So reviewing this morning's news a couple of interesting articles caught my attention. One, a discussion of Foursquare which provides a social networking app tying into their GPS devices that quickly allow people to "check in" to bars, restaurants, shops and other venues ostensibly to share tips and receive points. The complete article by Rob Pegoraro can be read in his Fast Forward column on the Washington Post.
The second, another release from Duke on a "New smoking cessation therapy proves promising."
And then this add on 7A of this morning's USA Today about a GPS enabled ESCORT radar detector.
What if you put all of these together in a medical application? A GPS enabled, location specific inhaled glucose delivery system for insulin dependent diabetics. Would know what restaurant you walked into, calculate the average carbohydrate load of the items on the menu, adjust the inhaled insulin device so that you could eat or drink your fill without raising your blood sugar and then guide you safely around any police checks?
It's getting pretty freaky but let's take it one step farther and have all of this available as an implant. Now go back and remember the Cyborgs from the old Startrek shows?
Are we there yet?
