“A lot of the diagnosis and monitoring functions will be done through little devices - smartphones - by the patient with computer assistance. So it's a real big change in the model of how we render healthcare.” LittlesRealDoneBigsChangeComputerModelsFunctionPatientDevicesHealthcareAssistanceDiagnosisSmartphonesMonitoringBig Changes Author:Eric Topol
“Kids absolutely not reading. I think it's because they're so screen-oriented [TVs, computers, smartphones]. They do read - girls in particular read a lot. They have a tendency to go toward the paranormal, romances, Twilight and stuff like that. And then it starts to taper off because other things take precedence, like the Kardashian sisters.” ThinkingKidsRomanceGirlReadingStuffParticularTvsComputerScreensTendenciesParanormalTwilightPrecedenceSmartphones Author:Stephen King
“These days, young people watch TV on smartphones and computers. Young people with an actual TV set are harder to find than a picture of Anthony Weiner with his clothes on.” PeopleYoungWatchesTvsComputerClothesHarderThese DaysSmartphones Author:Craig Ferguson
“A smartphone links patients' bodies and doctors' computers, which in turn are connected to the Internet, which in turn is connected to any smartphone anywhere. The new devices could put the management of an individual's internal organs in the hands of every hacker, online scammer, and digital vandal on Earth.” BodyHandsEarthTurnsIndividualInternetComputerDoctorsManagementPatientConnectedInternalsDigitalOnlineDevicesLinksOrgansHackersSmartphonesVandals Author:Charles C. Mann
“All of a sudden, we've lost a lot of control,' he said. 'We can't turn off our internet; we can't turn off our smartphones; we can't turn off our computers. You used to ask a smart person a question. Now, who do you ask? It starts with g-o, and it's not God.” PersonsSaidUsedTurnsAsksLostInternetComputerSmartTurn OffSmartphonesSmart Person Author:Steve Wozniak