Polka Observation EngineJune 25, 2009 on 3:04 am | In Our products | No CommentsPolka launched our newest technology, the Observation Engine(TM), as the primary tool of My Health application. The observations of “my health” in Polka are now the default way to log health status for personal use and communications with a team. Polka is also introducing the option to share health observations with followers on Twitter.
Personal health charts allow tracking of personal metrics to trend myself across the base metrics for my health.
Each post can optionally log the map point to track where the post is being made.
Polka is proud to introduce the first health metric private / public Twitter app for health microblogging, full speed ahead. If Found is now If Found +April 1, 2009 on 6:19 pm | In Our products | 1 CommentWe’ve been back in the labs to look at how we could make If Found a more effective and easier application. Your number one feedback: Let me personalize it. And that’s exactly what we’ve done. If Found 2.0 now offers iPhone and iPod Touch users: Make your background your own on your phone! Download it today, and it’s now only $.99.
The app opens in a small window.
To help a good samaritan return your phone, put in base info.
Select a picture from your Photo Library, or take a new picture.
At any time, minimize the app, to see what the new wallpaper will look like.
Edit the style of the application further.
If found now enables customizing the strips, and the phone background.
Wipe your finger across the spectrum.
Or select from pre-set palette.
Multiple layouts. One is optimized for Locked Phones, one for Unlocked phones.
Apply a fade to your strip, let your picture shine through.
Customize new background color.
Save your custom style, so you can use it again later.
Select one from the Style Library.
Final product.
Or, go back to the Style Library, choose another Style.
Preview it
And now, my phone is blue.
Custom and secure.
My Health 1.1 for the iPhone now availableMarch 4, 2009 on 6:24 pm | In Our products | No CommentsWe released an updated version of My Health for the iPhone that continues our promise to deliver on user feedback and demand. New features and capabilities in My Health 1.1 include: We believe this new release adds a great deal of new communication power and options for My Health users. Price for new users is $2.99, and current users receive a free upgrade. Note to users upgrading from My Health 1.0 to 1.1 and who want to install the new My Health Log feature. Delete the current version of the app from the phone before installing. The new install will synch from your record on the secure web . Polka Hits Half A Million iTunes Downloads Remarkable. Simply remarkable. From our first application that debuted on day one of Apple’s App Store release, to four applications now available and more in the works, we are thrilled to announce that we have received more than 500,000 downloads of our applications. In only six months! We’re already passionate about what we’re doing. But this type of news is even more motivation to keep developing and innovating for our dedicated and new users. Thanks to all of you and your feedback, so we can be the best possible source and product for your mobile health. On the main menu, a big feature of our 1.1 product is the updated “My Health Log”.
The My Health Log is your personal health log, it tracks all your messages between your web and phone account.
You can make observations about your health, or your team’s health on the go, by posting your health status from your phone.
In My Health 1.1, we’ve expanded emergency contact information, and added expert contacts, keeping your doctor information close to you, and one-click away when needed.
We’ve added the the rest of the list of CCR prescription fields, and expanded the notes fields for Allergies and Conditions.
My Health for the iPhone Now AvailableJanuary 6, 2009 on 6:52 pm | In Our products | No CommentsMy Health for the iPhone is the culmination of many things for Polka. For too long, people around the globe have been taking their health information into their own hands, without the tools to do so effectively. The release of My Health for the iPhone embodies our year-long mission to provide next-generation applications for user-empowered healthcare. Polka is an independent private company that is solely dedicated to providing a service to the user, without any conflicting business model issues that existing software or search technology companies, insurers, and HMOs have exhibited. We are building our business around the core value of listening to and acting on user feedback and requests. Customers of My Emergency Info for the iPhone provided Polka with valuable insight. They wanted to synchronize their health information and have it available anytime, anywhere, all the time through mobile, web, and even paper platforms. So Polka listened and built the My Health - My Team portal for everyone on the web and via mobile, as well as a full-powered version customized for our friends with iPhones. My Health for the iPhone’s dashboard provides simple, easy icon access to a user’s health profile – allergies, prescriptions, conditions, and more – and, for the first time, enables transport of data as a CCR to health partners from the web or phone. Social networking today provides astounding services to track the minutia of each other’s lives, but not our most important asset - our health. With My Health for the iPhone, you can easily and instantly track and share your own health information and those in your care with medical and key support teams. The information you need most is now at hand immediately – in your everyday life, for chronic illness, or in the case of emergency. The most acclaimed feature from our first group of My Health for the iPhone users is the personal log. It’s a private/public interface for communicating My Health with My Team. Polka is the first company to take the emerging CCR health records and intertwine them with messages from a personal log that you can share with your health team. It allows a person to create a private, directed channel of their health, making it extremely simple to get started and focus on the important aspects of health and communication of it. We currently sell on the Apple App Store only. In the future, we plan to have a web-only premium service offering, as well as support for other mobile phones. Polka’s value is based on enabling you to create and manage your unique record, on your terms. As a user, you publish your health information when you create your record. You also control who is on your team, enabling them to advocate for you, in helping to manage your health. You do not have to pay to be a team member. You only pay when you want to create your own record and have your own team. Team members can be friends, family, and healthcare providers. My Health for iPhone and My Health for iPhone Lite are sold on the Apple App Store.
Screen shots of the application below:
How to save a new wallpaper with If Found +April 2, 2009 on 2:14 am | In If Found Support | No CommentsWhile using If Found +, you can save your wallpaper anytime. You’ll be brought to an image to that will be snapshot and then saved in the Photo Library. To snapshot the image, click the top button and the round button at the same time. Here’s what it looks like
San Diego Business Journal: UCSD ‘Lab to Market’ Startup Attracts Investors, Makes SalesFebruary 10, 2009 on 10:33 pm | In Related news | No CommentsRead about Polka and our growth from the very beginning at UCSD. |
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