Category: ge

Ventilator companies are opening up critical repair documents to the public

Post author By Randall
Post date April 23, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, fisher & paykal, ge, gear, healthcare, manuals, manufacturers, medical equipment, medtronic, News, open source, pirg, repair, right to repair, Tech, ventilators

[ad_1] “I want to thank ventilator manufacturers such as GE for providing access to service documents,” Nathan Proctor, head of the right to repair campaign at the PIRG, said in a statement. “When technicians can’t access service manuals, it puts unnecessary barriers to fixing life-saving equipment.” While the need for medical equipment technical manuals is […]

FDA warns hospitals about security flaws in some GE medical equipment

Post author By Randall
Post date January 23, 2020
Categories In Cybersecurity, fda, ge, gear, medical equipment, medicine, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Those vulnerabilities, the FDA said, could allow bad actors to remotely take control of the devices in order to generate false alarms or silence real ones. An attacker could, for instance, stop the system from notifying providers about a patient’s cardiac status, putting their life in danger. Thankfully, the FDA has yet to receive […]

Google Assistant can now control GE’s smart microwaves

Post author By Randall
Post date May 29, 2019
Categories In food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gadgetry, Gadgets, ge, gear, Google, Google Assistant, Home, smart home, smart kitchen, smart microwave, Tech

[ad_1] Since it’s a software update, current owners of the WiFi-capable microwaves can rope in Google Assistant with either the GE Kitchen Appliances app or Google Home app. Simply download either app and follow the set-up instructions. If you’re stuck with a dumb microwave, GE’s lineup starts at $144. Last year, GE started rolling out […]