Thursday, February 10, 2005
Doctors Prescribe iPods. What About the Pocket PC?
Posted by Darius Wey in "THOUGHT" @ 06:00 AM
"While Apple is riding high on the sales of the iPod, the iconic music player is morphing into a business tool for radiologists at the University of California, Los Angeles."
Radiologists at the University of California have found a different use for the booming iPod. At the tap of a button, physicians can gain access to a bundle of high-resolution photos, and show it off to their colleagues. But what makes this any different to the Pocket PC? Sure - the iPod wins in storage, but grab a Pocket PC and stick in a high-capacity memory card, and you're on your way to replicating the fantastic ride that these radiologists are experiencing. Apart from that, you can perform a host of other functions on the Pocket PC as well. So while the CNET news article covers a somewhat unique use of the iPod, it's fair to say that Pocket PCs definitely can fulfil the same purpose. In fact, its use in the medical industry is growing as we speak. We've covered a countless number of news stories in the past where physicians have used Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for the transfer of patient results from the bedside to the server. And apart from that, they make great digital reference tools. It is scenarios like this that leave little wonder why "pocket-able" solutions are becoming increasingly popular, not just in the medical industry, but elsewhere as well. So what is the purpose of this news post? I'm not sure anymore - I originally pointed out the use of an iPod, and then compared it to the Pocket PC, and then sort of unified the two in the end to point out that electronic mobile units have a place in this world. So feel free to turn the discussion of this thread into whatever you want - iPod vs. Pocket PC? Using mobile devices in the medical industry? Spill your thoughts out, but just don't get too off-topic. ;-)
Radiologists at the University of California have found a different use for the booming iPod. At the tap of a button, physicians can gain access to a bundle of high-resolution photos, and show it off to their colleagues. But what makes this any different to the Pocket PC? Sure - the iPod wins in storage, but grab a Pocket PC and stick in a high-capacity memory card, and you're on your way to replicating the fantastic ride that these radiologists are experiencing. Apart from that, you can perform a host of other functions on the Pocket PC as well. So while the CNET news article covers a somewhat unique use of the iPod, it's fair to say that Pocket PCs definitely can fulfil the same purpose. In fact, its use in the medical industry is growing as we speak. We've covered a countless number of news stories in the past where physicians have used Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for the transfer of patient results from the bedside to the server. And apart from that, they make great digital reference tools. It is scenarios like this that leave little wonder why "pocket-able" solutions are becoming increasingly popular, not just in the medical industry, but elsewhere as well. So what is the purpose of this news post? I'm not sure anymore - I originally pointed out the use of an iPod, and then compared it to the Pocket PC, and then sort of unified the two in the end to point out that electronic mobile units have a place in this world. So feel free to turn the discussion of this thread into whatever you want - iPod vs. Pocket PC? Using mobile devices in the medical industry? Spill your thoughts out, but just don't get too off-topic. ;-)
