Measure and manage sleep quality
Consistent quality sleep is essential to achieving optimal health. The Zeo Personal Sleep Coach is the world’s first science-based sleep education tool and coaching program. A four-part system, Zeo consists of the lightweight Zeo Headband, the Zeo Bedside Display, an interactive website at www.myZeo.com and the “7 Step Sleep Fitness Program.” Zeo allows people to learn more about their personal sleep patterns and take proactive steps to get a better night of sleep.
Zeo’s headband uses SoftWave sensor technology to accurately track individual sleep patterns. Throughout the night, the headband sends personal sleep information wirelessly to the Zeo Bedside Display, which resembles a high-tech alarm clock. In the morning, users view a sleep graph showing their personal sleep data, including total time slept, the amount of time it took to fall asleep, the time awake in the middle of the night and the total amount of REM, Light and Deep sleep. These elements are used to create a personal sleep score called a ZQ.
The www.myZeo.com website then enables consumers to combine their sleep data with their lifestyle details and habits in order to see trends in their sleep. The interactive tools in myZeo.com also illustrate the effects of various potential disruptors — such as caffeine, light in the bedroom, and stress — on sleep. The myZeo website hosts the 7 Step Sleep Fitness Program. Zeo users in the program receive personalized action plans by e-mail with goal-oriented assignments to help them adjust their lifestyles and achieve a better night’s sleep.
E-waste Web resources
What happens to all those old TVs and broken cell phones? Sea freighters filled with electronic waste dump their loads on nations across the developing world. These obsolete electronics are now poised to create a tremendous environmental hazard. The PBS program “Frontline: Digital Dumping Ground” (www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/) took a critical look at this practice. The site allows the viewing of the program in its entirety. Then check out the interactive map documenting the global trade in electronic waste, along with facts on electronics recycling and an interview with Jim Puckett, who is a leading campaigner against the electronic waste trade.
Site for patients with chronic leukemia
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has created a comprehensive website — MyCMLCare.com for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and their caregivers. Nearly 90 percent of patients diagnosed with this form of cancer live for at least five years after diagnosis. MyCMLCare.com provides information about a range of topics on CML, including symptoms, recommended treatment goals, tests, treatment side effects and resources to cope with the disease. MyCMLCare.com also provides downloadable informational materials for those impacted by this disease.
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After winning two innovation awards at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, the ECCO Personal Pocket GPS Locator has become available for purchase through Amazon.com.
ECCO is an affordable personal navigation system using advanced GPS technology and a simple user interface, packaged in a key-fob. Users can avoid getting lost in places such as a crowded shopping mall or a religious site, simply by locking in their starting location with the press of a button. When the user is ready to return to the starting point, ECCO’s simple user interface will guide them to their original saved location with a directional arrow and a distance meter.