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Wednesday April 29, 2009
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Asthma inhalers are great and all, but you know what they're lacking? The latest consumer technology, of course. No, we're not talking about Wi-Fi or an MP3 player (not that we'd really be opposed to either)--we're talking GPS.
SiliconSky has just introduced what is very likely the first asthma inhaler with built-in GPS tracking. Why would the world need such a thing? According to its inventors, the GPS would be use to "allow tracking of asthma inhaler use trends, including exact time and geographic location of uses."
The AGPS-enabled asthma inhaler was created with the participation of University of Wisconsin researcher David Van Sickle.
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April 29, 2009 10:38 PM
If I used an asthma inhaler ( I used to years ago), I wouldn't want ANYONE to "track" me, especially without my knowledge! Technology is going to become their own undoing...
April 29, 2009 10:47 PM
I think it will be another cost that will be passed on to users that will make harder to get.
April 30, 2009 4:42 AM
MR.Johnny POPPED, We get the point , no need to submit the same feedback seven times, Are you an idi--? They're not using GPS to watch you cheat on your wife , it's for gathering data about the needs and usage times of the proposed inhaler
April 30, 2009 2:35 PM
This is a great idea, in that the data could be used to find "hotspots" of possible environmental damage or widespread chemical problems...
April 30, 2009 3:26 PM
I don't care what they call it....! It's Big brother!