Baby Technology

A few weeks ago, I discussed apps that can aid in diagnosing sickness How about an app that can help you with your baby? As our nation's technology base continues to grow, new opportunities arise.

A mother downloaded an app called "White Noise" that helped her baby fall asleep. Is this the new version of a pacifier of a r\

Throughout the article, the mother reviews many baby technologies. They include monitoring, to a different life simulation for rockers such as car rides and rock a bye.

The bottom line is what is effective and what isn't If your planning on a phone app to solve your problems, save your time, money, and frustration. Invest in a dedicated device and do sufficient research on it before your purchase

Web 2.0 meets Social Fashion Networking

As the web becomes more social, new trends come with it. Recently both Google and Fashism.com embarked on their newest social trend, regarding shopping and Fashion.

Google recently launched "Boutiques.com" Celebreties, designers, bloggers, and other can have their own virtual "boutique" where they can show off their fashion choices to the world. The site hopes and encourages users to find someone whose fashion sense fits you. They help facilitate this process through what experts call, "visual search technology". The site has been praised for its specific automatic personalization criteria that fits your style.

Contender Fashism.com is similar contender that just received a second wind(a.k.a. Investor Ashton Kutcher). The site basically allows anyone to upload an image of an outfit, and ask for responses from others in the form Like/Dislike options. The site brings about 1 million views per month, probably due to the fact that viewers are not required to have a login.

Is it fair to call these two sites competitors? Boutiques vs Fashism, Google vs. Ashton, who wins?

Since Boutiques just came out, it's hard to say, but the level of personalization and offered by them beats what Fashism has to offer.

Goodbye GPS device market and others...Yours Truly, The Smartphone.

It is very clear how technology innovation can affect businesses and markets. Most evident today are how physical cds are becoming more and more obsolete. Now, we are noticing how smartphones are affecting the once booming GPS device market.

More and more, smartphones are coming stock with GPS capabilities that require a data plan. With the rise of smartphones and the ability they have, it is more logical to get a data plan for your phone to allow it to perform to its highest ability. GPS companies such as Garmin are working together with phone companies and car companies to keep the profits coming.

The article also discusses many other markets that are being cannibalized by the smartphone industry. Cameras and media players are also in danger because of the increase in quality of smartphone cameras and music quantity capabilities.

Is the GPS device market going to end tomorrow? Not likely. They are still many who own and prefer to use them. As our generation gets older and innovation increases, more of these devices will be condensed into what we call our smartphone, but it will not happen overnight.

Feeling sick? Consult your phone immedietely.

For $5, you can have a "Family Doctor", on your iPhone or iTouch that is. Apparently, the interface is very intuitive, but there is a bigger question at hand. Do you trust a phone app or leave the medical stuff to the doctors? I am torn on the subject for a few reasons.

The first complication is brought up by the author of this article. Regardless of what conditions you type in, the app will not say "Don't worry, you'll be fine." For legal reasons, they would have to say the worst thing that could happen for each condition.

Another is because of a personal experience. A few months ago I went to the dermatologist because I had a minor outbreak in my face that was worried about. When I saw the doctor, he looked at me for about 10 seconds then walked out of the room. He came back and gave me some medical term and said to "just look it up online" if I wanted to know more about it. I decided to not even use the prescription and I got better over time. Given the circumstance, I was under the impression that he looked it up online as well.

In conclusion, I believe that for any problems, save your money and try listening to sites like WebMD. If anything is chronic, consult your doctor.