SonicBoom uses a combination of high-tech and peer pressure: members can monitorvitalsigns with tiny devices attached to their shoes and join groups such as Weight Warriors.
And soon it will begin using software from the recently acquired SilverBack Technologies and Everdream to monitor the vitalsigns of Dell hardware on corporate networks.
They are a prime target for early take-up of telemedicine solutions, where specialists can consult with patients via video link-ups and monitor their vitalsigns remotely.
While the long-term consequences of living a pulseless life are still under debate, Frazier's group is hoping to move forward with development -- and apparently challenge medical personnel everywhere to find a new way to monitor those vitalsigns.
They said Ratner would keep medical equipment in his hotel room, which he used to monitor Jackson's vitalsigns when the singer was asleep or "under, " as one source put it.