A medical alert device is usally small enough it can be worn as a necklace, pendant, part of key chain etc’. If you have a family that has elder people or you know people with a medical condition, there is a solution that offers them and you a bigger peace of mind.

If a person is experiencing a medical emergency, the monitoring system provided by brickhousealert.com makes it possible for help to become available immediately and easily with its Medical Alert products.

Medical Alert systems include certain fundamental features, including 2-way communication between the device wearer and the emergency response center that is available 24 hours a day. Typically, medical alert systems operate using wireless technology so that communication can be established anywhere emergencies happen.

The company offers a mobile GPS Tracking Bracelet with 2-way speakerphone to be used like a cell phone when calling for help. Another device, the Tele-Assist, works by detecting body positions, such as is if a person has fallen and became incapacitated, so they do not need to press a panic button. Up to 3 pre-programmed speed dial numbers can be added for automatic notification in case of an emergency.

On BrickHousealert.com you can find more information about these important products.

When most of us think of technology, it’s thoughts of fun and convenience that come to mind- video games systems, big screen televisions, cellphones, iPods, that kind of stuff. But there is another side to the story, technology that goes further than just providing entertainment, but actually contributes something valuable to society.

A current example of this is GPS vehicle tracking aids. Below this article, please watch the YouTube video and see for yourself how a GPS tracking device is providing major information in the murder case of a young girl. A death that otherwise, might have been ruled an accident. The GPS vehicle tracking device is small and easily concealable, which is how a suspicious wife, who only thought she might catch her husband cheating, may have provided the clues to solve a murder.

How? The device was able to track her husband’s whereabouts, which was in direct contrast to what he had told to police officials. You can check out this article for more information on that news story.

The GPS’ magnet, sold by LandAirSea Systems, is strong and can be placed under the car it is being attached to. It’s also water resistant, provides a 2.5 meter proximity accuracy, is compatible with Google Earth, and surprisingly inexpensive.

GPS Systems

Okay, some people will like this. To me, however, it sounds like volunteering to be stalked, and not just Facebook stalked.

Garmin has aligned itself with the location-specialists in the app world – ULocate, integrating Where.com’s software with Buddy Beacon to be compatible with some of Garmin’s products. If you’re not familiar with this software, it shares your current location with those you have dubbed as friends, and viceversa. Of course, this can be integrated with the Facebook app, as well.

What makes Where’s Buddy Beacon software unique, is its ability to operate over multiple networks, allowing users to enjoy the service with friends, whether they use the same carrier or not.

The models that Garmin intends to have supported with Buddy Beacon, as well as the launch time, have not yet been released.

It will be interesting to see if there is a real demand for this, as location-based networking, both online and device based, have somewhat flopped in the past. Personally, I think I’d feel just a little bit too much like dog embedded with a microchip, and doubt many people are comfortable with anyone apart from immediate family having access to their whereabouts at all times. However, as always, the market will decide the success or demise of this one.

It’s been almost one year to the day since I posted my article on TechConsumer about why “Web 2.0″ wasn’t enough, and how “geocontent” might just well be the next big thing.

I’ve yet to change my opinion.

During the past year I have seen many strides taken by many companies in the effort to link content to location. Google is interested; Yahoo is interested. We all know the latest iPhone will have GPS. It is no longer a question of if it will happen, but rather, the question is when will it happen. And who will be the big winner?

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A revolution is easy to spot when looking backward, but they are much harder to see when they first happen. Microsoft, Apple, eBay, Amazon…all revolutions with ramifications that weren’t seen until much after they first released a product, or came online.

But I predict a revolution in an event that took place just a few days ago at the Worldwide Developers Conference, where Steve Jobs announced the latest version of the iPhone. I know, I know, you’re thinking that I missed the boat. The iPhone revolution already took place; this is old news.

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I would be remiss if I didn’t blog about this. The reason I have not mentioned it prior to this is because it’s so freaking cool I can’t quite wrap my brain around it. I’ve always loved geocaching. This is where you use a GPS to get a specific location, find a “treasure box,” and then log it on the site. It’s a great way to get kids outside, get a little exercise for yourself, and be part of a really cool online group.

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Being that I’m studying for my bachelor’s degree in information technology security, I often find myself experimenting with certain computer security measures and countermeasures. Currently I’m enrolled in a class that focuses on computer and data forensics. Because of this, I have access to trials of some interesting computer forensics programs such as Access Data: Forensic Tool Kit (FTK) and Technology Pathways ProDiscover. Both of these are used by top computer forensics agencies for recovery and analysis of computer hardware and accessories.

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The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) is quoting “people familiar with the matter” in stating that within two weeks Google will announce plans to bring Google-powered phones to market by the middle of next year. Apparently, Google’s goal is “[T]o make applications and services as accessible on cellphones as they are on the Internet.”

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Check out more scenarios of how this technology works. Feel free to contact the team behind it if you have more questions.

It’s easy to spot revolutions or major events in the past. The shrinking of computer parts in the 70s, the PC revolution of the 80s that led to the Internet explosion of the 90s, etc. At the beginning of the new millennium, we had at our fingertips millions of pages of information. It wasn’t a question of ‘is it out there somewhere’, it was a question of ‘it’s out there, how do I find it?’

Enter Google. Google wasn’t the first search engine, nor was it the last, but it quickly became THE search engine because they did something different. Google created a search engine that took all of that information and made it useful and relevant. They did it not by teaching the machine to do it, but instead by teaching the machine to observe what we humans were linking to. By tapping into the social side of information, Google quickly became the best search engine for finding the information in the sea of content.

So the latest ‘big thing’ has been the socializing of the Internet. We now find sites like Digg, reddit, Del.icio.us, etc. that help us wade through all the rough to find the diamond. The buzz word surrounding all of this has been ‘Web 2.0′. This socializing has gone a long way to making sense of it all, but is there more? What is the next big thing?

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