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Nike+ adds heart monitor from Polar
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsA new deal between Polar and Nike will soon allow runners to wirelessly monitor their heart rate through a wireless heart monitor called the Polar WearLink+. Strapped to the user’s chest, it transmits their heart rate to their Nike+iPod Sport Kit or SportBand. The accessory... -
3G Doctor to offer FaceTime consultations
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 1 Comment3G Doctor, a service which allows patients in the UK and Ireland to consult with a General Medical Council registered doctor via a 3G video call, announced that the service will be available on iPhone 4 at launch, June 24th. Patients use the service by... -
iPhone 4 finally brings video calls
Posted on June 8, 2010 | 3 CommentsSo WWDC 2010 has come to pass and, as was widely expected, the latest iPhone has been announced. The iPhone 4 had already been leaked on the internet, so many of the revisions, the front-facing camera, new design and improved screen resolution were not the... -
iPhone app offers 2-way communications between doctors and drug manufacturers
Posted on June 7, 2010 | 1 CommentThanks to a collaboration with Pfizer, Epocrates‘ iPhone application will now support mobile access to the Pfizer Medical Information Group. Healthcare professionals with the Epocrates app will be able to directly contact pharmaceutical manufacturers and apply their findings to patient care. In addition to requesting... -
Apple’s iPhone to include an integrated heart monitor?
Posted on May 10, 2010 | 1 CommentThere is always a great deal of speculation surrounding Apple products whether they are all new devices such as the iPad or an incremental upgrade like the iPhone 4G. Since technology blog Gizmodo got their hands on a prototype of the iPhone 4G the web... -
iScrub: the iPhone app for monitoring hand hygiene
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 1 CommentiScrub Lite 1.5, an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and, presumably, iPad was made available for free at the iTunes Store yesterday. Developed by staff from the University of Iowa, iScrub Lite 1.5 was released to coincide with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘5... -
MyGlucoHealth Diabetes app comes to Nokia’s Ovi Store
Posted on April 8, 2010 | No CommentsEntra Health Systems have partnered with the world’s leading handset manufacturer, Nokia, to make the MyGlucoHealth application for mobile diabetes management available on the Ovi Store. The application is for use on the Symbian and Series 40 operating systems, and will make it possible for... -
J3400 the healthcare tablet the iPad should have been?
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 CommentsMotion Computing, a Texas based manufacturer of tablet PCs and peripherals has announced that its J3400 ruggedised tablet PC will feature integrated access to the Verizon Wireless 3G network. The J3400 is targeted at a number of industries including construction, field service and, most importantly,... -
Thinklabs iPhone app visualises heart and lung sounds
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsThinklabs, a US based developer of digital stethoscopes, has recently released an iPhone app to supplement its ds32a Stethoscope offering. The app – which requires the digital stethoscope to work – gives a visual representation of heart and lung sounds, improving the effectiveness of the... -
Apple iPad not for medical market after all?
Posted on January 28, 2010 | 9 CommentsEarlier this month we discussed the possibility of the Apple tablet computer, which we now know is called the iPad, being designed for use in hospitals and other medical establishments. Well yesterday the product was finally announced and as such we know what the iPad’s...