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Posted in Mobile Medical Apps on March 21st, 2011 by Mark Hollander

Mobile Medical Apps In Time of Crisis

Mobile Medical Apps are coming to the rescue, as reported in Better Health. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami left whole segments of the Japanese population in need of  medical attention. But demand exceeded what Japan’s healthcare system could provide.

Enter the iPhone and mobile medical apps like “Medical Encyclopedia for Home Use” which provide basic first aid instructions for treating the injured and is currently the number one download in the Japan iTunes Store.  (Made available at no charge by read more…

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Posted in Mobile Medical Apps on March 15th, 2011 by Mark Hollander

Top 3 Prescription Drug Reminder Apps for Apple Devices

Prescription Drug Reminders and That Pesky Privacy Problem

Mobile medical applications designed specifically for patients provide pharmaceutical manufacturers with an opportunity to build brand loyalty, adherence and revenue.

With that in mind we took a look at three of the most popular Apple iPhone/ iPad apps to see which would do the best job of reminding patients to take their medication and help them create a historical log of adherence.

Dosecast
Intelecare
RxmindMe

What we found surprised us: not only was there a wide variance in read more…

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Posted in Mobile on September 16th, 2009 by Mark Hollander

Augmented Reality Applications For Health Care

Augmented Reality is the process of superimposing metadata onto a video feed. When that video feed comes from a smart device like Android or the iPhone things get interesting.  The technology marries GPS, local maps, a digital compass and specialty “data layers” to produce real time images featuring clickable highlights for  shopping, banking, transportation and other information.

Seeing is Believing

One of the quickest ways to grok augmented reality is with this short video clip by Layar, a Dutch company producing a read more…

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Posted in Mobile on July 11th, 2008 by Mark Hollander

iPhone 2.0, Epocrates and Apps, Apps, Apps55

iphone 2.0

So I jumped the gun a little bit. Found the putative secret link to the iPhone 2.0 software update ahead of schedule.   Through some good luck happened to download the update just before Apple pulled the link.  The install was smooth enough, though doing a manual upgrade was a bit nerve wracking. To brick or not to brick that is the question.

Seeing absolutely no reason to buy the new 3G iPhone

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Posted in Mobile on May 16th, 2008 by Mark Hollander

Using iPhone Photos to Create a Video

My friend was wondering what would happen if he took a bunch of photos he shot with his iPhone while in Santiago, Chile and created an iPhone video.  So he grabbed the top 20 pictures and set them to music as a “proof of concept.”  You can see the 2-minute video below.

Interestingly enough, he was ambushed and mugged for his iPhone.  They got the earbuds but he kept the device (stupidly) suffering a couple of fractured ribs and a few read more…

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Posted in Mobile on May 8th, 2008 by Mark Hollander

Shooting video on an iPhone

So “My Friend” figured out how to shoot video on an iPhone using Polar Bear Farm’s ShowTime.  The recording time is limited to 5 seconds and motion capture is a bit weak.  But the concept is rock solid.  Imagine what happens when every iPhone is a mobile video studio.  [video test results below]

 

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Posted in Buzzword Status Report on May 7th, 2008 by Mark Hollander

Hacking the iPhone to see what’s coming up in version 2

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Because of the confusion surrounding the right or lack thereof to unlock your iPhone and install third party applications, let’s just say “I have this friend…” [skip ahead to summary and BS Score]

I have this friend who wanted to use his iPhone overseas and …

When he called AT&T they wanted $3.99/minute for voice calls. But the prevailing rate amongst competitors was closer to 45 cents / minute. So he reacted appropriately. He unlocked his phone using read more…

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