Tag: App
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ProActive
If you take a look at the majority of sports fans today, you would find that while they love watching their favorite teams play, it is often difficult for them to find the inspiration to exercise like their favorite players or teams. If there was a way to motivate sports fans to workout by using…
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Jetlag Pilot
Jetlag Genie. Jetlag App. Jet Lag Fighter. They all do the same thing, right? Why should you trust your wellness to Jetlag Pilot? The New Media Institute motto is, “Make something work, then make it work better,” and as New Media students, we are innovators, not inventors. So what needs to be improved about these…
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MedMinder
Wouldn’t it be cool if caretakers could monitor the medication intake of their elderly relatives, no matter where they are? Wouldn’t it be even cooler if that information was tracked in a web application that could provide medical insight to doctors and nurses? Introducing MedMinder, a smart pillbox designed to make monitoring medication compliance easier…
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The Last Call
Did you know that alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death in people under the age of 21? Over 70 percent of high school students have had at least one alcoholic beverage, and this number increases dramatically as students leave home to start their college years. Young adults start experimenting with alcohol as a…
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The Birds & The Beers
“Let’s have a talk.” Four small words that make both kids and parents want to run and hide. Let’s face it – talking to your parents about important issues like alcohol are not exactly on any kid’s list of fun activities. Kids think their parents grew up hundreds of years ago and couldn’t possibly understand…
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intiMates
According to research, in order to change behavior, especially as it relates to health, one must identify that there exists an established reason to change. One way to identify this is through self-awareness. Sexual health is even more difficult to make a behavior change in because of how taboo the subject is. Our app, intiMates,…
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Rêve
Research has shown that 20-year-old Americans get either too little sleep or poor sleep quality. This is due largely to stress- when there is a work overload, sleep tends to be the first thing that gets put on the back burner. This poses a huge problem because sleep affects just about every way that your…
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Sex+
Whether you want a sexy icebreaker, need an easy way to start an awkward conversation, or are just turned on by tech, Sex+ is your one-stop shop for everything sexy and informative. Sex+ offers a real sexual education in a personal context. The CDC’s recent surveys report an increase in the prevalence of STIs in America and…
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The Feed
It’s a typical school night, and your stomach starts to rumble. You open your fridge, look at the random ingredients stockpiled over the last couple of months, and suddenly the task of cooking dinner seems daunting. So instead of wasting all that time and effort deciding what to make (and then actually making it) you…
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MOVE
Hello! New Media Capstone students here, and we are extremely excited to introduce to you our new app, MOVE. But before we get started, did you know that over half of all college students don’t exercise? It follows as no surprise that the average freshman gains about 7½ to 9 pounds after their first year…