02-10-2005, 02:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Doctors Prescribe iPods. What About the Pocket PC?
"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. ;-)
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02-10-2005, 02:17 PM
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Mystic
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Maybe when some-one puts a HDD in a pocketpc it will be able to compete. Do you have any idea how huge these pictures are? CF just cant beat HDD for price/capacity.
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02-10-2005, 02:23 PM
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Sage
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That is just dumb. Why the hell would you want to show high re spics on a 2 inch screen? This goes back to my original point that mr. jobs is an idiot. After he refuses to product a pda he turns around and throws contacts and pics on a mp3�.hmmmm. It doesn�t stop at jobs�.the whole mac industry are sheep. They all scream �ppc are useless, that�s what palms are for� but yet still they screaming for more features on a�..mp3 player???? AAAAANY WHOOOO�.ipod vs. ppc isn�t a fair match up�.the main and only feature of the ipod is but one of a loooong list of features on a ppc.
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02-10-2005, 02:25 PM
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Thinker
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Re: Doctors Prescribe iPods. What About the Pocket PC?
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
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.
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I think this is a stretch as a use for the small display iPod Photo, but also for the not much larger PPC as well. Which is why radiologists use those huge displays for reading electronic films. The iPod's hard drive is the key feature that makes the device better suited; besides the sandisk 40 gig sd card is a ways off. The scroll wheel is a beautiful thing, though, and searching for films on the device would be easier.
Gotta hand it to those docs for convincing their departments they need iPod Photo's to do their work, though. :way to go:
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02-10-2005, 02:43 PM
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Thinker
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I am a lover of both devices and while tha Pocket PC can do SO much more and is so much more flexible, I can see why they might use the iPod Photo. I have many many pictures on my iPod Photo and I can find a picture on it 100 times faster than on a Pocket PC. The scroll wheel is the ultimate interface for fast searching, plus no need to remove a stylus. The whole device can be operated with one hand. Now the images are NO where near the quality that you would get on a PPC. Size alone makes a difference. But they may not need this. Sometimes Speed is the factor. 
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02-10-2005, 02:49 PM
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Pupil
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The IPOD may be a better device for radiologists. The high resolution DICOM images used in radiology take up a lot of space. It would be good for carrying large presentations with them to transfer to a PC/MAC. Also, radiologists aren't real doctors and wouldn't need patient management programs, or drug references etc. There are just a couple of radiology texts available in PDA format and many don't find them useful. Obvously anyone can get use out of the easier to use PIM functions on a Pocket PC, and the larger screen and other programs.
Just kidding about the real doctors part.
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02-10-2005, 03:07 PM
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Intellectual
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Re: Doctors Prescribe iPods. What About the Pocket PC?
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
Spill your thoughts out, but just don't get too off-topic. ;-)
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Are you talking about internal or external use :mrgreen:
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02-10-2005, 03:15 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Killer Ap
I've always wondered why we don't get a PPC with a hard drive. To me it would then become the killer ap, able to store photos, songs, movies, games, and everything else.
Yeah you can by memory, but a PPC with a harddrive seems to be the answer.
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02-10-2005, 03:59 PM
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Swami
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Re: Killer Ap
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Originally Posted by dedman
I've always wondered why we don't get a PPC with a hard drive. To me it would then become the killer ap, able to store photos, songs, movies, games, and everything else.
Yeah you can by memory, but a PPC with a harddrive seems to be the answer.
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Totally agree. A PPC with a decent hard drive would be a real crossover device. What couldn't you do with it? It would be good if they put some dedicated MP3 playback button on it though. Someone needs to think out of the box and make this happen. Forget about those 6Gb drives as well.
We want a PPC with one of the new 60Gb drives! :rock on dude!:
OK, it will be larger than a traditional PPC, but should still be smaller than an iPod. Just licence the input wheel from Apple and put it on the back of the device. Now THAT would be a gadget with mass appeal.
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02-10-2005, 04:11 PM
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Intellectual
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The iPod Photo comes with built in television connectivity. I couldn't imagine medical staff using the 2" screen alone.
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