A prototype high-tech cuff that detects and treats bleeding from combat injuries got a step closer to the battlefield Monday when Siemens Healthcare announced an exclusive contract with the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency to develop the device.
Infantrymen from the 82nd Airborne Division being trained in first aid--here, dressing a leg wound.
(Credit: Mike Pryor, 82nd Airborne/Courtesy of U.S. Army)The Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation cuff, or DBAC, is designed to limit blood loss from penetrating wounds to limbs--as in the case of a gunshot injury--thus reducing the risk of limb loss or death.
Once the cuff is applied, ultrasound technology within the device automatically would identify the location and severity of the bleeding. This in turn would trigger therapeutic ultrasound elements to emit and focus high-power energy toward the bleeding sites, speeding coagulation and halting bleeding.
Siemens says the compact and lightweight device can accommodate a variety of limb sizes, from a wide male thigh to a narrow female arm. The cuff is intended to shut off automatically and to be operated with minimal training.
When word of the DBAC first surfaced in 2006, both Siemens and a competing team from Philips were awarded contracts by DARPA to develop the technology.
Now that Siemens has landed the deal, it will be working with partners at the University of Washington's Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound; Texas A&M University's Institute for Preclinical Studies; and Siemens Corporate Research to meet DARPA's goal of producing a prototype in 18 months.
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You may remember that BenQ bought Siemens Mobile in 2005 and produced a series of so-so handsets. As evidenced by the lack of BenQ Siemens phones in shops, the partnership didn't exactly last very long, and while the BenQ Siemens "squond" (square and round) campaign did amuse us greatly, it obviously wasn't enough to keep BenQ Siemens in business.
Two years on and BenQ Mobile is back (baq?)--but it's ditched the Siemens and is launching a Windows Mobile smart phone called the BenQ E72. Boasting a compact design, this candybar phone runs on Windows Mobile 6 Standard and features a 2-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi. It's not a revolutionary product, but it is functional and easy to fit in a pocket.
The BenQ E72 is being launched in the U.K. as part of BT Fusion's business offerings, which gives you the option to make cheap calls over Wi-Fi via a Wi-Fi hub. It's a pretty clever solution if you want something straightforward to set up and fear having to download VoIP apps on to your phone, for example.
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Fujitsu Siemens may not be a brand typically associated with LCD monitors, and its latest project is equally unusual. The companies have developed a prototype 22-inch LCD monitor that incorporates solar panels working with a capacitor and special relay to cut power usage when on standby.
In fact, according to Personal Computer World, it can operate in zero consumption mode for five days on standby and, when active, sips just 0.6-0.9W of electricity. That certainly wouldn't do much pocketbook damage when the utility bills arrive. Word is the company's also looking to use its green tech in TVs, with the monitors slated to be come out first by the second quarter of 2008.
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Intel and Nokia said Wednesday that they're working closely together to get WiMax-enabled devices on the market in 2008 when Sprint Nextel plans to launch parts of its new WiMax network.
The companies announced at the WiMax World Tradeshow in Chicago that they'd work together to ensure interoperability between Intel's WiMax chips and Nokia's laptop devices. Intel will also work with Nokia Siemens Networks to ensure interoperability between Intel's chips and Nokia Siemens' networking gear.
Intel and Nokia are both strong proponents of WiMax, a wireless technology that provides faster speeds than cellular technology, but offers service over longer distances than Wi-Fi. And both companies are providing technology and equipment to Sprint Nextel, which is currently building out a nationwide WiMax network.
Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks said they've already begun testing their gear with equipment with dozens of other vendors in Sprint's Herndon, Va., testing labs. The companies hope that this early interoperability testing will reduce the time it takes to ensure these products work with other devices, ultimately speeding up adoption of the technology and getting products to market more quickly.
"Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks all recognize our collective responsibility in ensuring that people can take full advantage of WiMax," Raviv Melamed, general manager of Intel's Mobile Wireless Group, said in a statement. "Simply put, the infrastructure behind the networks and the devices that access those networks must work together seamlessly."
Intel and Motorola have been working together on Mobile WiMax interoperability since 2005.
Nokia also said Wednesday that it will use Intel's WiMax chips designed specifically for mobile Internet and consumer electronic devices, in its new Nseries Internet Tablets. The Internet tablets, which are designed to offer a rich Internet and computing experience on a device small enough to fit into a pocket, will be among the very first WiMax-enabled devices to ship in 2008.
Intel also plans to make a big push with WiMax in the traditional laptop market. At its recent developer conference in San Francisco, the company introduced its next-generation notebook technology called Montevina, which will include an integrated Wi-Fi/WiMax radio. The plan is that in 2008, laptop consumers will have the option of choosing WiMax as an additional access technology when they configure their new laptops.
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The humble land line is finally getting some love. Not only can the home phone now have its very own ringtones, but at least some models are getting updated for the 21st century--and that means they've got to toughen up to survive, especially in today's unforgiving domestic conditions.
To that end, Siemens says its new "Gigaset E455 SIM" is dust-proof, splash-proof and "comes equipped with rubber pads for shock protection, meaning you also no longer need to worry about dropping and smashing it," according to Pocket-lint.
All that may be true, but we hope Siemens has concentrated a bit more on the basics than it has with land lines in the past. We personally spent a small fortune on a multi-handset "Gigaset 2410" system awhile back, only to end up dumping the whole thing less than a year later when the phones began to die. But we can say it gave us the occasion to do some of our own endurance testing--by throwing them out the window.
My mother would hate the way I just shove the tangle of wires behind my TV. It's the analog equivalent of sweeping dust under the rug.
The people at Tzero Technologies haven't met my mom (so far as I know), but they apparently understand her concerns. So they just moved a step closer to making good on their promise of wireless high-definition home entertainment.
The ultra wideband (UWB) chipset maker announced today that Siemens will be the first to incorporate Tzero's chips in its Ultra Wideband Multimedia Home Router. Tzero says the router, which will distribute Ethernet without wires at 300 megabits per second around the home, will be the first to use the technology.
Tzero and Analog Devices jointly announced their wireless High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) that will eliminate the need for cables to send HD signals between TVs, set-top boxes, disc players and gaming consoles last month. The first consumer electronics gadgets with integrated UWB chips for wireless networking are expected to reach the market in mid-2007.
In the meantime, if anyone asks, I can always explain my cord issues as a work of art.
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A lot of over-designed household appliances we've seen are just silly, but the toaster is one that deserves royal treatment. Why? Because toasters have been an icon of the personal computer since its Dark Ages, as far back as the 1980s. Yet the brick-and-mortar version of this domestic staple has been largely neglected.
Finally, though, someone has come to the rescue of the lowly appliance, and it's truly a knight in shining armor: Porsche. The brushed-aluminum, quartz-heated toaster--manufactured by Siemens with a Porsche design--looks as good as a Carrera, with an appropriate sticker price of $224, according to OhGizmo. But if it actually works for more than a month, unlike the last dozen or so we've had to throw out--it would be worth it.
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