NU12 #7 by Sugar Scalpel MBAH -vending machine for wifi

NU 12: New Products/Product Improvements: Putting Free WiFi in Vending Machines

Sugar Scalpel

Entrep AGSB MBAH 10B

Are you a user of vending machines for your personal needs like a quick drink or snacks especially in a hurry or in an emergency, that is, like really thirsty or in diabetic persons suffering from hypoglycemia seconds from passing out that needs sugar loaded drinks to perk up their low blood sugar level? How about sending an important report thru email to your boss who is in a board meeting somewhere and the report is crucial in their discussion, and you are in a grocery store or supermarket in a provincial setting visiting a sick relative or on a 2-day leave or for any other reason, or walking along a busy street on your way home from office? Been in a similar situation? 

In this age of smartphones, tablets and connectivity, there are still instances when you need an internet connection "at once" for important matters like reading an important email, answering a query from a customer, answering the order from your boss about sending a report and a whole myriad of reasons. Well, do not feel disappointed or frustrated by it for help is on the way. Here comes the "vending machine with free wifi"! Vending machines are traditionally mobile food sources and can be placed anywhere as long as there is electricity. But vending machines have the potential to expand their "services" because of their potential to reach mass market. Imagine putting a "free wifi" in vending machines to make it more attractive. It has the potential to attract more customers thereby increasing its business volume. The "free wifi" can be triggered only if somebody buys from the vending machines and it will only last for 15 mins. If somebody buys again from the vending machine, the 15 mins. "free wifi" will restart again. This only means that if there is no buyer from the vending machines, then there will be no "free wifi". The mechanics of this also prevents free rider, meaning people who will just roam around vending machines just to enjoy its "free wifi". In this way, you add value to the traditional vending machines and increase its potential to attract more customers and therefore more business for you.  4

NU 12 #5 Sugar Scalpel - Smartphone Apps for BS monitoring

New processes at work: Smartphone apps for monitoring blood sugar of diabetic patients 

Entrep NU 12 # 5

MBAH 10B 

Sugar Scalpel

Among diabetic patients on insulin injections, one of their most dreaded fears is pricking themselves at least 2 to 4 times a day to be able to monitor their blood sugar. This procedure is not only painful but also expensive because most of the gadgets to monitor the blood sugar of patients several times a day are disposable. To simplify the procedure of monitoring the blood sugar and making it less expensive, I propose to make an application for smartphones that can monitor the blood sugar of patients. First, we use an implantable device much like a thumbtack that we pressed into the skin of the patient, the sharp part to penetrate the skin and reach the small blood vessel to be able to read the blood sugar, the head part being the transmitter for sending the blood sugar result via bluetooth to our smartphone. The implantable device can be used for a long time and is reusable. In this method, we avoid the pricking of our fingers 2 to 4 times a day or depending on the need, just to monitor the blood sugar. The smartphone apps on the other hand will not only read and save the blood sugar results but sound an alarm and alert the attending physician via text message if ever the blood sugar level exceeded the normal range that you programmed into the apps. In this way, you not only avoided the numerous times that you have to prick your finger for the blood sugar but at the same time saved the results automatically and alert your physician if your blood sugar is outside of the normal range so the physician in turn can do emergency instructions.    4