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LMAO...its not that...he's just been under a lot of stress lately XD]]>Mar 25th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/definitely the stress!]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
I believe there is a much rumored effect of marijuana that may have something to do with needing a reminder . . . ]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
double post. classy, I know. but they should have put a little 8-bit chip in it to create the melody for nicklebacks "hit" . . . this is how you remind me]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/hahaha
its a bit difficult if im already medicated ;) ]]>Mar 25th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
Hope they keep the bottles on the window sill!]]>Mar 25th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
Might get this for my girlfriend, though.]]>Mar 25th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/I agree. You could just as easily set an alarm on your cell phone.]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Sometimes you're in the middle of something when the alarm goes off, so you shut off the alarm and then forget to take the pill later. This thing has multiple ways to detect whether you've taken your pill and also has multiple ways to nag you to make sure you take it. For your daily vitamin, it is definitely over-engineered. But there are plenty of people whose lives depend on pills they have to take every day and I would wager they don't consider this over-engineered at all.]]>Mar 25th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
I take beta blockers, every day, and I will for the rest of my life. Forgetting to take one could potentially kill me. (Once you start taking beta blockers, your heart compensates over time, so if you suddenly stop taking them, your heart goes haywire.) So it's really important that I not miss a day; I'm exactly the kind of person a device like this seems to be for.

(At the same time, it's really important that I not take two pills in one day by mistake, because that could lower my blood pressure to the point that I pass out.)

The thing is, this dilemma is solved by a simple $2 pill box. I have a box that has seven compartments - one for each day - that I load up on Sundays and keep in my bag that I take with me to work. I see it every day and it's impossible for me to either forget to take a pill or forget whether or not I have already.

I definitely would not trust something that's relying on a cell phone network to tell me to take my pills. Sometimes the best solution for a problem like this is low-tech and cheap.]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
Further, I can't see these being at all cost-effective. Do you buy the cap and just swap it from med to med? Some people take 10-20 meds per day, do they need a cap for each bottle? Can the caps talk to each other to generate a list of meds instead of sending 15 text messages?]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
The problem is that you've taken the way YOU may or may not use the device/solution and the way YOU do things to conclude that this does not solve a problem for ANYONE else.

Egocentric much? There are a lot of other people out there that take different pills, from the mundane seasonal allergy to the kind of important birth control to the very important medication, such as yours. And those people vary in age and ability. Those "other" people and cases are more than you can probably imagine - and so I believe that while this device may not do YOU any good, it's bound to help at least one of those other millions of people.]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
The problem I see is...does this make any noise? I'm sorry, but if a person can't remember to take their meds, I'm not going to trust a tiny little LED to remind them to either. I can see old people everywhere just staring at their pill bottles until the light comes on so they know to take it. Shove this in a bag or keep it in a different room, and you still don't know to take it.]]>Mar 25th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://vimeo.com/10351159]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
Beat me to it. Pretty funny stuff, too.]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://vimeo.com/10351159 LOL]]>Mar 25th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/oh yeah and let's not forget the dog collars. ]]>Mar 25th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/
couldnt agree more, when is at&t gonna bust?]]>Mar 25th 2010 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 25th 2010 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/vitality-glowcap-hands-on/Mar 27th 2010 5:13PM