanity Project at TechEd 2010

On Saturday 6/5 before TechEd 2010 there is an opportunity to volunteer with fellow techies to work on a local Habitat for Humanity project. Check out the details at http://bit.ly/bh71l0 on this worthwhile project.