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Posted on 10/19/2010 1:06:55 PM PDT by Swordmaker
LOL, I read the headline “Ultra portable toilet just what the hospital ordered.”
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Who told you about the Apple product, the iPot??? Better watch out! There must have been a leak...
At the doctors office the nurses all carry around laptops while the doctor usually uses his pda. I haven’t been in awhile but I’m sure they’ll all have tablets of some kind the next time I need to visit.
But we were told that no one would want one of these, especially since it comes without a USB port.
I knew this would be a revolutionary device, and I was among the first to pony up when Apple allowed us to advance order. The more you use it, the more you see what else it can do. I predicted it would take over the hospital, because of it’s small size, long battery life and fantastic display it just seems to scream for this kind of commercial use.
I work at a Catholic hospital, the clientele steel everything nailed down or not. They steel the plastic Jesus off the crosses on the wall, then they pull the crosses off the wall.
They clean out the drawers taking anything that may be useful. They have managed to steal TVs and computers, If you don't keep your phone in your pocket, they disappear in a heart beat.
The iPad is too big for a pocket, I wonder how they keep them from getting stolen.
There are decent spreadsheet apps, too. I'm still figuring out what else it can do. The battery life is amazing.
steel=steal
Also, how well does the capacitive screen work with rubber gloves? Or does the doctor have to remove them to poke at his iPad? Maybe a pressure sensitive screen would be better for that application.
Looks like the capacitive touch display would be a problem. Can you use one with latex or neoprene gloves on?
Ho hum, this is nothing but apple techies pushing the product that can’t do java, can’t do flash etc.. Another war to get us to use an application that won’t allow you to do a lot of things with it. I prefer the tactile feel of a keyboard, but then, that’s just me. Also, as a web designer I find no use for it since I can’t run multiple browsers on it or design websites with it.
Plastic surgeons are using them to show patients what they might look like after surgery.That's just funny. :'D
Just saw on TV last night that one of Japan’s major pest control companies (hornet/wasp nest removal) has switched their trucks over to iPads.
That surprised me.
Japanese businesses normally wait and buy Japanese products whenever they can, even if the Japanese product takes longer to arrive, does less and is more expensive — all three of which are usually the case.
I would have expected them to do the same here, waiting for some MS-type pad to show up with Japanese software and then buy that.
Interesting.
I did, too!
Some doctor, medico or nurse or what have you whips out an iPad I’ll laugh and say -— “I’m not impressed by that Apple jive. Don’t let me catch you overcharging me just because you have an iPad” What did impress me was seeing a dentist who had an LCD on a swivel arm and could show me the X-Rays within a minute
Although I’m not a big fan of Apple (I have an iMac that sits in my living room and does absolutely nothing. Why use it? I have had at least 2 PC’s for the last 20 years) I think Apple hit a grand slam with the iPad. Medical apps were the first thing I thought of. Hell, that thing might even be easy to sterilize and use in an OR.
Your iMac needs to be liberated. I will gladly send you an address and pay for postage.
Sorry Mr Heart-Attack-just-run-over-by-a-truck, my iPad has broke, but it’s still under warranty, do you mind waiting?
> That's just funny. :'D
"Wow, Doc, you mean I'm going to be thin and flat and sort of rectangular? Cool..."
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