QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM), Google Inc (GOOG): The Future of Health Care as Seen Through Glassomics

Instead of merely inputting symptoms on the website, a health monitoring device could send the readings over the cloud directly to WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD), which could intelligently analyze the data. This would increase the accuracy and usefulness of WebMD’s site, the largest health portal in the United States, making it a much more reliable research tool for patients and physicians.

The Internet of everything needs a universal language
To promote better connectivity between devices and software, Glassomics is promoting the use of AllJoyn, an open source peer-to-peer networking project aimed at creating a universal software framework that will allow “smart” products to operate together across different hardware and software platforms.

In addition to universal connectivity, SparseWare’s Sage, also featured at Glassomics, is an evolution of the “write once run anywhere” mantra championed by Java software developers in the past. Sage allows programmers to create cross-platform web-enabled desktop applications and applets, rendered in real time.

Together, new technologies like 2net, AllJoyn, and Sage are aiming to create a universal language that will make it much easier for the health care tech industry to develop more efficient, cross-compatible apps.

Facing the crossroads of the future
Evolving health care technology could define a major part of the future for companies like Google, QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), and WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD). Therefore, the future for Google could go far beyond search, beyond mobile devices for Qualcomm, and beyond health reference software for WebMD.

While most investors are focused on the near-term growth of these companies by looking at the consumer market for smartphones and tablets, the real future could be far more significant for mankind — a future where not only our mobile devices, but our bodies, are connected to the Internet and monitored in real time.

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Leo Sun has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Google, Medtronic, and Qualcomm. 

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