Android

Ginger.io’s DailyData app “infers” health from monitoring and analyzing smartphone use and location

Digital Health Startups with iMedicalApps
Jul 17, 2011 by
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Ginger.io is a spin-off from the MIT Media Lab, touting an app capable of determining a patient’s health risks by analyzing the subtle variations in the ways and places they use their smartphone. Founded by Anmol Madan, PhD and Ryan Toole, recent MIT Media Lab graduates, along with recent MIT Sloan (MBA) and Harvard Medical School (MS) grad Karan Singh, the company just completed three months at TechStar’s three-month incubation program. The app, called DailyData first creates a baseline model [Read more]

Why locked Android tablets will beat the iPad for hospital use

Mar 08, 2011 by
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[Ed. On Thursday, we will publish an opposing viewpoint from another editor. Let us know what you think in the comments section.] The rush of manufacturers to bring tablet computers to market was much in evidence at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The tablet market was essentially created by Apple with the introduction of the iPad in April 2010, who has gone on to sell an astonishing 15m of these devices [Read more]

App developers’ interest focused on tablets, Android, and Apple

Feb 21, 2011 by
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Increasing smart phone popularity and expanding tablet technology are sparking the interest of app developers across all OS platforms.

Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy comes to life on the Android platform [App Review]

Oct 27, 2010 by
App Review
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The venerable Atlas of Human Anatomy, by Netter, comes to life on the Android platform via a Skyscape application.

Decreasing prices for Android phones could expand mobile internet access for Kenyans

Sep 26, 2010 by
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Inexpensive handsets and Android OS are bringing smartphones to parts of Africa

How to get Epocrates Essentials “Free for Medical Students” deal if you have Android or Palm Web OS

Aug 20, 2010 by
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Users with Android and Palm Web OS devices are not out of luck with this limited time Epocrates deal. Here we explain how you can still make use of this offer.

Archimedes 360 is a medical calculator that can answer the most common or the most obscure questions [Android app review]

Jul 28, 2010 by
App Review
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While some calculators focus on a specific subset of medicine, the Archimedes Android app aims to be an all inclusive calculator, with over 200 equations (review).

Results of using Google translate for medical communication on the Android OS

Jul 09, 2010 by
App Review
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Whether you’re a medical student, resident, nurse, or physician, you’ve no doubt encountered a language barrier. We test Google translate on the Android OS, and see how it performs in a patient setting.

Can Android teach EKG interpretation? An overview of three popular Android EKG apps [Android medical app review]

Jun 08, 2010 by
App Review
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Here, we review three popular EKG interpretation apps for Android phones: EKGdroid, EKG: Advanced, EKG Calipers

Google’s Android OS strategy is following Microsoft’s lead – not Apple’s

May 27, 2010 by
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We’re giving away 5 promo codes for one of the most popular PDF readers in the App Store via the comments section of this post.  We’ve reviewed it on this site before and now the app is boasting some significant upgrades. There were fireworks at the recent Google developer conference (“Google I/O”). Some of this was well deserved excitement around features found in the newest version of the Android mobile operating system (version 2.2, “Froyo”). Much of the fireworks, however, [Read more]

Top 5 Free Android Medical Apps

Mar 29, 2010 by
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Top 5 Android Medical Apps

Michelle Obama’s Fight Against Childhood Obesity Comes to the iPhone and Android – with $40,000 At Stake

Mar 13, 2010 by
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The First Lady yesterday announced an innovative new component to her Lets Move! campaign against childhood obesity yesterday – a call to developers to produce healthcare apps for the iPhone/Android/etc that encourage children to make healthy food choices and exercise more. Its an interesting and forward-looking approach to a major problem. While popular attention is focused often on adult obesity (e.g. the classic hip-level video of larger Americans walking), childhood obesity is not only a problem now but a big [Read more]