Take Two 'Medtech' Apps & Call Me In The Morning

Adrian Bridgwater | Open Source Insider | January 7, 2015

Your technology term of the day is "medtech".  Obviously not too hard to work out, medtech (possibly sometimes 'meditech' or 'medetech') is the slightly less than fluid portmanteau of 'medicine' and 'technology' coming together...

... usually (these days) in the form of an application -- and often (these days) coming in the form of software linked to intelligent health sensor devices, such as those classified as falling within the so-called Internet of Things.

We want medtech on open platforms of course -- and so now we have the free Medelinked app available for Android smartphones and tablets in the Android Market on Google Play.  Made by Medelinked Ltd, Medelinked is said to provide users of devices including the Samsung Galaxy and Nexus with peace of mind that if they need urgent medical treatment at home or abroad...