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August 21, 2006
My Last Cigarette
Here's another example of mobile persuasion technology for health aimed at anyone who smokes but with a slant towards boomers who will have been smoking longer than most smokers and will have access to advanced pda's and smartphones.
Keywords: health, smoking, cessation, technology, software, windows, mobile 5
Description:
A tool to track smoking cessation activities using a pda or smartphone and windows mobile version 5. The program allows you to track and visualize the damage cigarettes are doing you your body by giving you feedback on carbon monoxide intake, nicotine level, lung health and other vital statistics.
http://www.mastersoftmobilesolutions.com/lastcigarette_ppc.php
Persuasive Intent: To persuade smokers to stop smoking.
Prices: $14.95
Boomer Mobile Health Project
This entry is part of a study on how mobile devices and health applications will effect compliance, attitude and behavior change among older adults. The perspective of the Boomer Mobile Health project is that the considerable development of mobile health devices, applications and services will influence changes in the behaviors of older adults in the area of physical and mental fitness, disease management and education. If you know of good examples of mobile products designed for boomers, please e-mail me at MarkCarpenter@stanford.edu
Posted by Mark at August 21, 2006 06:30 AM